“I am not gay. I have never been gay.”
Republican Sen. Larry Craig, denying longtime rumors surrounding his sexual orientation after news broke this week he had been arrested in a public toilet for lewd conduct
“The value is in the ongoing dialogue where you are truly talking about issues and how to accomplish things.”
Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, on the importance of a meeting he held this week with LGBT community leaders
“Right now, I’m very upset with Shannon, but I do see this as a civil liberties issue. He is still innocent until proven guilty.”
Jesse Garcia, Texas Stonewall Democrats board member, on his vote not to ask Shannon Bailey to resign as the organization’s president
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition August 31, 2007