Coming Out Quotes

“I am a gay man. I've been out to family and friends for a long time. It is a secret I have kept from the public.”

“For a long time, I was in the closet, and it's a very lonely place to be.”

“The closet is a coffin. Come out.”

“Coming out is the single most powerful political act a gay person can do.”

“Every time someone steps out of the closet, the world becomes a better, more understanding place.”

“I wanted to tell you this a long time ago, but I wasn't ready. I'm ready now. I'm gay, and I am.”

“It's a great weight off my shoulders.”

“The press was very kind to me, and the public was very accepting.”

“I've become a gay composer. It's a little like being a woman composer or a black composer. You're a bit of a special case.”

“So, yeah, I'm transgender. And yeah, I've transitioned.”

“My coming out was a matter of life and death. I was not going to live one more day in the closet.”

“The closet is a lonely, scary place.”