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'Tennis is eating too much of my personal life. That's not what I had in mind when I came back. So no more. I just wanna be home with my honey.' — Martina Navratilova to syndicated Canadian gay columnist Richard Burnett, July 27.
'I was lonely [ being out of the closet ] during the early years. The tough part was how the media sensationalized everything I did. When I split up with Judy Nelson 15 years ago the headline in my local newspaper was 'Lesbian love nest.' This was a long relationship, not illicit sex. That upset me. That's why I'm private about my [ current ] relationship of six years. I don't want to trivialize my feelings or my life.' — Navratilova to Burnett.
'I enjoyed working on that series [ Queer As Folk ] because of the importance of it. It addressed a civil rights issue. That's something that shouldn't be taken lightly. ... My parents are fairly open-minded and they realized the show's importance, too. But my mom didn't like me kissing boys any more than I did.' — Actor Hal Sparks to North Carolina's The News & Observer, July 28.
'The biggest threat to children today is not sex. ... It's witless, sexually confused adults. It's trembling bipeds who never have sex and who never drink and who never do drugs and who never have sex while drunk and on drugs while hanging from the ceiling, laughing. They are the true danger to us all. It even says so in the Bible: 'Beware, ye who eat food from cans. Beware the whiny and the self-righteous and the humorless hand-wringers, for they shall poop upon the earth.' I think it's in Leviticus.' — San Francisco Chronicle columnist Mark Morford, July 28.
'Honey, gays are the ones who make you and stay with you. ... How stupid can hearts be when people discriminate, period. It's just an awful thing.' — Patti LaBelle to the gay newspaper Dallas Voice, July 27.
'The gay community has been sticking with me all these years. They're my most loyal fans and it's where I have the most fun. So, thank you.' — '80s pop star Deborah ( Debbie ) Gibson performing at the San Diego LGBT Pride Festival, July 29.
'What's more fun than dressing up like Reba or Dolly or Wynonna? It's flattering [ when drag queens do me ] . I just got an e-mail from someone doing their best Wynonna interpretation of 'I Want to Know What Love Is.' It's all about the hair and lips, honey. It slays me. It's dramatic and fun.' — Wynonna Judd to the Palm Springs gay magazine The Bottom Line, Aug. 4.
'It's a sad statement that the national leader of a country that's one of the most progressive countries in the world chooses to support intolerance [ by not attending the 1st World Outgames in Montreal ] . It's our job to see that as an unfortunate ignorance, rather than as a statement against us. It's just that he hasn't got there in his heart.' — k.d. lang on Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a July 28 press conference in Montreal.
'The 1st World Outgames in Montreal are a wonderful occasion to celebrate the love that binds us. It is a celebration of sport, culture and human rights in a spirit of true inclusion regardless of sexual orientation. I know in my heart that the 1st World Outgames in Montreal will be an unforgettable moment in our struggle for tolerance.' — Celine Dion in a video greeting at the opening ceremonies of the 1st World Outgames, July 29.
' [ T ] he Internet has certainly impacted my life. ... I met my husband on a Web site called daddyhunt.com . I did not meet him on the site, but I noticed this cute guy on the site and then I saw him walking down the street a couple of years ago in the Castro. ... I told him I could have posted to his profile but I figured it was just easier to chance him down the street. I told him, 'I understand you like men over 45 -- I am overqualified for the position.' We've been together two years. ... He's 34. There is nothing sillier than an older guy pointing out the youth of his partner. I am just glad that I have met someone with whom I just feel completely compatible. He's the great companion I have always longed for since I was 8 years old.' — Tales of the City author Armistead Maupin to PlanetOut.com, Aug. 3.
'It's not a continuation of Tales of the City, but it is told from the standpoint of [ Tales protagonist ] Michael Tolliver today. He's 55 years old. A surviving HIV-positive man. With a considerably younger lover. ... I originally said that I would not have any of the other characters from Tales in the new book, but some of them have crept in. The book is a smaller, more personal novel than I've written in the past. I've tried to focus on the dailiness of life -- which I think is very interesting. The small details that add up to our lives, and how people who thought they were going to be dead 20 years ago are facing mortality by natural causes.' — Tales of the City author Armistead Maupin on his upcoming book 'Michael Tolliver Lives,' to PlanetOut.com .
