“Ewww! Gay guys are the horniest people in the world. They’re disgusting. Dude, most of them probably have AIDS.”
— Celebrity Paris Hilton, in a conversation with friends that was recorded and leaked to the media. (E! Online, Sept. 24)
“This issue is not — nor has it ever been about — whether a particular organization supports marriage equality. It is about the fact that Dan Cathy’s personal views are leading to corporate dollars being used to prop up groups that demonize and spread malicious falsehoods about LGBT people.”
— The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT political group, summing up the furor after Chick-fil-A appeared to back away from anti-gay giving, then was revealed to be requesting donations directly for the Marriage & Family Foundation. (HRC, Sept. 20)
Top photo: Musician Lady Gaga (via Facebook)