Coming Out Quotes

“What I was trying to say then was, 'OK, world, I'm a homosexual, and I'm not afraid of it anymore.'”

“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.”

“The closet is a coffin. Come out.”

“I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.”

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

“Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I've ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of deceit.”

“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.”

“The closet is a lonely, scary place.”

“For many years, I lived in fear. I was afraid of being myself.”

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

“I have now come to believe that I am a gay man.”

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