Queer Quotes
1. Why can't they have gay people in the army? Personally, I think they are just afraid of a thousand guys with M16s going, "Who'd you call a faggot?" -- Jon Stewart
2. The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the military is that the next time the government mandates a draft we can all declare homosexuality instead of running off to Canada. --Lorne Bloch
3. The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision. --Lynn Lavner
4. My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share. --Rita Mae Brown
5. Soldiers who are not afraid of guns, bombs, capture, torture or death say they are afraid of homosexuals. Clearly we should not be used as soldiers; we should be used as weapons. --Letter to the Editor, The Advocate
6. You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight. --Barry Goldwater
7. If homosexuality is a disease, let's all call in queer to work: "Hello. Can't work today, still queer." --Robin Tyler
8. I'd rather be black than gay because when you're black you don't have to tell your mother. --Charles Pierce, 1980
9. That word "lesbian" sounds like a disease. And straight men know because they're sure that they're the cure. --Denise McCanles
10. The radical right is so homophobic that they're blaming global warming on the AIDS quilt. --Dennis Miller
11. Jesse Helms and Newt Gingrich were shaking hands congratulating themselves on the introduction of an antigay bill in Congress. If it passes, they won't be able to shake hands, because it will then be illegal for a prick to touch an asshole. --Judy Carter
12. Drag is when a man wears everything a lesbian won't. --Author Unknown
13. When it comes to exploring the sea of love, I prefer buoys. --Andrew G. Dehel
14. My mother took me to a psychiatrist when I was fifteen because she thought I was a latent homosexual. There was nothing latent about it. --Amanda Bearse
15. Some women can't say the word Lesbian...even when their mouth is full of one. --Kate Clinton
16. It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving of rain. --Francis Maude
17. 'You could move.' --Abigail Van Buren, "Dear Abby," in response to a reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.