Out Quotes

“If there’s anyone to blame for size zero, it’s not women. Blame gay men who work in the fashion industry and want these women as dolls.”

— Beth Ditto, lesbian singer from Gossip, explains to NME magazine why women feel pressured to be skinny. From news.com.au

“I’m a frustrated drag queen!  The more hair and the more lashes the better!”

— Beyonce reveals her disappointment at being merely a filthy rich worldwide musical goddess to Gay NZ.

"I am pretty repulsed by gay and lesbianism. I think it is wrong. I think that those people harm themselves and – without caring about it – harm society. That doesn’t mean to say that I hate them. I hate what they do."

— Son of Northern Ireland First Minister and a Junior Minister in the Assembly, Ian Paisley Jr of the Democratic Unionist Party explains his views on homosexuality to Hotpress magazine.

“Faggots and mince not on the menu.”

— Sign outside a reopened pub in Trowbridge, UK, which used to be run by two gay men. The former landlords have reported the sign, which could fall foul of new equality laws. From pinknews.co.uk.

“There are so many issues crying out for concern and application by the church of its resources, and here we are, with this kind of extraordinary obsession.”

— Archbishop Desmond Tutu chastises the Anglican Church in Africa over its stance on same-sex marriages and gay priests, while HIV and Darfur are more important. From BBC News.

“It will be a little confronting for my mum to see me on TV kissing a girl …”

— Nicole Chamoun talks to Melbourne’s B News about her role in the new SBS drama Kick.