“I just want people who are qualified, I want them to believe in the Constitution of the United States of America. So yep, I don't have a problem with appointing an openly gay person. Because they're not going to try to put sharia law in our laws.” PeopleWantTryingBelievePersonsStatesProblemAmericaLawUnitedUnited StatesGayConstitutionUnited States Of AmericaQualifiedConstitution Of The United StatesShariaSharia Law Author:Herman Cain
“Why did Americans smile so often? Was it out of politeness or because of a gay disposition? Whatever it was, I for one had never been spoiled with smiles. I found it very pleasant! ... I was beginning to understand that with Americans smiling was, as with healthy infants, a natural need. And my reaction was to respond in the same way.” WayNeedsFoundNaturalUnited StatesHealthyGayReactionsPleasantDispositionInfantPolitenessSpoiled Book:Only One Year Source: Only One Year
“In the 1990s, it's OK to do comedy about the Chernobyl disaster or the Space Shuttle blowing up. It's acceptable to ridicule the Pope or the President of the United States, but God forbid you do a joke... about gays. The gay community is the last sacred cow in this society.” StatesLastsPresidentCommunitySpaceUnitedUnited StatesComedyGayJokesSacredDisasterCowsAcceptablePopeRidiculeThis SocietyChernobylSpace ShuttleBlowing UpGay CommunitySacred Cows Author:Sam Kinison
“I'm one of those gay people who's constantly reminded of how fortunate I am to live now and not to be Ennis and Jack [from Brokeback Mountain] or whatever - not that I'd mind being Ennis for half an hour. But it's been so much worse recently. It still is terrible. In Iran, they're hanging gay teenagers. I'm grateful for how far the United States, even with its crazy Christians, has come on a lot of issues. And the fact that I get called a faggot occasionally by a crack addict, while annoying, certainly isn't a lobotomy and prison.” PeopleMindStillsStatesFactsChristianHoursUnitedHalfUnited StatesIssuesCrazyTerribleGayMountainGratefulPrisonTeenagerFortunateIranCracksAnnoyingAddictGay PeopleLobotomyBrokeback Mountain Author:Dan Savage
“Your life could be taken from you at any moment. Between AIDS and the violence against gay people that was so prevalent back then, you really didn't feel like you were living in the United States of America, in a first world country. You had a sense that life was a precious commodity you had to fight to keep.” PeopleWorldFeelsFirstsCountryStatesMomentsAmericaFightingUnitedUnited StatesTakenViolenceLike YouGayAidsUnited States Of AmericaCommodityGay People Author:Dale Peck
“I think they should let gays in the military because we are the United States of America. And if a gay person wants to serve his or her country, why should they not be allowed to?” IfsThinkingWantShouldPersonsCountryStatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryGayUnited States Of America Author:Jesse Ventura
“I wouldn't want [gay marriage] to go to the United States Supreme Court now because that homophobe Antonin Scalia has too many votes on this current court.” WantStatesUnitedUnited StatesGayVoteCourtCurrentsSupremeSupreme CourtGay MarriageHomophobes Author:Barney Frank