Mary Cheney

I had to admit I'd pretty much failed at the whole low-profile thing. ↗

— Mary Cheney

#failed #had #i #much #pretty

I'd rather not be known as the Vice President's lesbian daughter. ↗

— Mary Cheney

#i #known #lesbian #president #rather

I'm not sure when I first knew that I was gay. ↗

— Mary Cheney

#gay #i #knew #sure

I'm probably a little more like my dad. But because of my mom, I never saw being a woman as being an impediment to being able to do something. She had her Ph.D. before I was born. ↗

— Mary Cheney

#because #before #being #born #dad

In the 1980s, there weren't a lot of role models for gay teenagers. ↗

— Mary Cheney

#lot #models #role #role models #teenagers

It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parents during my junior year of high school, on the day that I also wrecked the family car. ↗

— Mary Cheney

#car #come #day #during #family

It won't take 40 years for opposition to same-sex marriage to dissipate. ↗

— Mary Cheney

#marriage #opposition #same-sex #same-sex marriage #take

It's always better to deliver the news yourself rather than allow your boss to be surprised. ↗

— Mary Cheney

#always #better #boss #deliver #news

John Kerry didn't out me, nor did he offend or attack me by calling me a lesbian. I certainly couldn't be offended by the truth. ↗

— Mary Cheney

#calling #certainly #did #i #john

Life would be so much harder if I had to lie about who I was. ↗

— Mary Cheney

#had #harder #i #lie #life