Michael Feinstein Quotes

I actually have more respect for people who are in the closet. You end up exposing so much of yourself because you have to talk about your sexual life. You shouldn't have to talk about it.

When I came out, I thought coming out meant giving up a marriage and a family. That was, to me, the most difficult part of the coming-out process.

I never talk about anything to do with my sexuality.

People who were close to me - family and friends - they knew about my sexuality.

I never mentioned my sexuality to Warner Bros. at all, and they never mentioned it to me, thank God.

I've never hidden my sexuality from anyone - my whole life, in fact - and I've been waiting for someone to ask about it in an interview, 'cause it's not something you just blurt out.

My sexuality's something that's intimate. It's not anything that I'm ashamed of.

I want to continue to use my platform to tell my story to let young people that are struggling with their sexuality or identity know they are not alone, and it will get better.

It's great to be out and proud.

I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the stone age.

And being gay isn't so easy, either I've always said that if anyone ever thought I was straight they must need glasses - but when I finally came out and said, "Yes, I do sleep with men and I'm gay," yeah, I lost record sales. There's no question - big, big time.

John Kerry didn't out me, nor did he offend or attack me by calling me a lesbian. I certainly couldn't be offended by the truth.

I've been bisexual for as long as I can remember. I remember being made fun of in junior high for that. It was something that was shameful, and it really shouldn't be.

I think it's always good for gay people to come out, but it's also understandable why people might choose not to do so.

I watched a million coming-out videos, and that was kind of how I accepted it myself.

I have a friend who is around my age, a little younger, and she's gay and came out to her own community when she was younger but not to her family and to the community at large.

I don't believe that if I came out as bisexual the world will change. But it's really important for people to be truthful about who they are and fight for equality. We need to help the world usher itself into the next phase.

Frankly, no one had ever asked me before. My sexuality is something I'm completely comfortable with and open about.

I'm gay, and I was born this way.

I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me.

I'm proud of my sexuality.

I think one's sexuality can be the center of life, and coming out and discovering your sexuality is something that really can define your existence.

Being from New York, if you're gay, you're gay. I think it's important that if you are gay, you not be afraid to say who you are.

When I was outed by Perez Hilton as bisexual, I suddenly started being asked personal questions, which was really difficult.

There's kind of a gift in being gay because, if you come out, you're forced to express yourself.