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2005-06-15

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'I used to think one of the cool things about being gay was that you didn't have to get married.' — Lesbian comedian Kate Clinton to the lesbian magazine Curve, June issue.

'My vagina? ... It's an endless source of pleasure, especially the older I get. It's true what they say!' — Queer As Folk actress Michelle Clunie ( Melanie ) to Curve magazine, June issue.

'I never would have thought my life would have turned out this way. To have money. Or to have a gorgeous girlfriend [ Portia de Rossi ] . I just feel so lucky with everything in my life right now.' — Ellen DeGeneres to Allure magazine, June issue.

'Anne [ Heche ] broke my heart into a million pieces. I've never spoken to her since she left. When Anne left, I'd wake up in the morning and my eyes would just immediately fill up with tears.' — Ellen DeGeneres to Allure magazine, June issue.

'It's not the type of thing that I wear on my sleeve, if you will. But many people were already aware of the fact that I am gay [ before GOP operatives gay-baited me in the election ] .' — Newly elected Redondo Beach, Calif., Mayor Mike Gin, a Republican, to the Los Angeles Times, May 19.

'You know you're in trouble when your spokesman has to deny you masturbated in City Hall.' — John Aravosis writing about the ongoing scandal surrounding Spokane, Wash., Mayor James West, at RadarMagazine.com, May 23.

'I was not one of those buffed, manicured, pomaded homos that are all over the airwaves. Homosexuals are not put on this earth to tell women what blouses to wear. We're not just pets for women.' — Kids in the Hall's Scott Thompson to the Canadian Press wire service, May 27.

'The one thing almost all religions agree upon is that homosexuals are bad. Most religions ... are absolutely filled to bursting with homosexuals, and that's what's most tragic of all, is that most homophobia comes from people that won't accept their own homosexuality. So when they're attacking us, they're attacking themselves.' — Kids in the Hall's Scott Thompson to the Canadian Press wire service, May 27.

' [ O ] bviously, from our point of view, a democratic and tolerant society is exactly that. It is a society in which all people are included. It does not matter what race, what gender, it does not matter what sexual orientation—all that matters is that you are a citizen of that country. And indeed, we note that in countries that are democratic, in countries where there can be pressure on government, in countries where there can be checks and balances on government, then the rights ... of the most vulnerable in society tend to be more protected. And so we are concentrating in places like China and in Egypt and in other places on human rights. Whenever we have discussions with these countries, we talk about human rights. And the United States issues something called a Human Rights Report every year that talks about the human rights conditions in each country and so—very much in line with the notion that every citizen needs to be represented and rights protected. We believe that this is the way to handle this situation.' — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club on May 27 when asked by a journalist, ' [ W ] hat are you doing to ensure that countries like China and Egypt uphold the civil rights of ... their gay citizens?'

'The best thing are the stage door Johnnies, Joeys, Julios, Waynes, Duanes, Zacks, Daks and the ubiquitious Terrys. The worst thing are the panty hose. We have to call the fire department, they bring a cherry picker, it's ugly.' — Gay actor/comedian/ comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, asked by this column to identify the best and worst thing about doing Hairspray on Broadway, June 1.

'Becoming wealthy enough to pick up checks has been good for my sex life.' — Gay actor/comedian/comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, asked by this column if becoming a Broadway star ( Hairspray ) has been good for his sex life.

'Cum like a porn star, all over my back. ... Fucking without condoms is the most common way that gay men pass on HIV. Pre-cum has HIV in it but cum has a lot more. If you fuck without a condom, don't cum in his arse. Reduce the risk: CUM OUTSIDE!' — Controversial full-page ad running in the U.K. gay press from the organization Action for Gay Men's Health.


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