Visibility Matters Quotes

I think sometimes you have to imagine a fantasy world in which we are represented and visible the way we should be.

You might be an elite-level athlete in the room, but if no one gets to see you display your craft it doesn't matter.

The reason why my strip is important is not what I say, it’s that I say it in The Washington Post. It’s the channels of distribution that make it important. There’s a million people writing [stuff] in their basement. Great, but the relevance [of my work] is that everyone is reading it.

To be human is to be visible.

I think that we need women role models everywhere. I think that it's really hard to imagine yourself as something that you don't see.

Every gay person must come out. As difficult as it is, you must tell your immediate family. You must tell your relatives. You must tell your friends if indeed they are your friends. You must tell the people you work with. You must tell the people in the stores you shop in. Once they realize that we are indeed their children, that we are indeed everywhere, every myth, every lie, every innuendo will be destroyed once and all. And once you do, you will feel so much better

One thing the gay rights movement taught the world is the importance of being visible.

What's the point of doing a brilliant Hedda Gabler in my back garden if no one will ever see it?

It's about how you exist as a person in the world, and the idea that your work is more important than you as a person is a horrible, horrible message. I always think about a little gay boy in Wisconsin or a little lesbian in Arkansas seeing someone like me, and if I cannot be open in my life, how on earth can they?

Outside of being an actress, I feel like being out is the biggest way that gay people can change perception. There are people that give millions of dollars to gay organizations but are closeted to their own families.

I have a very small platform, and if I can use that to reach some kid who's teased for being effeminate or likes clothes, then I've done my job.

Our visibility shouldn’t be subject to such extreme circumstances.