Tom Daley Quotes

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 knew that I was different when I was six years old, but it wasn't until I got to about 10 or 11 that I realised I was a gay man.

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

Our intention is to really explore this transition and, beyond that, explore the particular things that someone comes up against when they're gay or lesbian.

I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.

God did not create gays and lesbians so He could have something to hate!

I enjoy my relationship with straight men. It's very nurturing. It's very validating to hang out with straight guys and be accepted. So many of us, we were not accepted when we were younger by straight persons in high school.

Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.

When someone isn't ready we must not try to force them out. People are being bullied and committing suicide because they're gay and it's horrible.

If I was gay, why wouldn't I admit it? It wouldn't harm me.

I wouldn't want to lose out on my macho action movie just because I told people I was queer.

A lot of straight people think I'm nuts.

Americans don't want cowboys to be gay.

I wanted so badly to be straight like my friends. But I couldn't change it any more than I could change having brown eyes. And I knew I would never fit into what kids thought was normal.

It's of very little importance to me that I was born gay. It doesn't make me a better athlete, it doesn't make me a stronger person, it doesn't really do anything to enhance my life. It's just something I was born with, the same as green eyes.

I don’t believe that opposite sex and same sex marriages are the same, but I do believe, with growing numbers of Americans, that the time for denigrating or stigmatizing same sex relationships are over.

Part of the new morality of the '60s and '70s is a new attitude toward homosexuality. The homosexual men and women have organized to fight for acceptance and respectability.

I'm fine with gays. I have nothing against gays.

The gay thing has always been hard for me.

I've been standing with and united with the gay community. I know so many gay men and women that homophobia is such a baffling thing for me.

An openly gay footballer would be exposed to abusive comments.

I've got lots of problems. Being gay isn't one of them.

I think it can be difficult for young lesbian or young gay, bisexual, transgender to come out and be open with who they are because there's such a huge stigma attached to that preference of their sexuality.

Experiences with friends or family members coming out have helped millions of Americans to see past stereotypes and better understand what being gay is - and is not.

I think it would be tough for a lot of the athletes that I play with to think that while that I'm showering, that I'm performing on the field, I'm bleeding, I'm fighting with a person that is a homosexual.