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Compiled by Rex Wockner

Published Thursday, 23-Oct-2008 in issue 1087

“Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads inevitably to the conclusion that gay people are entitled to marry. ... To decide otherwise would require us to apply one set of constitutional principles to gay persons and another to all others.”

The Connecticut Supreme Court in an Oct. 10 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. Three states down, 47 to go.

“People change their minds about Proposition 8 when they hear the lie that churches will lose their tax-free status if they won’t marry same-sex couples. Even though this is not true. So this is crunch time. ... We must get on the air now to answer these lies and swing votes back to our side. And the only way to do that is to raise more money. The generous $15.8 million that our supporters have given isn’t enough.”

Equality California Executive Director Geoff Kors, Oct. 7. Voters will decide Nov. 4 whether to amend the state constitution to undo the state Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.

“I don’t have a problem discussing the topic of somebody being gay, but I do have a problem discussing my personal life. You don’t get that part of me. Sorry. ... I don’t feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don’t care if people think I’m gay or not. Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway.”

Singer and actress Queen Latifah to The New York Times, Oct. 3.

“I wanted to call it Fudge Packer.”

Elton John, on the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road, to GQ magazine’s Web site, Oct. 13.

“Politically (Sarah) Palin is just terrifying me. When you see the polls, you realize these people may get in. It’s very, very, very scary. She’s a woman who is totally homophobic, totally against gay marriage. They will bring in a Supreme Court where you won’t be able to get married. It’s crazy.”

Comedian Joan Rivers to the San Diego gay magazine Rage Monthly, October issue.

“I think the idea of poly-relationships is great. And it’s open to me if I want that. My marriage is about ‘Whatever happens, we’ll stay together.’ But it just hasn’t come up yet. Being married is very important to me. It has utterly committed me to the fight for gay marriage. ... I’ve been with my husband for 10 years. There is an unconditional support and love there. That connection, feeling supported by someone emotionally has totally enhanced my life.”

Comedian Margaret Cho to the Ottawa, Canada, gay newspaper Capital Xtra!, Oct. 8.

“We (activist Urvashi Vaid and I) never made a huge public thing of our relationship. It puts too much pressure on it. We are truly a marriage of comedy and tragedy, but I’m never saying which one I am. The secret is that we have made a commitment to keep talking and to have fun. It’s been 20 years now – but then, some afternoons seem 20 years long.”

Lesbian comedian Kate Clinton to the national lesbian magazine Curve, November issue.