“There is a culture war going on between us and the radical right. And this [Log Cabin Republicans national] convention sends a message back to Washington, D.C., and to Republican leaders: We’re here to stay, we’re gonna win this [marriage] battle and we’re on the right side of history. We’re a very conservative group on just about every issue, except we’re not going to be treated as second-class citizens.”

“Remember the days when AIDS activists engaged in colorful street protests that dramatized the government’s indifference to the deadly epidemic? Those poignant demonstrations have been replaced by – well, by nothing really, except for funding and grant proposals.”

“I’m very annoyed that as fine an actor as Sharon Gless is that she has not even been nominated [for an Emmy]. I feel that way about a lot of members of our cast. ... I don’t think certain people of the gay community have been any more friendly and supportive of the show than the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences [has been].”

“QAF obviously is not the show for everybody, but it’s still the drama series least likely to play it safe and most likely to turn bluenoses red with rage. It’s hard to be daring in today’s shock-pocked culture, but Queer as Folk is still in there pitching, innovating and taking admirable risks.”