“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow – this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” I trust myself to have my own back, so my allegiance is to the voice within.” “Self-love means that I have a relationship with myself built on trust and loyalty. “We deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame, and without compromise.” “I believe that marriage isn’t between a man and a woman, but between love and love.” “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.” “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.” “How can people change their minds about us if they don’t know who we are?” “The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you’ve just told them.” Accept no one’s definition of your life define yourself.” “Never allow yourself to be made a victim. And I think more and more people should try it, because it’s gotten me a pretty cool life.” “To be yourself is truly a revolutionary act. But after a while, you learn to ignore the names that people call you and you just trust who you are.” “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” Pride Month Quotes on Courage & Overcoming Adversity 6. They don’t let LGBT people on TV.’ And more than that, I would have gone on thinking that I was an alien and that I maybe didn’t even have a right to be here.”
And if I hadn’t seen her on TV, I would have thought, ‘I could never be on TV. “Of course, attitudes change, but only because brave people like Ellen jump into the fire to make them change.
We make that day by doing things publicly until it’s simply the way things are.” “There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it’s now okay to express ourselves publicly. Tell them to put on some sunglasses, because we were born this way.” “Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. “It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.” Pride Month Quotes on LGBTQ+ Pride & Equity 1.