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commentary
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Published Thursday, 22-Nov-2007 in issue 1039
“I think the gay agenda, quote-unquote, is just our constant drumming that we need to rise up as a human race and become one. And we’re not backing down. We really did mean it when we said: ‘We’re here; we’re queer; get used to it.’”
“I thought it was hilarious. J.K. Rowling is an incredibly intelligent woman. She can’t have thought for a moment that that would go down well in the Bible Belt of America, but she put it brilliantly herself: ‘He’s my character – I can do what I want with him.’”
“[Desperate Housewives creator] Marc [Cherry] should be applauded for creating gay characters who aren’t issue-oriented. A lot of the time, gay characters are known through issues – coming out or health problems. There are a few cliché gay jokes on ‘Desperate Housewives.’ But Bob and Lee aren’t stereotypical. They have horrible taste. They have a sense of humor. They’re a little mean. They’re certainly not PC.”
“When I told my parents that I was starting my transition [in my early 20s], my dad said, ‘Well, that makes so much more sense ‘cause I never saw you any other way and now it totally works.’ It was unbelievable. The second I told them they flew to New York and wanted to make sure I was OK. And they found out I was happier.”
“I was a fuck buddy of Rock Hudson’s. ... It wasn’t exactly an elite club.”
“[I stay in shape] just by walking. New York is the right city for that. I’m not about gym culture. I’d rather be sitting in a bar.”
“Oh, my God, before I played this character, I never realized how important gay rights issues are; I never paid much attention. And then when I started playing this character, it was a personal affront to me. It seems outrageous that the things I and many others take for granted, gay people cannot. I think the marriage issue that gays face is outrageous as well.”
“I don’t know what to say about the gay community with any real authority as I’m not part of it. It is something that is a little separate to my own experience, you know. This is the thing that I find funny: Why does your sexual orientation have to be predominant? It is like saying I’m really good friends with a black person, or that woman is a good friend of mine. If you’re gay, it doesn’t make any difference. I look at you as a whole person.”
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