“Gay men don’t have a higher sex drive than straight men; the latter are merely restrained by women. … Men are programmed to shag. To me, the idea of not having to take part in that lie means I can be more honest with [partner] Kenny [Goss]. The things I would never have dreamed of saying to my girlfriends, it actually helps to say in a gay relationship. Kenny and I have a level of trust, an understanding, that men and women don’t have, which is desperately sad.”

“I’ve never really had a desire to be with a woman, and that’s the honest truth. I love them all. I think women are beautiful. I have five sisters. I’m close to women, and know them inside out, but I’m a guy’s gal.”

“[Supreme Court nominee] Judge [Samuel] Alito [Jr.] has a political agenda different from that required of members of the judiciary. It is based on his personal political ideology and stands apart from any principle that can reasonably be located in the Constitution. We do not believe that Judge Alito has the necessary commitment to liberty and equality for all Americans. Judge Alito puts particular political ends above a fair reading of the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the laws passed by Congress. Put differently, his political agenda leads him to write judicial decisions to make the law conform to his politics. He then applies legal craftsmanship and precedent to justify the law he is making.”