Windy City Media Group Frontpage News

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

home search facebook twitter join
Gay News Sponsor Windy City Times 2023-12-13
DOWNLOAD ISSUE
Donate

Sponsor
Sponsor
Sponsor

  WINDY CITY TIMES

Quotelines
by Rex Wockner
2005-04-06

This article shared 3212 times since Wed Apr 6, 2005
facebook twitter pin it google +1 reddit email


Pictured Openly gay actress Tammy Lynn Michaels. Photo by Rex Wockner

'Personally, I don't think people would reject a prime minister simply on the basis that he was gay.' — British Prime Minister Tony Blair as quoted in The Telegraph, March 19. The full interview from which the quotation came will appear in the gay magazine Attitude.

' [ T ] he court rulings are verifying why I took the position I took, and that is I don't believe judges ought to be deciding this issue. I believe this is an issue of particular importance to the American people and should be decided by the people. And I think the best way to do so is through the constitutional process. ... [ C ] ourt rulings such as this strengthen my position, it seems like to me. People now understand why I laid out the position I did. ... [ T ] he more that judges start deciding the issue, I'm confident the more the people will want to be involved in the issue. This is a very important issue for the country and one that obviously needs to be conducted with a great deal of sensitivity and concern about other people's feelings. But this is—it's an issue I feel strongly about.' — President George W. Bush March 16 responding to the March 14 San Francisco County Superior Court ruling declaring California's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.

'Civil union, while an amazing step forward, is not equal to marriage. But that is what politics is about. Politics is about making very tough decisions that involve figuring out how much you can get at any given time. Clearly, as painful as it may be, this is all that can be done right now.' — National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Executive Director Matt Foreman to the Los Angeles Times, March 6.

'I have a problem with Madonna's devotion to Kabbalah, because I watched a documentary that said that Kabbalah believes that gay people are diseased and can be cured. She's such a hypocrite. This is the woman who has embraced homosexuality and used it to her advantage.' — Singer Boy George as quoted by the Irish Examiner, March 6.

'It's [ my life ] considerably more domesticated than it used to be. I found the perfect Jewish husband—actually, he found me—and he's about to make me buy a dog. He climbs on ladders to fix things while I wring my hands below and beg him to be careful. The truth is I was never very good at the hedonistic, partygoing lifestyle even when I was trying to be. It was always quite loud, which rarely gave me an opportunity to talk endlessly about myself. Today, Brian has to work hard to get me to leave the house.' — Gay author Christopher Rice to the Portland, Ore., gay newspaper Just Out.

'In one breath, they [ my family in Indiana ] want free tickets [ to wife Melissa Etheridge's concerts ] , and in the other breath, they're bitching that they've gotta look at all the faggots and lezzies make out.' — Actress Tammy Lynn Michaels ( Popular, Committed ) to The Advocate, March 29.

'I'm still baffled, when I go back to the 'flyover' states, at the amount of judgment and criticism that homosexuals receive. And every time I go back home [ to Indiana ] and visit, I send out prayers for all the homosexuals who live there on a daily basis. And it's just part of their life. I don't know how they do it. I feel like you and I, we get spoiled—we live here in L.A. and New York, we can walk around and hold hands with our lovers. But how do you bring New York to [ Indiana ] ?' — Michaels to The Advocate.

'Report to the police any crystal dealer you can identify. People in the clubs and elsewhere know who these people are. If one is arrested, another takes his or her place. Then we report that one, as well. One phone call, even an anonymous one, brings that person to the attention of the police who can then target them for an investigation. These are people who see every day what they are doing to people, yet because of the money involved or their own crystal use, they cannot or will not stop ruining the lives of those around them. We can't stop all of them, but we might be able to make a dent that will save at least some individuals from a life of despair. Draconian? Perhaps. But desperate times require desperate measures.' — Jeff Epperly, former longtime editor of the Boston gay newspaper Bay Windows and a recovered crystal user, writing in the Feb. 24 issue.


