A Quote by Michael Sam

I am an openly proud gay man.

Michael Sam

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Michael Sam
American - Athlete
Born: January 7, 1990

I have been a proud, openly gay man since I was 18.

Karamo Brown

If I don't get a TV show next year because someone looks up my Wikipedia and it says 'openly gay,' then it's worth the risk because I've had so many years being openly gay and proud of myself as a role model.

Max von Essen

I’m an openly gay man playing an omnisexual hero, who is loved on both sides of the Atlantic. How could I not be proud of that?

John Barrowman

I have lived my life very openly and have never hidden the fact that I am gay. Apparently the prerequisite to being a gay public figure is to appear on the cover of a magazine with the caption 'I am gay.' I apologize for not doing so if this is what was expected.

Jonathan Knight

You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin.

Rashida Jones

Every American has a unique identity. I am proud to be gay. I am proud to be a Republican. But most of all, I am proud to be an American.

Peter Thiel

To be gay is nothing to be proud of. It's in how you are gay that you have something to be proud of, considering the obstacles placed in your path if you are gay.

Dan Savage

I am not proud to be gay any more than I am proud to be right handed or to breathe oxygen.

Cleve Jones

I've played gay, and I've played straight... I'm proud to be a gay man myself, and I'm thrilled to get the opportunity to play a variety of different gay men.

Michael Arden

Obviously, gay projects play a special role for me because I am gay, so I'm doubly proud of them.

Jonathan Groff

Since 1993, I have had the rich satisfaction of knowing and working with many openly gay and lesbian Americans, and I have come to realize that 'gay' is an artificial category when it comes to measuring a man or woman's on-the-job performance or commitment to shared goals. It says little about the person.