My sexuality, in terms of ‘Strictly’ or whatever else I do in my life, ought to be as irrelevant as the length of my big toe.
Lying about one’s sexuality seems to be one of the ridiculous rules of what constitutes being a Hollywood movie star. Obviously, my own experience of working and continuing to work as an out gay actor is exactly that – working as an actor and not as a movie star. I don’t think the two are the same.
The secret to a great Halloween costume, and I can’t stress this enough, is in my opinion is to extract sexuality out of your costume.
We can’t police the way people express their sexuality.
My goal in talking about my sexuality publicly is just so that a scared little girl or little boy can see me do it and think, ‘wow, if she did it, then maybe it’s OK that I do it.’ It’s to encourage people to be themselves.
Equality for all is what we should all want, between race, religion, gender, sexuality… it doesn’t matter.
I’ve been through 20 years of torment battling with my sexuality.
It’s not just about being sexy, it’s about being confident and me being confident in my sexuality.
I don’t encourage people to choose any sort of sexuality.
Each person’s drive to overwork is unique, and doing too much numbs every workaholic’s emotions differently. Sometimes overwork numbs depression, sometimes anger, sometimes envy, sometimes sexuality. Or the overworker runs herself ragged in a race for attention.
Sexuality is the lyricism of the masses.
A good way to vilify women is by attacking their sexuality.
I am so confident and empowered by my sexuality; it plays an enormous part in my life.
Obviously, in dealing with a relationship, sexuality has to be involved, and jealousy and emotions like that. And I don’t know, I’ve always been intrigued by those emotions.
Other than my sexuality, I am vulnerable regarding my physical appearance, as I am not what people considered ideal by most standards. For the entertainment business, I am not the body type of what is typically cast for television or movies.
I can’t really define it in sexual terms alone although our sexuality is so energizing why not enjoy it too?
We live in a society that wants to label you with a color, sexuality, religion, or ethnicity. It divides us, but it also allows us to find pride in our identity.
There really is something raw about sexuality that’s real and good and we must continue to learn to not be ashamed of it. But – we have to honor the reality of practicing safer sex.
Other people’s perspective, just seeing the sexy image, might be that I take my sexuality very seriously. But I really don’t. I like being sexy. It’s fun, and I have had a nice little career off it.
One of the things I regret is that too often in our society a person’s whole identity is shaped by their sexuality, or by their sexual orientation. In good Catholic eyes, a person’s sexual orientation does not matter.
I would like to see the breakdown of the binary way of looking at gender and sexuality.
Our equality bill is specifically designed to protect religion and belief on exactly the same terms as race or gender or sexuality.
Sexuality is one of the ways that we become enlightened, actually, because it leads us to self-knowledge.
There’s straight people, and there’s super gay people, and then there’s everybody in between, and everybody is a little bit of something because sexuality is fluid.
Sexuality didn’t come into it when I was bullied, but for so many years, being LGBTQ was one of the biggest things you would be bullied for at school. Hopefully, as time goes on, it will be a completely accepted thing that people won’t have to think about.
It doesn’t bother me or Curtis being questioned about our sexuality and it probably happens more because we’re dancers. That stereotype is disappearing, but people always made ignorant, short-sighted comments when we were growing up.
I just did not discuss my personal life, my sexuality with the media. That was my policy.
Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others – how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself.
Whenever you have a character in which one of his defining qualities is his sexuality, it’s always challenging, because you don’t want to bring in someone who’s going to play that in a phony way.
I know of my sex appeal. I know about sexuality, and I know how to use it – tastefully, of course.
I have beauty, intelligence, individuality, sensuality and sexuality.
I think anything that has to do with sexuality makes people very interested.
I think sexuality, especially, is one of those fluid things where oftentimes we find who we are through certain things that happen in our lives.
I had a very good sexual education. My mother was very advanced in that regard. She conveyed to me the sense of reverence and wonder about my body and the powers of my sexuality not only to give life, but also to be a whole person and to enjoy pleasure. It was put to me as an almost holy act.
I hope that one day, the world gets to a place where you don’t need to politicize your sexuality any more than someone needs to politicize their race – that we can just act and we can exist in this Zeitgeist, telling stories about one another.
Frankly, no one had ever asked me before. My sexuality is something I’m completely comfortable with and open about.
Every year I teach dozens of students at the University of Birmingham. Most of the students on the gender and sexuality courses are women. I guess this is because the boys don’t think that gender applies to them: that it’s a subject for girls.
Although the detail of our sexual energies and their objects and objectives vastly vary, the existence of our sexuality itself is an undeniable truth.
I wear crop tops and stuff, but I genuinely like that style, so it’s just has to be genuine. Once you start getting to that world where you’re using sexuality to try to propel something, you’re losing the moment. You’ve lost; people are not focusing on that anymore.
It’s important to not have my sexuality define me.
My sexuality’s something that’s intimate. It’s not anything that I’m ashamed of.
Marriage is no longer the main way in which societies regulate sexuality and parenting or organize the division of labor between men and women.
Sexuality and gender don’t change anyone’s performance on the court.
You know what? I don’t care. I’m my own guy. I’m very secure with my sexuality. I can cry anytime I want.
I believe one’s sexuality is one’s own business. I really don’t go around discussing it. Call me ‘old school’ on that topic.
When it really comes down to it, the job you do is more important and is more representative of who you are than your sexuality or anything else that you have going on in your life.
My mother wanted me to understand that as a woman I could do pretty much whatever I wanted to, that I didn’t have to use sex or sexuality to define myself.
It’s pretty simple for me; I believe all people are created equal, regardless of their sexuality. To promote respect and acceptance is an important role for NFL players and the NFLPA.
I’m pretty firm in my sexuality and my love for women.
Sexuality isn’t something you create. It is between people, and then it just happens.
I have to object to this notion that children form their sexuality and their sexual identity from their parents. The truth is that scientists, biologists, we don’t know how sexuality is formed in people. And to suggest that people are going to be gay if they’re raised by gay parents is just scientifically unfounded.
Judges can bring their own biases about sexuality in the courtroom, causing victims untold pain in the telling and retailing of their stories.
I keep reading that I’m cold. But I’m not, I’m shy. And I play a lot of women of fire and sexuality like an animal – so I’m cold on one side and fiery on the other.
Sex, sexual dynamics and how we define our sexuality, is one of the major deals in everyone’s life.
‘If Our Love Is Wrong’ is, quite simply, my coming out song, as I was trying to wrap my head around my sexuality and was starting to learn about songwriting, and that my honesty and my authenticity came from my personal experiences and writing about stuff that genuinely bugged me or upset me.
I’ve played a couple of gay characters onstage, and it’s always been something I’m comfortable with. I grew up in a family and a culture that doesn’t have stigmas about sexuality.
If I can inspire someone or help somebody to deal with their issues and their sexuality, then I’m here for it.
My grandparents were wealthy; my mom was not. I would walk into these worlds of privilege and then walk back into this other world. My little brother is biracial. So race and economic class and sexuality – these were always issues that were a part of my life.
Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don’t judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
I’m not afraid of my femininity and I’m not afraid of my sexuality.
I’ve always been a person that’s totally comfortable with my sexuality and showing my affections with my guy friends. At the end of the day, your guy friends are very important; they’re the guys that are always going to be there. It’s just you being a friend to me and I’m being a friend to you.
