Elizabeth Dole

"Marriage between a man and a woman isn't something Republicans invented, but it is something Republicans will defend."

[Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) - 2004 RNC - 08-31-04]

Dick Cheney

"With the respect to the question of relationships, my general view is freedom means freedom for everyone ... People ought to be free to enter into any kind of relationship they want to."
[Vice President Dick Cheney on 'gay marriage' - 08-24-04]

Patrick Guerriero

"The two biggest questions will be, will there be language regarding a constitutional amendment, which would be new, and will they do this unity plank."

[Patrick Guerriero 08-20-04 on the 2004 Republican Party Platform]

Golan Cipel

"I went from denial to escape and from escape to depression. And it didn't end. It's like a black hole. You are drawn in and can't get out."

[Golan Cipel on his sexual relationship with NJ Gov. McGreevey - 08-16-04 - Haaretz]

Graham Norton

"My only sexual experience up to that point was a fumble in a tent, so it seemed a bit ambitious to be going for a job as a rent boy."

[Graham Norton on his resume - 08-17-04 Ananova]

NJ Gov. James McGreevey

"Given the circumstances surrounding the affair and its likely impact upon my family and my ability to govern, I have decided the right course of action is to resign."
[New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey after announcing he is "a gay American"- 08-12-04 - AP]

Mara Keisling

“This is an historic day for the transgender movement. The LGBT community’s most connected organization in Congress has finally embraced transgender rights equally with those of lesbian, gay and bisexual rights. We are confident that Congress will hear this message.”
[Mara Keisling 08-07-04 on HRC's vote to include gender in federal legislative agenda]

Sharon Stone

"Halle's so beautiful and I wanted to kiss her. I said, 'How can you have us in the movie and not have us kiss? That's such a waste.' That's what you get for having George Bush as president."
-- Sharon Stone on her role in Cat Woman - WorldNetDaily 08-04-04

Beenie Man

"It has come to my attention that certain lyrics and recordings I have made in the past may have caused distress and outrage among people whose identities and lifestyles are different from my own."
-- Jamaican dancehall artist Bennie Man in an apology for homophobic lyrics - BBC 08-03-04

David Mixner

"I often say I spent the first twenty years of my political career waiting for the perfect candidate and the last twenty years understanding there won't be a perfect candidate."
-- David Mixner 07-30-04 on Kerry and Edwards missing the vote for the Federal Marriage Amendment - Metro Weekly 07-30-04

Rev. Jerry Falwell

"For conservative people of faith, voting for principle this year means voting for the re-election of George W. Bush."

-- Rev. Jerry Falwell 07-01-04 in a newsletter to followers - San Francisco Chronicle July 16, 2004

James Dobson

"Our first objective is to work feverishly for passage of the Federal Marriage Amendment. It continues to be a struggle, but we will not back off until the family is secure. A distressing number of U.S. senators and congressmen are being cowed by the homosexual lobby and are afraid to support the amendment."
-- James Dobson 07-04 on the highest priority for Focus on the Family - Action Newsletter