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Compiled by Rex Wockner

Published Thursday, 16-Sep-2004 in issue 873

"For the vice president to say things that undermine the institution of marriage and the president's own stated desire to have a federal marriage amendment ... shows that his vision has been clouded, his judgment is awry. He really needs a talking to."

— Bob Knight of the Culture and Family Institute to Agape Press Aug. 25 after Dick Cheney said his daughter is "gay" and that he opposes George W. Bush's proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.

"It is my humble hope that my 'coming out' could, in some small way, help those gay Americans who have yet to become open with their sexuality. To be gay, for me, was not a choice, but simply stating a reality. Now at peace with arguably one of the most important truths of my life, it is my prayer that I will now be free to live openly and integrate my sexuality with my daily life. This integration will hopefully help my actions, my thoughts and my heart to be in alignment going forward, keeping me from the pitfalls of a divided self or secret truths."

— New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey writing in the Aug. 22 New York Times.

"It may even be easier today to be closeted than it was in the past. [The Internet] has provided a new forum in which married men can easily order up their fill of gay sex discreetly, without having to go to a bar or some cruisy rest room – as if they're calling a Chinese place for take-out. They don't have to take risks, and can lead a secret life even more seamlessly."

— Columnist Michelangelo Signorile, New York Press, Aug. 17.

"The same day 'I am a gay American' became the hottest catchphrase since 'Shove it!,' the California Supreme Court routinely invalidated 4,000 or so marriages. The hilarious result is that Rosie O'Donnell is now living in sin, but [New Jersey Gov. James] McGreevey's marriage to his beard stands by law!"

— Columnist Michael Musto, The Village Voice, Aug. 17.

"The beginning of the Declaration of Independence says, 'All men are created equal.' I take those words literally. There's no 'unless you're gay.' I don't see the purpose in denying people access to a right that most of us take for granted. I don't see it as very American to carve out exceptions to our Constitution for a certain class of people."

— Ron Reagan on same-sex marriage to The Advocate, Aug. 31.

“There are so many prominent Republicans [here today]. The governor [of New York], Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. There’s a lot of muscle and a lot of prestige and a lot of prominence behind the gay and lesbian community – and that’s the way it ought to be. … In the long sweep of history, or maybe even the short sweep of history, those who favor gay rights and those who favor equality are on the right side of the issue.”

— U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., addressing a gay Log Cabin Republicans event at the Republican National Convention in New York City, Aug. 29.