Olly Alexander Quotes

A lot of people told me I should be quiet about being bisexual and not say anything, but for me this is a part of my identity.

It doesn't annoy me but I think of myself as a presenter who is gay, rather than a gay presenter. It's a subtle distinction, but that's how I view it.

I can't speak for other people, but for me, I feel like gone are the days that you need to come out of a closet. I never felt like I was in a closet. I never did. I always felt comfortable with who I am and the decisions I made.

I'm grateful to the LGBTQ community for giving me the courage to write music about who I am and not just about my sexual orientation.

I'm not ashamed to be gay.

I'm honestly not the kind of person who wants to step up to a podium, test the microphone and be like, 'Hey, I'm homosexual and this is who I am, hear me roar.' That's not who I am.

Proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man.

Thanks to every gay person in public and non-public life who has come out.

I always knew I was gay. I always knew that somehow it would work out.

I didn't want to wave the flag and be like, 'Look! I'm gay! Da da da.' I just wanted to say, 'This is my lifestyle.'

I'm an artist who happens to be gay.

I am lucky to say now that it is not frightening for me, living in L.A., to be gay. Even when I was in Texas, I wasn't afraid. I was kind of out in high school. I just could never decide on what label. I am glad that I am public about it, and I think I should be.

I'm a gay man and a proud gay man and a loud gay man.

Being gay, you're kind of forced to ask, I suppose, very existential questions from a very, very early age. Your identity becomes so important to you because you're trying to understand it, and, I think, from the age of, like, 9, you're being forced to ask questions... that other kids maybe don't have to ask.

In all honesty, when you talk about 'the gay community,' you are talking about my community, haha.

My whole life is queer.

I don't like labels, but if you have to put a label on it, I'm a gay man.

As much as I think that in the future we won't need labels, at the moment they're really important. So I'm making myself embrace that. I truly am proud to be queer. Even watching 'Queer Eye' is something that inspired me to say that. So that's the power of representation.

Being gay isn't something you choose, but you do face choices about whether and how to discuss it.

I'm an interior designer who happens to be gay.

I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.

Without gay men, I am nothing.

I came out around 25 publicly.

It was a pleasure to be a gay eyesore.

My truth is I am gay and out, and if I can't do that in my music, then I don't need it. Fortunately, I do feel like there is a movement against homophobia, and I hope to be part of that.