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Published Thursday, 01-May-2008 in issue 1062
“I’ve never been one of the gay darlings; I’ve always been one of the pariahs. Myself, Sandra Bernhard and Scott Thompson from Kids in the Hall, we’re all very good friends and we all consider ourselves to be gay pariahs. One year, in a pride parade, we put ourselves in a cage and put a sign on it saying ‘gay pariahs.’ We thought it was hilarious, but again, people just got really mad about it. You know – get a sense of humor.”
Comic/singer/actress Lea DeLaria to the Kansas gay magazine Liberty Press, April issue.
“I used to think that you could blog and you could sort of say anything and nobody would know, but really everybody knows.”
Friend-of-gays comedian Margaret Cho to the Portland, Ore., gay newspaper Just Out, April 4.
“I’m totally addicted [to MySpace]. I read it completely myself and nobody believes it. Whenever I look at my messages, they’re like, ‘Hey Tori’s assistant, can you help me answer this question or ask Tori this?’ And I always have to answer back, ‘Hey, it’s actually me!’”
Actress Tori Spelling to Philadelphia Gay News, April 11.
“I think that the ‘born gay’ thesis is a crock. P.C. ideology is usually simplistically social constructionist, but when it comes to gayness, biology currently rules the roost. Of course it makes no sense. As I have written in the past, homosexuality is an adaptation, the product of a multitude of social and psychological factors. I believe we are all born with a capacity for bisexual expression, which may or may not evince itself, depending on circumstance.”
Writer Camille Paglia in her Salon.com column, April 9.
“There’s A’s and there’s B’s. The A’s are guys like me, the B’s are homosexual faggots with dirt on their fingernails that transmit diseases.”
Canadian federal Tory MP Tom Lukiwski caught on a 17-year-old amateur videotape unearthed April 3 by an opposition political party. Lukiwski said of the recording: “I am sorry. I am ashamed.”
“It would be bad to ask a person if he is homosexual or not, because this has nothing to do with his responsibilities. I believe that if the person has the moral, ethical, psychological and physical capacity to be a police officer, it doesn’t matter what his preference is or what he does at home in his free time.”
Panamanian National Police chief Rolando Mirones speaking on local radio April 3.
“All countries that love freedom, democracy and liberty should refuse to host the Olympic torch and boycott the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. Athletes should wear Tibetan flags during their events and on the podium when they collect their medals.”
Leading British gay activist Peter Tatchell, who blocked a bus carrying the Olympic torch April 7 in London.
“I hope gay people realize their special gifts. There is a reason why gay people are numerically over-represented in many creative fields. We have myriad destinies related to making the world more beautiful and compassionate. Being outsiders to mainstream culture gives us a unique perspective. To survive, gay people have had to realize that some social rules are dead wrong – like whom we can or cannot love. That empowering lesson can help us find our own voices.”
Photographer Tom Bianchi to the Palm Springs gay magazine The BottomLine, April 11.
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