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rants and raves.


"I was being made to be a coward about [my sexuality] rather than someone who felt like it really was a very private thing."

--Michael Stipe on why he's now willing to reveal his three-year relationship with "an amazing man
For the Centaur Publications character see Amazing Man (Golden Age)
Amazing Man is the name used by two fictional African-American superheroes published by DC Comics.
," as quoted in Time magazine, May 21

"I don't think teenagers need to see two guys kissing on a weekly basis."

--Kerr Smith (right) on his "annual smooch with a guy" on TV's Dawson's Creek Dawson's Creek is an American primetime television drama which aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB Television Network. The lead production company was Sony Pictures Television. , as quoted in Entertainment Weekly, May 11

"I watched millions of teenagers kiss on TV growing up, and it didn't make me straight."

-- Dawson's Creek executive Greg Berlanti Greg Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American television writer and producer. Career
Berlanti studied writing at Northwestern University.

He was a writer and producer on Dawson's Creek and its short-lived spin-off Young Americans.
 (right) as quoted in USA Today USA Today

National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s.
, April 30

"We were very good friends, but I don't want to talk about that.... I don't classify myself as gay or straight."

--Patricia Velasquez (The Mummy Returns) as her past relationship with Sandra Bernhard Sandra Bernhard (born June 6 1955 in Flint, Michigan) is an American comedian, actress, author and singer. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy where she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. , as quoted in the June issue of Vibe.

"I didn't always agree with the gay community, but I did about 99.9% of the time, because it's right side. It's the only side."

--Outgoing Republican Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan, speaking at a reception for his gay and lesbian supporters at Getty House, the mayor's official residence, May 15.
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Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Date:Jun 19, 2001
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