Sir Ian McKellen proudly says, ” Pride is about celebration, thing we have achieved and looking to the future what yet to be done.” Here he does not refer to the pride of ego or achievement but pride parade and pride of belonging to the LGBTQ community.
Known as Magneto for his role in the X-Men series, Sir McKellen is famous for his speeches dedicated to the LGBTQ community.
Here we have other famous quotes from persons who supported the LGBTQ community and stood for their cause.
- Ernest Gaines: ” Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hand?”
Photo:Twitter/Ernest Center
- Hendrick Hertzberg: “Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender.”
Photo: Wikimedia/PEN America
- John Fugelsberg: “Being gay is natural. hating gay is a lifestyle choice.”
Photo: Wikimedia/ Louise Perker
- Christopher Hitchens: “I say that homosexuality is not just a form of sex, it’s about a form of love and it deserves our respect for that reason.”
Photo: Wikimedia/ Louise Perker
- Francis Maude: “It always seemed to me bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It’s like disapproving of rain.”
Photo: WEF/ Juadas
(Source: International Business Times)
