"I refer to myself as gay, but I am married to a man. Of course, I've had relationships with women, but my politics are more queer than my lifestyle." — Comedian Margaret Cho ( photo by Austin Young ) , in the March 29 issue of the New York Times Magazine.
"Simply embracing technology isn't going to fix our problem either. Republicans using Twitter and Facebook isn't going to miraculously make people think we're cool again. Breaking free from obsolete positions and providing real solutions that don't divide our nation further will." — Sen. John McCain's daughter, Meghan, in an April 18 address to Log Cabin Republicans.
"1. Most of our nation wants our nation to succeed; 2. Most people are ready to move on to the future, not live in the past; and 3. Most of the old school Republicans are scared shitless of that future." — Sen. John McCain's daughter, Meghan, in an April 18 address to Log Cabin Republicans.
"If there is one thing that gives me hope about the future of our party and the role you and the Log Cabin Republicans can play in it is this: there's never been a better time to speak out. People are listening. And, they're more open minded than ever before." — Sen. John McCain's daughter, Meghan, in an April 18 address to Log Cabin Republicans.
"'THIS GUY IS A QUEER!' The word queer comes out of his mouth three or four times." — An attendee's allegation of what former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said after a confrontation with Sacha Baron Cohen's character Bruno in Cohen's new film, as posted on Salon.com March 16.
"LIKE RACE, OUR SEXUALITY ISN'T A PREFERENCE. It is immutable; it is unchangeable. And the constitution protects us against prejudices and discrimination based on immutable differences." — NAACP Board Chair Julian Bond speaking at the Human Rights Campaign's March 16 dinner in Los Angeles. A video of Bond's speech is at www.hrc.org .
"when a young man is a dancer, gay or straight does not matter anymore in our society, luckily. The dance world was always much more open about being queer. In a way, it still is—but more open to straight guys." — Ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov when asked if he had any advice for young men who want to dance, in the March issue of Details magazine.
"i think there's far too mUch importance placed on people's sexuality anyway. I love sex, it's great, but it's not the measure of love or a relationship. And whether you like girls or boys, whether you like the light on or off: Who cares? I always find sexuality one of the least interesting things about a person." — Actor Hugh Jackman in the April 24/May 1 issue of Entertainment Weekly.
"I think people are born bisexual and then make subconscious choices based on the pressures of society. I have no question in my mind about being bisexual." — Actress Megan Fox ( Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ) , in the June issue of Esquire.
"But I'm also a hypocrite: I would never date a girl who was bisexual, because that means they also sleep with men, and men are so dirty that I'd never want to sleep with a girl who had slept with a man." — Actress Megan Fox ( Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ) , in the June issue of Esquire. Fox herself was recently engaged to actor Brian Austin Green ( Beverly Hills 90210 ) .
"90 people get the Swine Flu and everybody wants to wear a mask. A million people have AIDS and no one wants to wear a condom." — A popular e-mail message recently forwarded by many people.
