Famous Quotes From the LGBTQ+ Community to Help You Celebrate Pride (2024)

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself."

“I'll be the first one to step on any organization, any politician's toes if I have to, to get the rights for my community.”

"Marriage is a magic word. And it has magic throughout the world. It has to do with our dignity as human beings, to be who we are openly."

“More people need to find the inspiration, the courage, to just speak up because when the riot gets too loud, no matter how hard whoever tries, it's not possible to calm it. When the fire's too big, you can't have enough water to put it down.”

“Me being in the position I’m in now is a sign of inclusion and progress. I’m glad that I can provide that representation for Black asexual people in particular because we’re so often forgotten about.”

“People cling to these firm ideas [about gender] because it makes people feel safe. But if we could just celebrate all the wonderful complexities of people, the world would be such a better place.”

“As women, and especially as queer people, we need to say no to things and be heard and stick our head above the water. It’s an issue, and I’m constantly trying to work with different people.”

“I've been fighting for LGBTQ rights for as long as I can remember because, in turn, I'm fighting for myself and fighting for people like me.”

“It is important for the international community to listen to the local voices, and take direction from the local voices on how they can support, and how they can engage, and how they can provide solidarity to the LGBT community that needs this support urgently.”

"You can live in this light of the truth. It’s totally liberating. You don’t have to live a lie."

"We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers."

“I want to inspire other religious leaders of the world to re-examine their conceptions and teachings against LGBTQ people so that all of us can feel safe to be ourselves and shine in our own color. If I can contribute to that, what people think of me does not matter at all.”

“I'm in a place where I want everything in my life to mean something. For me, life is about being positive and hopeful, choosing to be joyful, choosing to be encouraging, choosing to be empowering.”

"We're not supposed to conform. We're not supposed to be like somebody else. We're not supposed to act like somebody else. And as long as you stay true to exactly who you are, you will be rewarded in ways that you can't imagine."

“I feel we’re at this pivotal moment in the queer movement in terms of holding onto our rights, which are being chipped away at. …We can’t become complacent, and we need to make many alliances. People need to come together as one. There is power in numbers.”

“You never completely have your rights, one person, until you all have your rights.”

"Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."

"You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life — you won’t live any life at all."

“I am a strong, black, lesbian woman. Every single time I say it, I feel so much better.”

"We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity."