Washington Blade On the Record en-us http://washblade.com/rss Washington Blade On the Record 2009 - Washington Blade: The Gay and Lesbian News Source of Record - D.C. and National Gay News, Entertainment and Opinion Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:00:00 EDT Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:00:00 EDT editor@washblade.com On the record On the record

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Friday, June 13, 2008

“Eighteen million of you from all walks of life — women and men, young and old, Latino and Asian, African-American and Caucasian, rich, poor and middle class, gay and straight — you have stood strong with me. And I will continue to stand strong with you, every time, every place and every way that I can. The dreams we share are worth fighting for.”

One of two gay references in the June 7 speech by Sen. trong>Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) conceding the Democratic presidential nomination to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) and urgin ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2008/6-13/view/ontherecord/12747.cfm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:00:00 EST On the record On the record

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Friday, March 14, 2008

“It is a very interesting question because I think homophobia is a fear of people loving, more than it is of the sexual act. There seems to be an innate distaste for the love involved, which I find absolutely extraordinary. There were people who thought, well why haven't we seen Dumbledore's angst about being gay? Where was that going to come in? And then the other thing was — and I had letters saying this — that, as a gay man, he woul d never be safe to teach in a school. … He's a very old single man. You have to ask: why is it so interesting? People have to ex ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2008/3-14/view/ontherecord/12217.cfm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:00:00 EST On the record On the record

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Friday, February 29, 2008

“I'm asking you so many questions about this because I love the gays and the gays love me. And I know I cannot walk down the street here in New York City if I didn't press that issue and truly ask you that.”

trong>Tyra Banks, asking GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee about his views on marriage in an interview on her talk show (Tyra Banks Show, Feb. 25)


“I think you should. I think people will respect my views on that, I respect theirs. The great thing about America is ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2008/2-29/view/ontherecord/12128.cfm Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:00:00 EST On the record On the record

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Friday, February 08, 2008

“I was on a show that some people considered embraced stereotypes, but it was just what we did, and we were just being ourselves. There's nothing less stereotypical than being out and proud and being who you are. As time goes on, we'll see gay guys just being themselves. I'm doing a makeover show that has nothing to do with being gay, but I'm being as gay as can be. Yes, it's working in fashion, but those are the things I'm good at and I'm happy to share that with the world. I think it's a positive attribute and not really a stereotype.”

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Friday, February 01, 2008

“Gay men and women ought to have the same rights as heterosexual men and women — to make contracts, to have hospital visiting rights, to join together in marriage, and I don't understand why it is considered by some people to be a threat to heterosexual marriage. … The loyalty and love that two people feel for one another when they fall in love ought to be celebrated and encouraged and shouldn't be prevented by any form of discrimination in the law.”

trong>Al Gore on his support for same-sex marriage (Current TV web site, Jan. 17)

http://washblade.com/2008/2-1/view/ontherecord/11972.cfm Fri, 1 Feb 2008 05:00:00 EST On the Record: Zac Efron, Mike Huckabee, Diane Lane On the Record: Zac Efron, Mike Huckabee, Diane Lane

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Friday, January 25, 2008

“Well, I don't think that's a radical view to say we're going to affirm marriage. I think the radical view is to say that we're going to change the definition of marriage so that it can mean two men, two women, a man and three women, a man and a child, a man and animal. Again, once we change the definition, the door is open to change it again. I think the radical position is to make a change in what's been historic.”

Republican presidential candidate trong>Mike Huckabee, when asked if it was his goal to bring the Constitution into strict conformity wi ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2008/1-25/view/ontherecord/11936.cfm Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:00:00 EST On the record On the record

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Friday, January 18, 2008

“I want him to be successful as a human being. I want my son to be able to talk to me. I'm with him, I wanted that son. If he's a gay person, he's not any less of my son, or any less happy for that.”

trong>Celine Dion when asked what she would do if her son, Rene-Charles, were gay (Me-Me-Me, Jan. 7)


“It was one of my first conversations with a teammate on the swim team after I'd decided to come out to them last summer. I was home in Connecticut talking with him on the phone about the ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2008/1-18/view/ontherecord/11900.cfm Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:00:00 EST

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Friday, January 11, 2008
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Friday, January 04, 2008

“I'm very honored to have the tag of gay icon. Without a doubt, Victoria has a huge part in the way I look these days … I'm very organized and controlled, and need to go to bed at night knowing what I'm going to wear the next morning.”

pan class="textdark">trong>David Beckham, who attributes his popularity among gay men in part to the way he dresses (BBC News, Dec. 27)

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“We didn't really believe that we'd be able to see this accomplished within one year, but it has happened. One thing we have to keep in mind is that there is much more to do. We have to c ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2008/1-4/view/ontherecord/11832.cfm Fri, 4 Jan 2008 05:00:00 EST On the record On the record

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Friday, December 21, 2007

pan class="quotes">“I'm so distracted by being gay all the time that it's hard for me; I have to have a personal assistant.pan class="quotes">”

pan class="textdark">trong>Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara, joking about the media's focus on the twins' sexual orientation (ABC News, Dec. 5)

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pan class="quotes">“I always thought that lesbians were like truck drivers, like hard women. Like all of them had to be that way or they weren't gay. But there are soft girls, middle k ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2007/12-21/view/ontherecord/11776.cfm Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:00:00 EST On the record On the record

