QSaltLake Magazine - Issue 305 - October 17, 2019

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ISSUE 305 | October 17, 2019

quotes “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

“Either you are homophobic, or you are human —you cannot be both.”

—Abhijit Naskar, Neuroscientist and Author

“All young people, regardless of orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.”

—Harvey Milk

“Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I’ve ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn’t even realized I was carrying.”

—Sir Ian McKellan

“…But in my heart, I’m so sad I lost my sister Alexis (died of cardiac arrest related to HIV) and that trans people are still being persecuted.”

—Patricia Arquette, 2019 Emmy award speech

“Never be bullied into silence.

Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.”

—Harvey Fierstein

“Having to hide something like that just ruined me. It really, really killed me. I really honestly think that anybody who is openly gay and visible is powerful. It doesn’t matter what you do, you are impacting people.”

—Portia De Rossi