"All of us who are openly gay are living and writing the history of our movement.Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."-Writer/actor Bob Paris "Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor."It takes some intelligence and insight to figure out you're gay and then a tremendous amount of balls to live it and live it proudly."-Jason Bateman."I believe that no one should ever have to choose between a career we love and living our lives with authenticity and integrity"-Out & Equal Executive Director Selisse Berry."Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?"-Author Ernest J."This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another."-Ellen Page."The only queer people are those who don't love anybody."-Rita Mae Brown."When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free."-Barack Obama."Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it's a good place to start."-Jason Collins, first openly gay athlete in U.S.“You’re wanting to save humankind for posterity, basically a modern-day Noah, you have that ability to be a modern day Noah, you can preserve life. – From the Texas Republican Party’s 2016 platform “Homosexuality is a chosen behavior that is contrary to the fundamental unchanging truths that has been ordained by God in the Bible, recognized by our nations founders, and shared by the majority of Texans.” Perry didn’t say whether he thinks the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was also a step toward fascism. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, criticizing efforts to prevent discrimination against LGBT people. If I have government stepping in that role and determining who I have to do service with, then we are one step closer to fascism.”
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“In a free market, I choose who I do service with. – Phony historian and religious-right leader David Barton on his “Foundations of Freedom” radio show, marrying up two of the top far-right freakout issues in one quote “You also can’t vote on whether abortion is right or wrong or whether homosexuality is right or wrong that’s a fixed moral law.” Matt Shaheen, R-Plano, explaining that he would support barring even private companies like Target from allowing transgender people from using public restrooms that are appropriate to their gender identity. I am going to bat for my wife and my daughters.” “If Target wants to close all their stores in the state of Texas, I will go over and help them pack and help them leave. So far we know of no ban on Christian crosses and priests’ collars in Disney parks. Georgia’s Republican governor vetoed the bill. – Jonathan Saenz, president of the religious-right group Texas Values, ranting that Disney and other companies were waging a war on Christians by threatening to boycott Georgia if that state enacted a law promoting discrimination against LGBT people. “Will Disney now ban you from wearing a cross outside your shirt at their parks? Will a Catholic priest be forced to remove his white collar when he takes a picture with Mickey Mouse? – Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson, ranting about same-sex marriage while campaigning with Texas Sen. We have to run this bunch out of Washington, D.C.
– Houston anti-LGBT leader Steven Hotze, ranting that “the homosexual movement” has “infiltrated” American society They get into the wood of the house and they eat away at the very moral fabric of the foundation of our country.” – Prominent anti-LGBT activist and all-around hate-monger Steve Hotze of Houston, ranting about transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner and the LGBT community in general If you know about that religion, then you know they want you to do what they want you to do or they’ll cut your head off! We need people to stand up against this absurd, ungodly tomfoolery.” Then we’ve got the Muslim problem, which is one thing I like about Dan, uh, Dan, uh, Dan, uh, Donald Trump. We’ve got sick, sexually perverted presidents. They want to recruit, brainwash our children, right when the hormones start kicking in.
This is a wicked, evil, satanic movement. “Thirty years ago, they would have locked Jenner up. You can check out previous posts from the Year in Quotes here. We continue our review of the outrageous and offensive things we heard from the right in 2016. Today let’s look at the continuing right-wing freak-out over extending equal rights to LGBT people, including the freedom to marry, to be not face discrimination, and even to use public restrooms.