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Compiled by Rex Wockner

Published Thursday, 16-Oct-2003 in issue 825

“I released three albums before I came out and each of them sold just under a million — probably 900,000 each. After I came out, in America alone I sold 6 million records. So, I can’t imagine that I’ve lost any fans.”

— Melissa Etheridge on the VH1 program “Totally Gay.”

“I have never made out with a woman off-camera. I have to admit that I like being paid for it. Does that make me a whore?”

— Actress Mariel Hemingway on the VH1 program “Totally Gay.”

“I wanted to be a lesbian, I tried to be a lesbian, I would have been a great lesbian, but, you know, fate would have it, I have to be a heterosexual, which is no fucking picnic.”

— Actress Camryn Manheim on the VH1 program “Totally Gay.”

“I hope that lesbians are less politically correct than they were 10 years ago. It has its place but it also becomes another kind of prison.”

— Advocate Editorial Director Judy Wieder on the VH1 program “Totally Gay.”

“Vanessa Redgrave.”

— “Everybody Loves Raymond” actress Doris Roberts when asked backstage at the Emmys, “If you had to kiss another actress, who would it be?”

“I think Grace would pick Salma Hayek.”

— “Will & Grace” actress Debra Messing when asked backstage at the Emmys, “If Grace was to have a lesbian affair, which actress would you choose?”

“By year’s end, local health officials estimate there will be 750 new syphilis cases in San Francisco, compared to 494 last year and 10 cases in 1998. Most of the new cases are among gay and bisexual men.”

— The San Francisco Chronicle.

“I get checked out a lot by gay guys now and I feel more comfortable. It makes me feel good. It might sound weird coming from a straight guy, but if gay guys are checking you out, then you know you’re good-looking, you know?”

— John Bargeman of Jersey City, N.J., who was made over by “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”’s Fab Five on the July 29 episode, to the Union City Reporter.

“If people want to do something and it doesn’t hurt other people, doesn’t reduce other people’s rights, we should let them do it. Why not?”

— Canadian Defense Minister John McCallum on his support for full same-sex marriage.

“I don’t know what the rest of the world’s going through but I know how much fun I’m having.”

— Melissa Etheridge talking about dildos on the VH1 program “Totally Gay.”

“I worked in restaurants for years.... You know every restaurant has that really kind of snarly, bitchy, nasty queen? Me.”

— British talk-show sensation Graham Norton on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

“I’ve done a lot of sexual exploring — a lot. I’m like a sexual Captain Nemo. But it really hasn’t given me anything emotional in the end. In the end, I’ve felt quite bankrupt. I’m happy about what happened, but I’m really looking for love.”

— Openly gay singer Rufus Wainwright to D.C.’s MetroWeekly.