“I don’t think that’s a radical view to say we’re going to affirm marriage. I think the radical view is to say that we’re going to change the definition of marriage so that it can mean two men, two women, a man and three women, a man and a child, a man and animal. Again, once we change the definition, the door is open to change it again. I think the radical position is to make a change in what’s been historic.”

“I don’t trust either Clinton on gay issues. Sure, they’re better than any Republican on the issues we’re confronting. But they know that already. And they’ll never take a risk for gay equality because they assume we have nowhere else to go.”

“‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ as articulated, as I worked it out with Colin Powell, who was then the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meant literally that – that people would be free to live their lives. As long as they didn’t go march in gay rights parades or go to gay bars in uniform – in uniform – and talk about it on duty, they would be all right. Now, as soon as he [Powell] left, the anti-gay forces then in the military started using it as an excuse to kick people out.”

“What’s a feminist civil-rights supporter to do? This is an embarrassment of riches we have in the Democratic primary. Sure, they all have their limitations, but when was the last time we had some viable, charismatic choices? When didn’t you hold your nose to vote for the president. ... We feminists are between a Barack and a hard place. Our fantasy presidential teams are flush.”