Quips & Quotes

“First of all, every player has played with gay guys. It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say: ‘Oh, no guy can come out in a team sport. These guys would go crazy.’ First of all, quit telling me what I think. I’d rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can’t play.”

– Charles Barkley told the Washington Post about his acceptance of gay people in sports

“I am not judging Ms. Bono. But there is nothing substantially different from a woman believing she is a man than there is about a woman believing she is a CIA agent being followed by the KGB (when in reality, she is, say, a salesperson at J. Crew).”

– Dr. Keith Ablow featured on FOX News attacking Chaz Bono

“I have a history of pulling these sort of stunts to call attention to the things I’m working on.  I see this as part of the larger movement for gay rights, not just here in Minnesota, but nationwide.”

– Nick Espinosa, the activist who threw glitter on Newt Gingrich at a book-signing

“I do believe the family, integrity of the family is important for the future of our country. But that does not mean that, that I don’t like people or I hate people or that there’s something wrong.”

–Rick Santorum in a statement fighting accusations that he is a homophobe

“I’m repulsed at the concept of man-on-man sex, I think it’s against nature. I think it’s strange as hell, but if that’s what you are I love ya.”

–Rocker Ted Nugent on the Piers Morgan Show