John Green Quotes

When I came out, when I was 17 years old, it was one of those things where I realized that there was going to be so many obstacles, but being gay doesn't mean being weak. And being gay doesn't mean that you are less than anybody else. It's just who you are.

I'm gay. I always have been and I always will be, and I'm happy.

To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.

I'm very happy being big and effeminate.

I like to think that if I were gay I would be out. Rupert Everett-style.

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

My sexuality is not a phase. I am who I am.

My life's not about being gay - although one could argue I'm pretty professionally gay - but that's not how I experience life. Being gay is a profound part of who I am, but it isn't all of who I am.

Saying to someone 'I'm a transsexual' is the most empowering thing I've ever felt in my whole life.

Some people have their sexuality really at the forefront of who they are, and I applaud those people.

It's great to be out and proud.

If I was gay, I would be the best gay of all history.

I was definitely scared of fashion growing up just because I didn't want people to think I was gay. But now that I'm out, I feel like it's such a personal journey for me that I'm going on every single day where I feel more and more confident and comfortable to wear the clothes that I want to wear, and to have the interest that I have, and to paint my nails if I want to.

So let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.

If I was gay, there would be no closet. You would never see the closet I came out of. Why? Because I'd have burned it for kindling by the time I was twelve... If I was gay, at this stage of the game?age 37, aging alternative icon?I'd be taking out ads.

Being able to live my life transparently does empower me to feel like I can be myself more. It's easier for me to flirt with girls now that girls know that I'm gay. It almost makes it a sexier encounter than if I was trying to pretend that I was straight.

No one knew I was gay growing up but I was bullied. I was a cheerleader, fairly popular and considered straight.

The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.

It never occurred to me that I needed to say that I was gay. I simply am. Anyone who knows me or who's been around me ten minutes knows it too.

People have often asked if I'm gay because I don't go out of my way to spit and scratch and give people attitude.

I've been openly gay since I can remember.

In the male homosexual community, we love to label and categorize and organize each other as if we are in a never-ending high school biology class.

Some people think I am gay, which I think is awesome.

I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet.

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