I Didn't Say It .... The Gay Quotes of 2012

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President Barack Obama:

"I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."

Orlando Cruz:

"15 or 20 years ago it would not have been possible for me to come out. Back then, people still had such narrow views, but today many of them are more liberal. Being gay is no longer a taboo in many parts of society. That has affected sports, even boxing."

Wanda Sykes:

"When my wife and I leave California, I want to have my marriage recognized in Nevada, Arizona, all the way to New York. How can you stop people from loving each other? How can you get upset about loving?"

Whoopi Goldberg:

"If you’re not sure how you feel [about same-sex marriage], go and meet some of the families and see what they’re looking for. Once you take it out of the caricature of what gay people are and what gay marriage is, and put it in the reality of family and what these folks are fighting for, it's really amazing."

Bruce Springsteen:

"The marriage-equality issue should be recognized for what it truly is – a civil rights issue that must be approved to assure that every citizen is treated equally under the law."

Chris Colfer, openly gay actor from Glee:

"I feel like those people (who criticize Glee’sgay characters) should stop writing letters and get a hobby. I personally get letters from kids every single day who write to me in secret because they live in environments that don’t accept who they are. So I really could care less about what those people say."

Zach Wahls, activist son of same-sex parents:

"Governor Romney says he’s against same-sex marriage because every child deserves a mother and a father. I think every child deserves a family as loving and committed as mine. Because the sense of family comes from the commitment we make to each other to work through the hard times so we can enjoy the good ones. It comes from the love that binds us; that’s what makes a family. Mr. Romney, my family is just as real as yours."

Ed Murray, Washington state Senator, as marriage equality became legal in his state:

"My friends, welcome to the other side of the rainbow."

Cheyenne Jackson, on coming out:

"The more it happens, the easier it is for others, although I do understand why some actors choose not to come out. I have several famous friends who are still in the closet."

Anderson Cooper, coming out:

"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."

Matt Bomer, coming out:

"I’d really especially like to thank my beautiful family: Simon, Kit, Walker, Henry. Thank you for teaching me what unconditional love is. You will always be my proudest accomplishment."

Sally Field, speaking about her son:

"Nature made Sam, it wasn't a choice.... You all have fought for him as surely as you were one of his parents. You've changed and are changing the lives of little boys and girls who realized somewhere along the way they're just different from their other brothers and sisters. And so the fuck what."

Chris Kluwe, LGBT ally:

 "I can assure you that gay people getting married will have zero effect on your life. They won’t come into your house and steal your children. They won’t magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster. They won’t even overthrow the government in an orgy of hedonistic debauchery because all of a sudden they have the same legal rights as the other 90 percent of our population … you know what having these rights will make gays? Full-fledged American citizens just like everyone else, with the freedom to pursue happiness and all that entails."

Michelle Obama:

"If proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love … then surely, surely we can give everybody in this country a fair chance at the American Dream."