“I can understand the frustration of older lesbians who worked long and hard for safe spaces, only to be told to share with those they might see as pretend or pseudo-women. But transwomen face so much discrimination; that we dykes should provide more is ironic, wrong, and gives me hives. I suspect another part of the problem is the yuck factor, the discomfort around those who play fast and loose with their anatomy. Well, remember that we’re in the process of demanding the larger world get over its yuck factor where gays are concerned.”

“The whole red carpet thing is your worst nightmare. It’s like every time in junior high where you wondered whether anyone would notice you while the really popular kids are getting all the attention. A publicist was introducing me, but then Kate Burton, who was nominated for her excellent work on Grey’s Anatomy, showed up, and they literally shoved me out of the way to talk to her. It’s horrendous. If I ever win again, I’m gonna do like Brando and send in an Indian woman to make an announcement: ‘Mr. Jordan will not accept until we legalize gay marriage!’”

“The people don’t matter to this gang [the Bush administration]. They pay no attention. They think in totalitarian terms. They’ve got the troops. They’ve got the army. They’ve got Congress. They’ve got the judiciary. Why should they worry? Let the chattering classes chatter. Bush is a thug. I think there is something really wrong with him. … There should be a great deal of reaction to the total incompetence of this Administration. It’s going to take two or three generations to recover what we had as of twenty years ago.”