S/he said
"The very fabric of our society is defined by whom we choose to venerate as our heroes. Things are beginning to change, but for every step forward – and there are some very good ones – the comic book world has taken some giant leaps back. "Most gay characters, even in their small numbers, still remain primarily as villains, minor characters, and victims who are tortured, maimed and killed. Is this a fair representation of LGBT characters in the medium? That is left for you to decide. Yes, bad things do happen to all people, gay people included. But are there positive representations of gay characters to counterbalance these negative ones?"
– Perry Moore, executive producer of the "The Chronicles of Narnia" movie series and the author of "Hero," an award-wining youth novel about a gay teenager with super powers, on his blog titled "Who Cares About the Death of A Gay Superhero Anyway?," http://www.perrymoorestories.com. Moore passed away on Feb. 17 at the age of 39.
"Blaine is NOT bi. He is gay, and will always be gay. I think it's very important to young kids that they know this character is one of them."
– Ryan Murphy, co-creator of "Glee," about an online rumor that Blaine, the show's new character, would actually end up being bi instead of gay, http://www.perezhilton.com, Feb. 14. Fans are rooting for the characters, Kurt and Blaine, to become boyfriends.
"The left is trying to co-op gays and I don't think we should let them. They should be on our side. We're for low taxes, we're for low crime, we're against the terrorists that want to kill gays. Gays are natural conservatives."
– Ann Coulter, conservative commentator, in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference, summarized in an article titled "The Left is Trying to Co-Opt Gays," http://www.cbsnews.com, Feb. 12.
"The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act is indefensible – officially sanctioned discrimination against one group of Americans imposed during an election year. President Obama seems to know that, or at least he has called on Congress to repeal it. So why do his government's lawyers continue to defend the act in court? Two new lawsuits, filed in CT and NY, challenging the Defense of Marriage Act now offer the president a chance to put the government on the side of justice. We urge him to seize it when the administration files its response, which is due by March 11."
– From a New York Times editorial titled "In Defense of Marriage, for All," questioning the Obama Administration's defense of DOMA, http://www.nytimes.com, Feb. 13.
