Jason Knade
"It’s a powerful moment for me, one that transcends gender and sexuality and really speaks to the universal human emotions of desire, connection, rejection, and the emotional bravery that’s required..."

Sara Quin
"I think we walk a fine line in our band where we are completely proud and comfortable and open about our sexuality."

David Schelzel
"I think this record sounds the most like our first two records."

Mike Maimone
"Being more open and honest has made me a better songwriter, a better performer."

Steve Grand
"We've all fallen for someone that we can't have, but it especially rings true in the specific story for LGBT people."

Noelle Scaggs
"We just tried to write songs and make them as strong as possible."

Nick Lachey
"Music's something that we all can enjoy in our own way whether we sing it or listen to it or dance to it or what have you."

Melissa Ferrick
"This record reflects freedom to me. There's so much happiness on this record it can't be denied."

Levi Kreis
"For me, I actually enjoy listening to this album for the first time."

Drew Daniel
"We’re sort of like a coelacanth. We're like a thing that shouldn't still be alive but is [laughs]."

Deborah Cox
"I'm looking forward to Pride Fest. I'm thrilled that I'll be back and doing some new music, too."

Jessica Sutta
"The gay community had such a strong following for us. I fell even more in love with the gay community after that but I have always been in love with them."

Andy Bell
"I love meeting people and I suppose it keeps me in with the kids."

Emily Saliers
"I think playing a queer fest is especially meaningful with the Supreme Court considering its cases and immigration law, which affects my life personally"

Molly Ringwald

Michael Rolik
"I couldn't believe the scale of love and acceptance... it was really electric... that kind of security and knowing there was that level of acceptance helped me with my own confidence"

Chaka Khan
"I find my gay and lesbian followers to be the most un-fickle of all my followers."

Oliver Newell

Holly Near

Dawn Oberg
"The best lines just come to you but that's after you've put down maybe 10 or 20 horrible lines."

Anjulie

Déjà K. Taylor

Diamond Rings
"I write about me and I write about what I’m experiencing."

Levi Kreis
"Some of the songs inspired me to educate myself more as a gay man to understand what we fought for."