'The Civil Rights Agenda and our team is behind you and is working our little butts off to make sure that Illinois is the next state that recognizes all of our families,' said LGBT rights activist Rick Garcia at a rally in January 2013.'In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: The ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint or obligation.' - Simone de Beauvoir.Before readers take a glance at the quotes International Business Times compiled, we give a hat tip to Quote Garden, Buzzfeed and Quotesome. Millions of people are getting together in some of the largest cities in the United States all in the name of g ay pride. To help commemorate the event, some of the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender sayings were shared below.
Originally, there were 15 sayings from various celebrities and notable figures. EDT: This story has been updated to include 24 quotes.
