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“My private life is
private. But at the same time, I have nothing to hide. So what I will say is that
I am very happy.”
Actress trong>Cynthia Nixon of HBO’s “Sex
& the City,” who won an Emmy last week for her role as Miranda on the
hit series, confirming press accounts that she is romantically involved with another
woman (New York Daily News, Sept. 24)
“Come on farg, give
this dike a reply.”
Ginny Allen, director of operations
for Congressman Jim DeMint’s (R-S.C.) campaign for U.S. Senate, in an
e-mail she intended to send to another campaign staffer nicknamed “farg”;
instead the e-mail went as a reply to Lisa Hall, chair of a local gay group,
who had asked for a meeting with DeMint (Associated Press, Sept. 28)
“Mrs. Allen’s
remarks do not reflect my beliefs or the character of the campaign.”
Jim DeMint, in a letter to Lisa Hall
apologizing for Ginny Allen’s inadvertent e-mail; Allen was “reprimanded”
but not fired; there was no word on whether DeMint, who supports the Federal
Marriage Amendment, will now meet with the gay group (Associated Press, Sept.
28)
“I’m a Christian,
and so although I try not to have my religious beliefs dominate or determine
my political views on this issue, I do believe that tradition and my religious
beliefs say that marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman.”
Democratic Senate candidate trong>Barack Obama
from Illinois, explaining his opposition to gay marriage; he does support civil
unions and opposes as “unnecessary” the Defense of Marriage Act
(Associated Press, Sept. 24)
“Marriage for gays…
revolves around the protection of the vast amount of wealth accumulated by some
members of the gay community and codifying, through judicial mandate and legislative
decree, the acceptance of homosexuality. As gays, our time would be better spent
working to find out why God made us as we are — not using the law to force
our external and internal public acceptance.”
Don Sneed, who founded a group of black
gay Republicans called the Abe Lincoln Black Republican Caucus, which has endorsed
President Bush’s re-election (press release, Sept. 27)
“I can’t say
to [gay couples], ‘Thanks a lot. But when it comes to you, I am drawing
a line.’”
NAACP Chair trong>Julian Bond on his support
for full marriage equality for gays (Detroit News, Sept. 20)
“You guys will be
dead in your graves pushing up the pansies, and we will be reaping the effects
of what this bill will bring.”
Former Miss New Zealand trong>Sharee Adams,
24, testifying against a civil union bill under consideration by that country’s
Parliament (New Zealand Herald, Sept. 28)
“Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
must not be too troubled by what he’s called ‘girlie men’
because he’s just signed a bill into law that maintains ‘sex’
in California to include drag queens, cross-dressers and transsexuals.”
Rev. trong>Lou Sheldon of the Traditional
Values Coalition, criticizing the Republican governor for signing a bill that
includes sexual orientation as a protected category and another that endorses
a transsexual veterans memorial (Associated Press, Sept. 27)
“This isn’t
about marriage. It’s about the economic future of Ohio.’’
Columbus Mayor trong>Michael Coleman, opposing
a ballot measure that outlaws gay marriage (Associated Press, Sept. 25)
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