Carl Paladino Quotes

I am not homophobic - in no way, shape or form.

And I'm not homophobic.

I'm not homophobic in the slightest. I have lots of gay friends.

I'm 100 million percent not homophobic. I despise that label being attached to me.

I'm not homophobic and I'm not anti-gay.

Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality.

I never said I don't like gay people.

I'm not homophobic or anything like that, but when gay people come out, it's like, 'You didn't have to tell me that, because I'm still going to still give you a hug.'

You can ask anyone who knows me, I've never said a racist or prejudiced thing in my life.

I respect every gay man and woman. They're that way, and they just want to be happy.

Nobody should mistreat anybody. Homosexuals should not be mistreated. Heterosexuals should not be mistreated. Bisexuals should not be mistreated.

Who cares who comes out of the closet or not, so long as you're happy?

I have never been racist.

I could never be homophobic in any kind of way, dude. I'm such a free bird.

If you don't clap for Todrick Hall, guess what Mary, you're a homophobe.

Regardless of your religious belief, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity, there is no place in our communities for hate.

Who am I to judge a gay person?

Everyone—whether straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender—should be allowed to show their true colors, and be accepted and loved for who they are.

I'm trying to tell kids if they are gay, it's OK to be gay. I've tried to tell families if they have a gay family member to accept them and love them as they always have.

What do you mean you don't believe in homosexuality? It's not like the Easter Bunny, your belief isn't necessary.

That pains me in my heart to think that someone who is gay would think that I don't love them and care about them.

You know, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - people are people.

I have so many gay friends that I love.

When I have kids, when I have a family and nieces and nephews, I'm gonna teach them to love more and be kinder and to not judge someone by the colour of their skin or any other thing.

I don't feel like millions of people are wrong because they love who they love or they were born how they were born.