20 Powerful LGBT Quotes that made history 1. “Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?” – James Baldwin In his iconic novel Giovanni’s Room, gay author James Baldwin makes a powerful statement about love. He proclaims that s*x and gender don’t matter; all that matters is that two people love each other. Nothing should stand in their way if they have love in their hearts. These words resonated with millions of people who felt like their emotions were invalid because of the gender of the object of their love. With this quote, Baldwin assured them that it didn’t matter because love is love. 2. “If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.” – Zanele Muholi Zanele Muholi is a South African acti

