'Maybe I'm a gay man trapped in a woman's body.' — Madonna on Michael Parkinson's BBC chat show, Nov. 12.
'There's something I feel that the gay community affords women that straight guys don't, which is you can be 50 and a gay guy will go, 'You're so beautiful, you're so sexy,' and they mean it! They're not just trying to sleep with you. They appreciate your femininity.' — Actress Felicity Huffman ( Lynette on Desperate Housewives ) to Out magazine, December issue.
'I have many editions of the same blue shirt, but I was wearing the same shirt every day in New Orleans. Thankfully, they have not invented smellavision.' — CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who does not discuss his sexual orientation with the media, to People magazine, Nov. 15.
'Eye cream seems so expensive. I can't believe it really works. Then I feel like if I start using it, I will grow dependent on it, and if I stop, my eyes will stretch out.' —CNN anchor Anderson Cooper to People magazine.
'I am pale and skinny with gray hair. I don't get the appeal.' — CNN anchor Anderson Cooper to People magazine.
'I sort of fell out of the womb and landed in my mother's high heels. ... I was always kind of out. I tell you what was ... the hardest thing was when I was 42 years old, I decided to get sober. I had two DUIs and I thought, 'You know, honey ... the jig is up. Take off that party dress.' ... I'd never been into a gay bar sober in my entire life. I was riddled with internal homophobia. So, these last eight years, I feel like I came out. I'm comfortable in my skin with who I am and what I am today because of the work I've done in recovery these last eight years.' — Actor Leslie Jordan ( who plays Karen's friend Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace ) to the San Diego gay publication Buzz, Nov. 11.
'There is no answer for that one. I have been in a room with gay people who fought over this question. One would say he loved her because she was vulnerable. Another would say it was her talent. I am pleased that gays keep her legacy going, but it's a load of shit to think there's only one reason they love her.' — Lorna Luft, Judy Garland's daughter, when asked by the Palm Springs gay publication The Bottom Line, 'Why do gays idolize your mother?', Nov. 11.
'I'm still trying to get over my own homophobia. I still wouldn't feel comfortable at a gay bar. I wouldn't go to a gay parade. I don't know if I'm in favor of gay marriage or not.' — Rapper Kanye West to King magazine, January 2006 issue. The magazine named him man of the year.
'The bravest thing I did this year was speaking out against homophobia. That's a scarier topic, because if you bring it up, people think you must be gay. But you don't have to be gay to not gay-bash.' — Rapper Kanye West to King magazine, January 2006 issue. The magazine named him man of the year.
'I think there are a lot of people—gays and lesbians—who believe you are born that way. I think there are also a lot of people who believe it's a choice. And, for me, I believe it was a choice. I was at a point in my life where I had gone through a divorce and was not in a relationship, and the choice I made happened to be that I fell in love with another woman.' — WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes to PlanetOut.com, Nov. 6.
'There is no concern as far as how the league will treat me. I have spoken with the president of the league and she was very encouraging and very supportive and told me: 'Sheryl, your sexual preference has nothing to do with who you are on the court and who you are off the court. What you choose to do is your business and we're happy for you; we're proud for you. That's the most important thing—your happiness.'' —Newly out WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes to PlanetOut.com, Nov. 6.
'The Church cannot admit to the priesthood those who practice homosexuality, have deeply rooted homosexual tendencies or those who support the so-called 'gay culture.' ... Those tendencies that might be just an expression of a passing problem, such as from adolescence that hasn't been acted on, must be clearly overcome at least three years before ordination as a deacon.' —From the new Vatican document 'Instruction on the criteria of vocational discernment regarding people with homosexual tendencies in view of their admission to the priesthood and to sacred orders,' which will be released Nov. 29, according to the Italian newspaper Il Giornale.