This article shared 3212 times since Wed Apr 6, 2005
facebook twitter pin it google +1 reddit email

Out and Aging
Presented By

  ARTICLES YOU MIGHT LIKE

Gay News

Quotelines 2012-06-20
- "The problem is that today, as I write this, young men and women whose behaviors, choices or attitudes are not deemed 'man enough' or 'normal' are being subjected to all kinds of abuse from verbal to ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2012-06-05
- "Chalk it up to progress that some celebrities are now embarrassed to be thought of as having been in the closet, which increasingly seems like a relic from the last century (even as it still endures ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2012-04-11
- "[L]et us not forget about what it meant when my husband appointed those two magnificent Supreme Court justices. And for the first time in history, our daughters and our sons watched three women take their seat ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2012-03-21
- "The heart has reasons that reason does not know. When Cupid's arrow strikes [ whether it's opposite-sex couples, racially mixed couples, or same-sex couples ] , it's a feeling that can't be denied. Love in all ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2012-01-11
- "But now, the remarkable new reality for Obama in this election is that supporting marriage equality is smart politics. A majority of independents and young voters already favor equal marriage rights. These are important voting blocks, ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2010-07-14
- "I do believe that God created male and female and intended for marriage to be the relationship of the two opposite sexes. Male and female are biologically compatible to have a relationship. We can get into ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2010-07-07
- "We are imposing great damage on them (same-sex couples) by the ... state of California saying they are different and they cannot have the happiness, they cannot have the privacy, they cannot have the liberty, they ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2010-06-30
- "If we're going to (use 'LGBT' to ) list everyone who falls under the penumbra, then list everyone—break the Ts into multiple categories, add the queer and questioning youth and everyone else until the acronym is ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2010-06-23
- " (Obama ) treats gay media the way he's treating the gay community. He's keeping us at a stiff arm's distance, not saying to go away or leave me alone, but to stand back over there at some distance. 'I'm going ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2010-06-16
- " (Barack Obama ) is just another in a long line of presidents who have dumped all over us. He is not honoring his campaign commitments. I really think he hates gay people and we are not dealing with this in ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2010-06-09
- "My practice in my entire political career when it came to gay issues was to prevent any kind of spotlight from being shined my way, because I was in hiding. So casting any kind of vote might, could in some way ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2010-06-02
- "Within the gay community so many leaders want acceptance from polite society. I think there's been a betrayal of what is down inside of us in order to achieve what looks popular, what looks enviable. The ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2010-05-26
- "I think that we ought to definitely look at it (same-sex marriage) and debate it. I think there are a lot of people who have trouble coming to terms with that because they see marriage as ...


Gay News

You Don't Say... 2010-05-19
- "This bold declaration that all of Hawaii's families should be treated equally under the law is commendable and long overdue. We thank all those who have worked long and hard in this struggle for equality ...


Gay News

Quotelines 2010-05-12
- "It's (GetEQUAL's success) beyond my wildest dreams. ... There's so much frustration out there; it's not just me feeling it. Now I feel like our frustration is being materialized and people are saying, 'We can do ...


 


Copyright © 2024 Windy City Media Group. All rights reserved.
Reprint by permission only. PDFs for back issues are downloadable from
our online archives.

Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, and
photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and no
responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials.

All rights to letters, art and photos sent to Nightspots
(Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago
Gay and Lesbian News and Feature Publication) will be treated
as unconditionally assigned for publication purposes and as such,
subject to editing and comment. The opinions expressed by the
columnists, cartoonists, letter writers, and commentators are
their own and do not necessarily reflect the position of Nightspots
(Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender News and Feature Publication).

The appearance of a name, image or photo of a person or group in
Nightspots (Chicago GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times
(a Chicago Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender News and Feature
Publication) does not indicate the sexual orientation of such
individuals or groups. While we encourage readers to support the
advertisers who make this newspaper possible, Nightspots (Chicago
GLBT Nightlife News) and Windy City Times (a Chicago Gay, Lesbian
News and Feature Publication) cannot accept responsibility for
any advertising claims or promotions.

 
 

TRENDINGBREAKINGPHOTOS







Sponsor


 



Donate


About WCMG      Contact Us      Online Front  Page      Windy City  Times      Nightspots
Identity      BLACKlines      En La Vida      Archives      Advanced Search     
Windy City Queercast      Queercast Archives     
Press  Releases      Join WCMG  Email List      Email Blast      Blogs     
Upcoming Events      Todays Events      Ongoing Events      Bar Guide      Community Groups      In Memoriam     
Privacy Policy     

Windy City Media Group publishes Windy City Times,
The Bi-Weekly Voice of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Community.
5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640-2113 • PH (773) 871-7610 • FAX (773) 871-7609.