'My position is, it's not the reason why I'm running for president of the United States. And I think that two-parent families are best for America. Because I think—well, I think that it's—it is important for us to emphasize family values. But I think it's very important that we understand that we have other challenges, too. I'm running for president of the United States because I want to help with family values. And I think that family values are important, when we have two-parent—families that are of parents that are the traditional family.' — Presidential candidate John McCain when asked, 'What is your position on gay adoption?' on ABC News' This Week with George Stephanopoulos, July 27. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have no restrictions on gay adoption.
'I just think John Edwards is an incredibly creepy individual and the very definition of faggy.' — Pundit Ann Coulter in a July 23 appearance on KOA radio in Denver.
'Once again, Ann Coulter has made a cynical and desperate bid for attention by using a vulgar, dehumanizing anti-gay slur. More and more, fair-minded Americans believe that there's no place for this kind of bigotry, and Coulter's shrinking media platform only confirms how out of step she is with the rest of the country. GLAAD urges the media to shine a spotlight on Ann Coulter's history of using anti-gay slurs, and the media outlets that support this language by continuing to provide her with a platform.' — Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation President Neil Giuliano, July 25.
'Congratulations to all of us: May equality live long and prosper.' — George Takei, who played Sulu on the original Star Trek, as he and partner Brad Altman picked up a marriage license June 17 in West Hollywood.
'From the beginning, my whole scene broke out in the gay clubs. ... I have to give credit where credit is due.' — Singer Donna Summer in an interview published by the Northampton, Mass., gay newspaper The Rainbow Times, July 3.
'My own death threats have declined considerably. I think I've become rather boring now to the public at large on this particular issue ( gay ) so I'm thought to be unremarkable.' — Openly gay actor Sir Ian McKellen to the BBC, July 13.
—Assistance: Bill Kelley