...I want [ Britney Spears ] to come live with me.
—Rosie O'Donnell, according to the New York Post.
'Any minority that doesn't get the same treatment and equal rights under the law as everyone else is being discriminated against. The cure is to just say who you are, to be clear about how you are proud of who you are, and to make sure that people get to know you as a person and not a category.' — Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean to QVegas magazine, November issue.
'I want her [ Britney Spears ] to come live with me, but I have to stop saying that. I'm a 45-year-old overweight lesbian. She's like a 23-year-old hot, skinny sexy girl. I think she's going to call the police soon, you know. I mean I phone her, I leave her like stalker-like messages at the Four Seasons.' — Rosie O'Donnell at the New York Comedy Festival on Nov. 6, according to the New York Post.
'I think the gay agenda, quote-unquote, is just our constant drumming that we need to rise up as a human race and become one. And we're not backing down. We really did mean it when we said: 'We're here; we're queer; get used to it.'' — Singer Melissa Etheridge to Variety, Nov. 13.
'I thought it was hilarious. J.K. Rowling is an incredibly intelligent woman. She can't have thought for a moment that that would go down well in the Bible Belt of America, but she put it brilliantly herself: 'He's my character—I can do what I want with him.'' — Daniel Radcliffe, star of the Harry Potter films, responding to Potter author J.K. Rowling's recent revelation that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry headmaster Albus Dumbledore is gay, to the BBC, Nov. 12.
'It never really occurred to me before but now J.K. Rowling's said that he's gay, it sort of makes sense. I think what surprised everyone was the amount of media attention it's received. I think it's nice that the story has ended but there are still things that people don't know.' — Harry Potter actress Emma Watson ( Hermione Granger ) responding to Potter author J.K. Rowling's recent revelation that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry headmaster Albus Dumbledore is gay, to the BBC, Nov. 12.
'Once upon a time you weren't doing your bit for the community if you weren't loudly out. Now that seems a bit passé. Nobody wants to hear you're gay. They already know. Increasingly gays look like everyone else, which is to say segregated by class, education and cultural interests. ... [ W ] hat if anything holds them and/or us together? What, at this stage of gay lib, is the social glue?' — Columnist Brent Ledger in the Toronto gay newspaper Xtra!, Oct. 11.
'I have friends who have told me that if their partner gets sick, they wouldn't be allowed in the hospital room because they're not considered immediate family and they have no spousal rights. I think it's very unfortunate that a person can't marry who they want to marry. Everyone should take care of their own business without judging others. Like I always say, 'Don't judge me unless you've walked a mile in my shoes.'' — Singer Reba McEntire to the Carolinas gay newspaper Q-Notes, Oct. 6.
'It was hands off the Bush girls for the past seven years. Nobody could say a word about them, they've stood for nothing, they've said nothing, they are flatliners. Their mother is a flatliner—Laura Bush has done nothing to define this country, she's done nothing as a woman.' — Lesbian comic and actress Sandra Bernhard to London's The Independent, Oct. 21.
' [ Desperate Housewives creator ] Marc [ Cherry ] should be applauded for creating gay characters who aren't issue-oriented. A lot of the time, gay characters are known through issues—coming out or health problems. There are a few cliché gay jokes on Desperate Housewives. But Bob and Lee aren't stereotypical. They have horrible taste. They have a sense of humor. They're a little mean. They're certainly not PC.' — Actor Tuc Watkins who plays one half of the new gay couple on TV's Desperate Housewives, to USA Today, Nov. 2.
—Assistance: Bill Kelley
