Del Shores Quotes

Throughout my years of public service, I've listened to the voices of the gay and lesbian community, whether through whispered confidences or public declarations. I understand what it truly means to say that all people should be treated equally, and I'll always stand up for fair and equal treatment of gay and lesbian Americans.

I go all around London advocating lesbian and gay rights.

I'm very happy to be part of a generation where you don't have to say that you're gay. It's just like, 'I'm dating a dude,' or, 'I'm dating a girl,' and I love it. I think it's a great time.

We absolutely have to support our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. We just must. It's not fair that they don't get to live an authentic life.

It is totally cool to be gay.

We need more gay in the world! I really believe that.

I, personally, am trying to get more and more involved with the gay and lesbian movement, very much so.

I think that freedom means freedom for everyone. As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay, and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family. I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. Any kind of arrangement they wish.

And we have done more in the two and a half years that I've been in here than the previous 43 Presidents to uphold that principle, whether it's ending 'don't ask, don't tell,' making sure that gay and lesbian partners can visit each other in hospitals, making sure that federal benefits can be provided to same-sex couples.

I'm always going to support the LGBT community and equal rights for the LGBT community.

Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country.

It became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality.

Gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.

Since I was a young girl in the punk scene, almost all of my friends have been gay or lesbian, so for me, it's an obvious answer when it comes to whether or not gay people should be recognized as equal.

I've been so blessed to work with all my favorite artists as a gay man.

I'm a gay rights supporter. I'm a human-rights campaign initiative person.

The battle goes on for me; as a gay man, I shall not be happy until I see equality across the board.

There is nothing wrong with being gay.

Gays and lesbians gained rights in this country though activism and organizing, creating political space and demanding change so that lawmakers and justices could do what they knew was right. That organizing allowed Americans to get to know gays and lesbians as our daughters and sons, our neighbors, and our friends.

Being gay has never been a big deal to me, which is why it's a little funny to be getting all this attention about it.

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

I support things that are very close to my heart: mostly LGBTQ rights.

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

By in large in this country the issue of gay rights and equality should be past the point of debate. Really, there should be no debate anymore.

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.