Jul 06, 2007   | COMMENTS     

“Those comments were from just one guy, and John Waters blew them right out of the water. There is nothing gay in this movie. I’m not playing a gay man. Scientology is not homophobic in any way, in fact it’s one of the more tolerant faiths. Anyone’s accepted.”
John Travolta addressing calls by Blade editor Kevin Naff for a gay boycott of “Hairspray” (The Times, June 30)
 

“People have no idea who the private Condoleezza is, so they fill that vacuum. In private she’s incredibly warm and gracious — it’s shocking. Oftentimes people think a single, strong, powerful woman must be a lesbian. There’s a certain homophobia implicit in that assumption.” Marcus Mabry, the author of “Twice as Good: Condoleezza Rice and Her Path to Power,” on unfounded reports that Rice a lesbian (The Advocate, July 17 issue)
 

“If today we are blessing homosexuals, I see no reason not to celebrate gay marriages. I think all people are equal before God. And no man is unholy or unblessed. We are all equal and all need God’s blessings in our lives. If God has created people as homosexuals, we must accept them and we must bless them.”
Pastor Arne Wikstroem on the “gender-neutral” marriage legislation in Sweden that would allow gays to marry in the Lutheran Church. (AFP, June 28)
 

“I first became aware of it when Girlfriends magazine put me on their cover as one of their men of the year. I consider that my highest honor to date. But no, I’m aware of it because I know that if you believe in equality, if you believe in standing up for the rights of all, especially for people most affected by bigotry and discrimination, then you have no choice but to be present and accounted for when it comes to standing up for gays and lesbians in our society.”
Michael Moore on his gay following (The Advocate, July 17 issue)
 

“So you go with your partner or girlfriends to a bad lesbian film — so what? You went, you got to be around your ‘sisters,’ you went out for cocktails afterwards and complained — didn’t you still have fun?”
Filmmaker J.D. Disalvatore on the poor reviews for many lesbian-themed films (AfterEllen.com, June 20)
 

“Listen, the only people that hate me are the gays. I don’t know what it is. Maybe they’re jealous or they’re opinionated or whatever, but it doesn’t bother me at all. I joke about it. I’m like, the only people who hate me are the gays and the extreme religious people.”
William Sledd of Bravo’s online show “Ask a Gay Man,” on why gays don’t like him (AfterElton.com, July 1)
 

 “Far from being radicals of any sort, most of us are just plain ol’ bourgeois. How much more bourgeois can you be than wanting to marry the person you love and wanting to serve in the military?”
Writer Paul Varnell on how gays are becoming more accepted and less radical (The Economist, June 28)
 

“I have been having a lot of lesbian dreams lately. I think I might be gay! Don’t tell my boyfriend. I have guy dreams and girl dreams, but the girl dreams are much dirtier.”
British pop tart Lily Allen (New York Magazine, June 26)