“The struggles, discrimination, fashion catastrophes and camp icons that have defined the gay movement for nearly a century seem like ancient history now – the stuff of dusty archives or those-were-the-days conversations over a game of euchre at the 519 Community Centre on Church Street. More alarming is the fact that there’s a new generation of gay men who know Barbra Streisand only from Meet the Fockers. Imagine that.”

“[O]ne [thing I haven’t figured out] is what causes homosexuality. I admit, I am curious – but the real importance in getting to the bottom of this question is that the answer would be helpful to the homosexual community. I suspect that the cause is genetic, which would mean all those people who say that gays and lesbians can change to become heterosexual would have to sing another tune. Instead of trying to ‘fix’ a situation that doesn’t require fixing, they would have to learn to accept homosexuals. But I am not a scientist, so I can’t set about finding out the etiology, the cause of homosexuality. All I can do is act as a cheerleader to encourage scientists to come up with the answer.”

“I find that my gay fans can be a little more enthusiastic.”