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Compiled by Rex Wockner

Published Thursday, 21-Dec-2006 in issue 991

“My sexuality comes up [on my TV show] occasionally if there’s a very obvious joke lying there and I can get a very obvious laugh. Everybody’s very aware that I’m gay, but it’s not like I’m sitting there talking about my private life and sharing details – I’m aware of what the line is and I’m aware of what people are comfortable hearing about and knowing about, and I respect that. I’ve learned my lesson.”

Ellen DeGeneres to the British lesbian glossy Diva, January issue.

“People don’t seem to protest in the streets any more, they are always blogging on the internet. They seem to do their protesting online, and that’s not good [enough]. You have got to get out there and be seen and be vocal, and you’ve got to do it time and time again. People have become apathetic.”

Elton John to Britain’s The Observer, Nov. 12.

“I’ve had it easy in the press, in comparison to what other people go through. I mean, they leave me alone, because from the very beginning, I just said, ‘Yep, I suck cock. Fuck off.’ So I think if you tell them that, and you’re so crude about it, then they can’t concoct any kind of issue from it, because I was straight in their faces from the beginning.”

Gay singer Jimmy Somerville to London’s Pink Paper, Nov. 16.

“When someone is in a position of power and they are using that power to hurt gay people … it’s perfectly appropriate that they be outed. We don’t do it, but we have no problem with it.”

Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, to The Associated Press, Nov. 16.

“Going against every Pop star law, George Michael appears to be getting more interesting the older he gets. He says what he feels, does what he likes and gets the tabloids continually in a froth. We’re lovin’ that! (Oh, and for the record, Outside is the best coming-out song ever. Bar none.)”

London’s Gay Times, December issue.

“I believe that the don’t ask, don’t tell policy is working in the military. … I believe in the sanctity and unique role of marriage between man and woman. But I certainly don’t believe in discriminating against any American. … I do believe that people ought to be able to enter into contracts, exchange powers of attorney, other ways that people who have relationships can enter into. … I just want to point out again, I believe that gay marriage should not be legal, OK? But I don’t believe that we should discriminate against any American because that’s not the nature of American, OK? … I don’t believe we should discriminate against anyone in the workplace. But I don’t think we need specific laws that would apply necessarily to people who are gay.”

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. to ABC News, Nov. 19.

Assistance: Bill Kelley