Pride is an important event that celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and their achievements. It’s a time to come together, show support, and celebrate love in all its forms. One way to do this is by sharing and reflecting on powerful quotes that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and its resilience.
In this post, we’ve gathered 101 of the best LGBTQ+ Pride quotes that inspire, empower, and remind us of the importance of acceptance and inclusivity. Thus, These quotes come from activists, writers, and celebrities who have made a difference in the LGBTQ+ community and beyond. We hope these quotes bring you joy, inspiration, and remind you of the power of love and unity.
Best 101 LGBTQ+ Pride Quotes to celebrate Love
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss
“Love is not a choice, it’s a feeling.” – Lady Gaga
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.” – Dr. Seuss
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” – Charlotte Bronte
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“It is not about being gay, straight, or bi. It’s about being human.” – Unknown
“We are all human beings and I believe that we should all have equal rights.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“I am not a tragedy.” – Laverne Cox
“We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.” – George Takei
“I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in the world.” – Elijah Wood
“I am proud to be a member of the LGBT community and to stand up for the rights of all people.” – Edie Windsor
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” – Coco Chanel
“I don’t care what you are, as long as you don’t hurt anyone.” – Elton John
“When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.” – Barack Obama
“If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?” – RuPaul
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott
“I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act.” – Janet Mock
“We should celebrate our differences and not be afraid of them.” – Madeleine Albright
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
“You have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it.” – Morrie Schwartz
“Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love, cannot be killed or swept aside.” – Lin-Manuel Miranda
“I’m living proof that you can be gay and a Christian.” – Justin Lee
“The most important thing is to be true to yourself.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“I’m a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I’m no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won’t hit back.” – Muhammad Ali
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
Gender and sexuality are so fluid. It’s OK to change your mind a million times and figure out what works for you. It’s OK to take your time.
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. – Andre Gide
“The next time someone asks you why LGBT Pride marches exist or why Gay Pride Month is June tell them, ‘A bisexual woman named Brenda Howard thought it should be.” – Brenda Howard
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Leader’s Tip:
Promote diversity and inclusion at work to foster a welcoming atmosphere for LGBTQ+ employees.
“If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.” – Zanele Muholi
Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start. – Jason Collins
“I’ve been embraced by a new community. That’s what happens when you’re finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.” — Chaz Bono
Hope will never be silent. – Harvey Milk
“What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it’s curved like a road through mountains.” — Tennessee Williams
“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
“You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life, you won’t live any life at all.” – JAMES BALDWIN
From the playboys to the gay boys, go and slay, boys. – Lizzo
“Love is too beautiful to be hidden in the closet.” – Pankaj Dudeja
I think being gay is a blessing, and it’s something I am thankful for every single day. – Anderson Cooper
“Love is never wrong.” – Melissa Etheridge
“I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act.” – Janet Mock
“Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges.” – BOB PARIS
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. – Dr. Seuss
“We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.” – George Takei
I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me. – Tim Cook
“There are worst things in life than kissing boys.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz
“Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?” – Ernest J. Gaines
“I am a strong, black, lesbian. Every single time I say it, I feel so much better.” – BRITTNEY GRINER
“Marriage is a language of love, equality, and inclusion.” — Evan Wolfson
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 McKellen
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“I’m living by example by continuing with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay.” — Portia de Rossi
“Gays are not interested in making other people gay…But homophobes are interested in making others homophobic.” – Stephen Fry
“There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.” – CHRIS COLFER
It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else’s sexuality. It’s like telling someone else how to clean their house. – River Phoenix
“You say ‘be straight.’ I say ‘taste the rainbow’.” – Pride Month Quotes
Being gay isn’t something you choose, but you do face choices about whether and how to discuss it. – Pete Buttigieg
“The Lord is my Shepherd and He knows I’m gay.” — Troy Perry
“Love doesn’t care how much money you have. It doesn’t care who your parents are. It doesn’t care if you’re gay, straight, or transgender.” – Rumer Willis
“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.” – ANDERSON COOPER
I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet. – Dolly Parton
“When you reduce life to black and white, you never see rainbows.”
Some people say you are going the wrong way when it’s simply a way of your own. – Angelina Jolie
“Gay, straight, bi, whatever – it doesn’t matter. Love is love.” – Amber Liu
“A woman and a woman together are beautiful, just as a man and a woman together are beautiful.” – DREW BARRYMORE
People will stare. Make it worth their while. – Harry Winston
“Whoever tries to bring us down is already below us.”
Can’t cancel my pride.
“The only queer people are those who don’t love anybody.” — Rita Mae Brown
“It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love when you love, or how you love. It matters only that you love.” – John Lennon
“The more I accept myself as a genderless human being, in a way, the more I’m loving my body.” – SAM SMITH
“Love is love.” – Pride Quotes
“Being born gay, black, and female is not a revolutionary act. Being proud to be a gay, black female is.” — Lena Waithe
You are exactly who you should be.
There’s nothing more beautiful and powerful than someone who chooses to be themself.
You are straight fire. Well, minus the “straight” part. — Joey Benevento
The bravest thing you can be is yourself.
Today, I hope you know that you’re more than just seen……you are loved.
The future is filled with all the things Queer
You’re so flaming, even the sun be like “DAMN.” — Meg Burik
In all the universe, there’s only one you. — Anna Wenner
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You never have to “fit in” to know that you belong. — Mercedes Lucero
You are like a rainbow of awesome! — Valerie Stark
I love all that you are and all that you’re becoming. — Hallmark Editorial Staff
Let your flag fly. It’s a wonderful thing seeing you be you. — Mariya Zilberman
People who don’t get you aren’t worthy of your fabulousness. — Meg Burik
Here’s to all the years of being who you are. Flawlessly and unapologetically! — Courtney Taylor
Make your own story. It’s bound to be a good one. — Andrew Blackburn
Just a reminder that you’re exactly where you should be. — Melissa Woo
Take up space. Today and every day. — Mercedes Lucers Who wants to FIT IN when you can FINESSE. Stay true to you, my friend. — Mercedes Lucero
Leader’s Tip:
Set a positive example by treating everyone with respect and inclusion, regardless of their sexual orientation.
Set a positive example by treating everyone with respect and inclusion, regardless of their sexual orientation.
Being LGBTQ…is just being. — Matt Gowen
Key Takeaways
- LGBTQ+ pride quotes promote harmony, tolerance, and a celebration of the diversity of love.
- Supportive workplaces foster creativity and productivity, benefiting all employees.
- Promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion and rights helps to create a society that is more fair and caring.