“My mother didn’t have a good grounding. When you’re a kid, and you’re making that much money, and supporting all these other people, there’s imbalance in your family and there’s no one to say, ‘No!’ The people around her liked their lifestyles, and they liked their cars.”

“If HIV/AIDS were the leading cause of death of white women between the ages of 25 and 34, there would be an outraged outcry in this country.”

“The last five years have been the greatest demonstration ever seen of evil done by people who think they have God on their side. The religious right in America is completely insane. That said, I think normal Americans are becoming more liberal again. Thirty percent really believe that Jesus is in the White House; the rest watch Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show on TV and accept gay couples. Homophobic bigotry is less expressed now; it’s becoming as unacceptable as racism.”

“The wave of American TV shows that supposedly signaled a new era of tolerance toward us – ‘Will & Grace,’ ‘Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’ – no doubt resulted in a backlash of homophobia among average Americans. It certainly must have alienated a whole new generation of homosexual kids, who wanted in no way to be associated with such insulting drivel.”