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Friday, December 14, 2007

“No, I don't believe it's sinful. My moral views come from the Catholic Church. The way that somebody leads their life is not sinful. It is the acts that people perform that are sinful, not the orientation.”

pan class="textdark">Presidential candidatetrong> Rudy Giuliani on gay relationships (Meet the Press, Dec. 9)

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“I believe in loyalty. We should respect our church, but never believe that the church has the last word. The church is saying 'this,' but I believe that sooner or later ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2007/12-14/view/ontherecord/11735.cfm Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:00:00 EST On the record On the record

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Friday, December 07, 2007

pan class="quotes">“I would never come out and say I'm gay, because I'm not gay. There's part of me that kind of wishes I was gay, and I think that comes from anybody constantly wishing they were in the minority and constantly wants to be fighting everybody off.pan class="quotes">”

pan class="textdark">Rocker trong>Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy says he bends gender roles to call out homophobia in the music business (NPR, Nov. 30)

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Friday, November 30, 2007

pan class="quotes">“He's a challenge to my heterosexuality. He's effortless. If I knew I was about to die, I'd be out there chatting up Daniel Craig. “I'm going to give him such a big cuddle, that man. I could be a vicious Bond girl!pan class="quotes">”

pan class="textdark">British TV personality and comedian trong>Russell Brand revealing to chat show host Jonathan Ross that he secretly harbors a crush on Craig (Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Nov. 23)

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Thursday, November 22, 2007

pan class="quotes">“Over the years, factions of the Republican party seem to have fully embraced religion-based bigotry and discrimination against the GLBT community as a way to win elections. Will you discourage people from using their religious beliefs as a way to justify discrimination against citizens like me?pan class="quotes">”

pan class="textdark">Gay former Major League Baseball player trong>Billy Bean in a taped question he will submit to the upcoming Republican presidential candidates' YouTube debate

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Friday, November 16, 2007

pan class="quotes">“I had a conversation with Ellen, who was 100 percent behind me playing this role, asking her, 'What if I get typecast as a lesbian?' She said, 'So what?' And I thought, 'Yeah, it has to be so what.'pan class="quotes">”

pan class="textdark">trong>Portia de Rossi on taking on the role of Olivia Lord in Nip/Tuck (Entertainment Weekly, Nov. 9)

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pan class="quotes">“To follow Christ and to say no to my behavior of homosexuality, um ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2007/11-16/view/ontherecord/11581.cfm Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:00:00 EST On the record On the record

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Friday, November 09, 2007

pan class="quotes">“[Michael Gambon has] been camping it up around the set like nobody's business. Not in the film. Although we actually did film a scene the other day, and I'd like to emphasize this point that the script was written before this revelation — I don't think [screenwriter] Steve Kloves had any prior knowledge. But there was a scene the other day where Michael had to come in and say to another character and tell him how much he loved knitting patterns … he just adored saying that.pan class="quotes">”

trong>Daniel ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2007/11-9/view/ontherecord/11545.cfm Fri, 9 Nov 2007 05:00:00 EST On the record On the record

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Friday, November 02, 2007

pan class="quotes">“I'm going to say something that's going to get me in trouble ... They accuse me of being anti-gay and a bigot. We don't believe in discrimination. We don't believe in hatred, and if you do you are in the wrong place at the wrong time. That's the whole premise of God. That's the whole premise of Christ is love, love, love. But there is a side of Christ that deals in judgment, and all sin is against God. ... Don't call me a bigot or anti-gay, when I have been touched by the same feelings. When I have suffered with the same feelings. Don't call me a homoph ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2007/11-2/view/ontherecord/11506.cfm Fri, 2 Nov 2007 05:00:00 EST On the record On the record

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Friday, October 26, 2007

pan class="quotes">“My truthful answer to you ... I always thought of Dumbledore as gay ... Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald [a bad wizard he defeated long ago], and that added to his horror when Grindelwald showed himself to be what he was ... Yeah, that's how I always saw Dumbledore. In fact, recently I was in a script read-through for the sixth film, and they had Dumbledore saying a line to Harry early in the script saying, 'I knew a girl once, whose hair ...' I had to write a little note in the margin and slide it along to the scriptwriter, 'Dumbledore's gay!' ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2007/10-26/view/ontherecord/11463.cfm Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:00:00 EST On the record On the record

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Friday, October 19, 2007

pan class="quotes">“The funny thing is when later the rumor came out that John was gay, I said: 'I don't think so.' I mean, I don't know what he did when he went to New York, but certainly not in any of my experiences. We used to sleep together, top and tail it, you know. I always used to say: 'Come on, I would have spotted something here.' But what I spotted was completely the opposite. It was just chicks, chicks, chicks.pan class="quotes">”

pan class="textdark">trong>Paul McCartney, on rumors that John Lennon was gay (UK Observer, Oct. 14)< ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2007/10-19/view/ontherecord/11427.cfm Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:00:00 EST On the record On the record

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Friday, October 12, 2007

pan class="quotes">“pan class="printText">I think the society has evolved. I've evolved in my way of thinking, but I think the whole society has evolved. You know, my mother had a rule, which was people are just people.pan class="quotes">”

pan class="textdark">trong>Lynne Cheney, who has a gay daughter, on how society was less accepting when she was growing up (CBS News, Oct. 7)

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pan class="quotes">“pan class="printText">As strong as I am today, when I'm at the gate of the nursing h ... ]]> http://washblade.com/2007/10-12/view/ontherecord/11393.cfm Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:00:00 EST