1 If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself. –Zanele Muholi
You do not need someone else to validate your choices and preferences. Be a hundred percent you, without changing for anyone. No one has the right to deny you your freedom and choice.
2 Never be bullied into silence, Never allow yourself to be made a victim, Accept no one’s definition of your life. -Harvey Fierstein
Never let anyone silence you. You have every right to be free and exercise your choice. Your definition of your life is what matters the most. No one else has the right to define you.
3 Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands? –Ernest J. Gaines
Society is such that it demonises anyone who tries to break away from conventions. Somehow, violence has become more normal than love. It’s easier for people to accept people killing each other than them loving each other.
4 Being gay isn’t something you choose, but you do face choices about whether and how to discuss it. –Pete Buttigieg
Who you fall in love with is not your choice. But you do have to face consequences for being born like that.You are faced with them every second of your life just because of the way you are meant to be.
5 There is nothing wrong with you, There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in. –Chris Colfer
It’s the world that is wrong, not you. You do not have to suffer for your choices. If the world is penalising you for being the way you are, it’s the world that needs to change.
6 Gay, straight, bi, whatever – it doesn’t matter, Love is love. -Amber Liu
It doesn’t matter what you are, who you love or what you do. Love is love and that’s all there is. Love does not see any boundaries or limits. Instead of living in denial, listen to what your heart speaks out and seek that.
7 Gay, straight, bi, whatever – it doesn’t matter, Love is love. -Amber Liu
A threat to any one’s freedom is a threat to everyone’s freedom. Unless every person is treated equally, there can never be justice guaranteed. No matter who you love, or what you do, you are entitled to the same rights as everyone else is.
8 Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness. –Allen Ginsberg
Be proud of who you are. Follow your inner desires and accept yourself. Your desires, your choices and your feelings are just as valid as anyone else’s. Do not be afraid to open yourself to the world.
9 To be yourself is truly a revolutionary act, and I think more and more people should try it. –Lena Waithe
Be your own self, no matter what anyone else tells you. In a world that is constantly trying to police you and bend you to its whims, trying to fit in preconceived moulds, it takes a lot of courage to be who you are even if that means having to be the odd one out. But in the end, being your own self is what will get you happiness.
10 Don’t be afraid, Don’t be ashamed, Don’t ever apologize for your sexuality, Just be you. –Sonya Deville
Be yourself no matter what the world tells you. Be unapologetically authentic. You do not have to bend yourself to the society’s whims. Your sexuality is not something that others should be concerned with.
11 We are not what other people say we are, We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love, That’s okay. – Laverne Cox
You are more than what others tell you. Do not let others define you. All that matters is that you accept what you are and be proud of it. Only you have a say in any of that.
12 You don´t have to be gay to be a supporter – you just have to be a human. –Daniel Radcliffe
You do not have to be gay to support gay rights. You just have to be a compassionate human being who understands what it means to love. Gay rights are human rights. No one has a right to dictate who anyone else should love.
13 It takes no compromise to give people their rights, it takes no money to respect the individual. -Harvey Milk
To respect someone you do not have to be a great human being. All that matters is that you be empathetic. It is basic etiquette to be compassionate and respectful of another.
14 Love him and let him love you, Do you think anything else under heaven really matters? – James Baldwin
Society should have no say in who you should and who you shouldn’t love. Love whoever you want. No one else should decide that for you. What matters is that you stay true to yourself.
15 We are not actually equal – humanity – if we are not allowed to freely love one another. -Lady Gaga
You cannot truly be free unless you can love anyone who you want. Equality and liberty are things that everyone is entitled to. No one has the right to take that away from anyone.
15 Powerful LGBTQ quote for Pride Month
1. If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself. –Zanele Muholi
2. Never be bullied into silence, Never allow yourself to be made a victim, Accept no one’s definition of your life. -Harvey Fierstein
3. Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands? –Ernest J. Gaines
4. Being gay isn’t something you choose, but you do face choices about whether and how to discuss it. –Pete Buttigieg
5. There is nothing wrong with you, There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in. –Chris Colfer
6. Gay, straight, bi, whatever – it doesn’t matter, Love is love. -Amber Liu
7. Gay, straight, bi, whatever – it doesn’t matter, Love is love. -Amber Liu
8. Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness. –Allen Ginsberg
9. To be yourself is truly a revolutionary act, and I think more and more people should try it. –Lena Waithe
10. Don’t be afraid, Don’t be ashamed, Don’t ever apologize for your sexuality, Just be you. –Sonya Deville
11. We are not what other people say we are, We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love, That’s okay. – Laverne Cox
12. You don´t have to be gay to be a supporter – you just have to be a human. –Daniel Radcliffe
13. It takes no compromise to give people their rights, it takes no money to respect the individual. -Harvey Milk
14. Love him and let him love you, Do you think anything else under heaven really matters? – James Baldwin
15. We are not actually equal – humanity – if we are not allowed to freely love one another. -Lady Gaga