“In the privacy of the voting booth … people are free to act out the unspoken fears and unconscious prejudices that they would never breathe to another soul, or likely, acknowledge to themselves. And at least this year, that acting out doomed Brokeback Mountain.”

“When I came out about my sexuality, I didn’t say, ‘Oh, I’m going to do this and be a big, famous lesbian that’s going to talk about gay rights.’ I’ve got to do this because I’m going crazy because I think people think that I have a boyfriend! And that makes me nuts and that’s not truthful. I want to be truthful.”

“It is my own stupid fault, as usual. I was in possession of class C drugs, which is an offense. … The only thing I care about is that people know that I was properly tested by the police doctor on Saturday night, who stated to the officers present that I was not impaired in any way and should be allowed to drive home. In fact, the only reason I didn’t drive home was that the police accidentally immobilized my car when they parked it. The duty solicitor very kindly gave me a lift home. … I promise I won’t make a record out of this one – even though it is tempting.”