“If you are actively engaging in homosexual relations, those relations are about selfish hedonism. If my daughter were a lesbian, I’d look at her and say, ‘That is a relationship that is based on selfish hedonism.’ I would also tell my daughter that it’s a sin, and she needs to pray to the Lord God to help her to deal with that sin.”

“Most senators in both parties voted to protect the institution of marriage through the Defense of Marriage Act signed into law by President Bill Clinton, but not John Kerry.”

“When I came out and I went through all I did, I did it understanding that it essentially would be[come] this kind of cultural wave. ... And my position was just to be steady and try to have as much elegance and grace as possible, while never shying away from the gay question. I knew people would get used to the fact that I’m gay and there’d be no weirdness about it, and that eventually the focus would be back on the music.”