“John Kerry and John Edwards make up the most gay-supportive national ticket in American history. But, in order for them to win the enthusiastic support of the gay community, a critical part of their base, they will have to take a strong and bold stand on supporting our civil rights. We call upon Sen. Edwards to use his strong southern and populist roots and speak out against the ugly, divisive and anti-gay campaigns being waged all across the country in the guise of ‘protecting’ marriage. We need him to call these tactics what they are – partisan, debasing, and profoundly un-American.”

“For sure, we’re going to organize in Boston [at the Democratic National Convention]. This will be a coalition of activists, a lot of us coming from Democratic politics, who are really upset with Kerry, and really upset that organizations in the gay community like the Human Rights Campaign are not demanding anything of him.”

“I think the Republican Party is a big tent. If I’d been down there [in Washington, DC] I would have been testifying on the opposite side of the issue, but you can have Republicans testifying on opposite sides.”

“All of these supposedly heterosexual fashion editors at GQ and Esquire say Orlando Bloom or David Beckham is the best-dressed man. But what they’re really saying is that they fancy them, because all they’re wearing is jeans and a T-shirt. I don’t think they hate me because I’m gay. I think they hate me because I’m not beautiful."