50 LGBTQ Quotes To Celebrate Pride Month

Looking for quotes to celebrate this Pride month? Here, you’ll find the best LGBTQ quotes for inspiration and advocacy.

Pride Month is a time to celebrate love, acceptance, and the strides made by the LGBTQ+ community toward equality. It’s a time for reflection, joy, and solidarity. Here are 50 inspiring quotes to honor the resilience, strength, and beauty of the LGBTQ+ community.

1. “Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start.” — Jason Collins

2. “Love is never wrong.” — Melissa Etheridge

3. “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

4. “The beauty of standing up for your rights is others see you standing and stand up as well.” — Cassandra Duffy

5. “Being gay is not just what I do, it’s who I am. It is a part of me. It is my history.” — Ben Platt

6. “The most important thing is to be true to yourself.” — RuPaul

7. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

8. “There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.” — Chris Colfer

9. “Every single American — gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender — every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our society.” — President Barack Obama

10. “You are beautiful no matter what they say.” — Christina Aguilera

11. “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

12. “You don’t have to be gay to be a supporter; you just have to be a human.” — Daniel Radcliffe

13. “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

14. “The only queer people are those who don’t love anybody.” — Rita Mae Brown

15. “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” — Audre Lorde

16. “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

17. “There will always be enemies. Time to stop being your own.” — Larry Kramer

18. “There’s no better time to be who you are than now.” — Janet Mock

19. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

20. “Everyone deserves to be celebrated and appreciated for who they are.” — Unknown

21. “If you help elect more gay people, that gives a green light to all who feel disenfranchised, a green light to move forward.” — Harvey Milk

22. “We are all part of the same human family and we should be treated equally and fairly.” — Ellen DeGeneres

23. “I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet.” — Dolly Parton

24. “Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?” — James Baldwin

25. “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

26. “Love is a terrible thing to hate.” — Unknown

27. “You are not alone. You are seen. I am with you. You are not alone.” — Black Lives Matter

28. “There’s no such thing as a perfect family. Every family is unique, special, and beautiful.” — Unknown

29. “Love always wins.” — Unknown

30. “Pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source. True humility is the only antidote to shame.” — Uncle Iroh, Avatar: The Last Airbender

31. “We are all born naked, and the rest is drag.” — RuPaul

32. “All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.” — Harvey Milk

33. “There’s a world of difference between being tolerated and being accepted.” — Daniel Radcliffe

34. “We must all make the choice to believe in our own beauty, and when we see it, to celebrate it.” — Cleo Wade

35. “You have to stand up for some things in this world.” — Marjory Stoneman Douglas

36. “The only way out of the closet is through the door.” — Unknown

37. “There’s no wrong way to be yourself.” — Unknown

38. “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” — Rumi

39. “Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure.” — Sydney J. Harris

40. “If you cannot love yourself, you cannot love others.” — Dalai Lama

41. “You deserve to be here. You deserve to exist. You deserve to take up space in this world of men.” — Mackenzi Lee

42. “You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

43. “We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” — Bayard Rustin

44. “The most important thing you can be is yourself.” — Dwayne Johnson

45. “If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” — Maya Angelou

46. “Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn.” — Marianne Williamson

47. “You don’t have to be gay to be a supporter; you just have to be a human.” — Daniel Radcliffe

48. “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

49. “Love is a human experience, not a political statement.” — Anne Hathaway

50. “Hate is always foolish, and love is always wise.” — Doctor Who

Conclusion

Pride Month is a time to celebrate the progress made by the LGBTQ+ community and to reflect on the work still to be done. Celebrate who you are, support one another, and continue to push for a world where everyone can live freely and authentically.

Happy Pride! 🌈