“I was upset when people assumed that Ellen DeGeneres should be doing more and Rosie O’Donnell should be doing more. I’m like, doing more of what? They have just given up their privacy for your cause, and you want them to do what? How much more do you need them to give to be happy? So, no, just by being honest and out about who you are, to me, is enough; you don’t have to do one thing for the rest of your life when you are that famous, because that’s your contribution right there.”

“I must say, I’ve been given some awards in my time, but this is very, very important to me. I’m moved and I’m honored to receive this award from a wonderful organization that I deeply believe in, and that’s GLAAD. Love is the most cherished feeling we have; it’s unique to human beings, and if anyone thinks they can dismiss love through politics, they’re nuts.”

“It might not feel this way, but we are winning. The constitutional amendments [banning same-sex marriage] are an act of desperation. We are winning the discussion, and they know it. They are using brute power to keep the discrimination around, to enshrine it for a generation. If we do not give up, they will not have the last word.”