50+ Quotes For Lesbians To Shout From The Rooftop

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It does not matter who you love, your feelings and your needs matter. Everyone deserves a chance at love, and in a world where there are still people who don't believe in this, it is nice to be reminded that your love is valid, no matter what.

Whether you are feeling for the first time or the fifth time, loving someone can turn you into a person that is full of hope for the future, endless positive emotions, and pure happiness.

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Maybe you know you have found the right girl to share your life with or maybe you are still out there looking for Mrs. Right, but whatever the case may be, keeping your heart open makes it that much easier to find love.

When your best friend becomes your girlfriend, it can feel like you have won the jackpot. To express all those feelings to your girlfriend these lesbian quotes can help get the message across!

Some of the best (and strongest) love is between two best friends; you already spend time with each other, you can be open and honest about anything, and knowing everything about her just makes it easier for you to fall for each other.

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Below you'll find lesbian quotes about love for everyone who identifies as a lesbian; some silly and some serious, but all for you, whether you have that special girl in your life or not yet.

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1. "Straighteners don't work. I've been using one for two weeks and I'm still a lesbian."

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2. "Cut the ending. Revise the script. The man of her dreams is a girl." —Julie Anne Peters

3. "We are both 'the girl' in the relationship. That's kinda the point."

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4. "The best smell in the world is the woman that you love."

5. "Being a lesbian means I have the opportunity to love what is uncommon, and I’m okay with that. I do not cry myself to sleep or am upset by the life that I lead because of who I care about. Because I accept the fact that it is simply love.” —Jenna Anne.

6. "He's a she — and 'she' is amazing."

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7. "I found you in the clarity of the moon, Not the rigor of the sun. Not in the light, where its easier to see, But when the world is blind and loves eyes are free." —Malika E Nura

8. "Staring at her and thinking, ‘How did a girl like her end up with a girl like me?’" —Chaz Bono

9. "Let's get one thing straight. I'm not."

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10. “It is not a matter of choosing girls over boys; it’s choosing happiness over society.” 

11. “No one has imagined us. We want to live like trees, sycamores blazing through the sulfuric air, dappled with scars, still exuberantly budding, our animal passion rooted in the city.” —Adrienne Rich.

12. "I prefer girls."

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13. “Lesbian existence comprises both the breaking of a taboo and the rejection of a compulsory way of life. It is also a direct or indirect attack on the male right of access to women.” —Adrienne Rich.

14. “Every day I can’t believe it. It’s such a joy to have such a great lady, and the beauty of freedom reveals itself to me in a time-release fashion.” —Chely Wright.

15. "I kissed a boy and I didn't like it."

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16. “A sea of whiskey couldn’t intoxicate me as much as a drop of you.” – J.S. Parker.

17. “I let you into my world, and then you became it.” 

18. "I'm not a lesbian, but my girlfriend is."

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19. "I kissed a boy, and I didn’t like it.”

 

20. “The more boys I meet, the more I realize that yeah, I’m for sure a lesbian.” 

 

21. “People will stare. Make it worth their while.” —Harry Winston.

22. "Life is too short to ignore love."

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23. "There’s happiness, and then there’s love and then there’s completion." —Ellen DeGeneres

 

24. "She’s my role model, my traveling companion, my most reliable source of light, my fortitude." —Elizabeth Gilbert

25. "You make me believe in 'forever.'"

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26. "There's something about you and I'm finding it impossible to stay away. Whenever you're near, 'I love you' is all I want to say."— Francine Chiar

27. “Girls love each other like animals. There is something ferocious and unself-conscious about it. We don’t guard ourselves like we do with boys. No one trains us to shield our hearts from each other. With girls, it’s total vulnerability from the beginning. Our skin is bare and soft. We love with claws and teeth and the blood is just proof of how much. It’s feral.” —Leah Raeder. 

28. "People will stare. Make it worth their while." — Harry Winston

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29. "Love is a wild fire that cannot be contained by any mere element known to man." —Cristina Marrero

30. "Instead of disappearing, she makes me feel reappeared. Reimagined. Her touch shapes me, draws out the boldness that had been hiding in my core." —Natasha Ngan

31. "Staring at her and thinking, 'How did a girl like her end up with a girl like me?'"

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32. “No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love.” —Rita Mae Brown

33. "To me, it’s not who you love… a man, a woman, what have you… it’s the fact that you love. That is all that truly matters.” —Al Pacino.

34. "I'm a girl. I love a girl. And I'm okay with that."

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35. “Two women don’t stay in love because they sleep in the same bed… but because they share the same dreams and are willing to fight for each other.”

36. “I’m the luckiest girl, with a girl like you.” 

37. "Too cute to be straight."

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38.  "I had to be with her, and I just figured I’d deal with the other stuff later.” —Portia de Rossi.

39. “I want to hold your hand at 80 and say, ‘We made it’.” 

40. "You don't fall in love with the gender. You fall in love with the person."

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41. “You are the girl that I’ve been dreaming of, ever since I was a little girl.

42. “One day I’ll find her. And when they ask me how I knew she was the one, I’ll them ‘because she loved me in spite of all the unlovable pieces she had to pick up’.”

43. "The more boys I meet, the more I realize that yeah, I'm for sure a lesbian."

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44. “Any world which did not have a place for me loving women was not a world in which I wanted to live, nor one which I could fight for.” —Audre Lorde.

45. “I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate.” —Rita Mae Brown

46. "Love is too beautiful to be hidden in a closet."

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47. "My prince charming is a princess."

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48.  "I didn’t know how to not be with her." —Tig Notaro

49. “Being gay is like being left-handed. Some people are, most people aren’t, and nobody really knows why. It’s not right or wrong; it’s just the way things are.”

50. “She is the gold at the end of the rainbow.”

51. "I like a girl. No, I love her."

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52. “Love who your heart wants, not what your eyes want. Don’t worry about what others say or think. This love is yours, not theirs.” 

53. “You don’t fall in love with the gender; you fall in love with the person.” —Sandra Alvarenga.

54. "She loves me for the way I never leave her and I love her for the thousand secret ways she makes me stay." — Michael Xavier

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If you're searching for the best quotes and memes to share with the people you love (or just want to feel inspired yourself) ... look no further! From the sweetest love quotesinspirational sayings, and hilarious friendship truths, we've got you covered.

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