“Perhaps I’m being romantic but I think a lot of people screw around not with any intention of screwing around forever but because they’re looking for something and it doesn’t quite work out. They’re open to the possibility of more but resigned to the idea that it may not happen and, in the meantime, they’ve got an adventure and sex.”

“My favorite gay guy is always anyone with a sense of humor and sense of style. I’m very disappointed when you meet that one gay schlub who has no sense of style. You’re gay, you should know how to pick a chintz!”

“When civil partnerships became possible in the United Kingdom, it was very important for David and me to be able to do this on the first day it was possible. I really felt part of something genuinely progressive and groundbreaking, and we were also so totally overwhelmed and heartened by the positive support we received across the board from the press, my fans, the people of Great Britain and literally the world over!”

“We conclude that, in light of the history of pernicious discrimination faced by gay men and lesbians, and because the institution of marriage carries with it a status and significance that the newly created classification of civil unions does not embody, the segregation of heterosexual and homosexual couples into separate institutions constitutes a cognizable harm. We also conclude that (1) our state scheme discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation, (2) for the same reasons that classifications predicated on gender are considered quasi-suspect for purposes of the equal protection provisions of the United States constitution, sexual orientation constitutes a quasi-suspect classification for purposes of the equal protection provisions of the state constitution, and, therefore, our statutes discriminating against gay persons are subject to heightened or intermediate judicial scrutiny, and (3) the state has failed to provide sufficient justification for excluding same sex couples from the institution of marriage.”