Outspoken: John Waters, Shangela and more…

“And if you take away one thing from this article, let it be this: keep your bachelorette party out of our bars. If you treat my safe space like your zoo, I will seduce your fiance while you’re out selecting stationary.”

—Jezebel columnist Zack Rosen offering advice in “A Girl’s Guide to Attending a Gay Bar” (Jezebel.com, Nov. 21)

“I support marriage equality. One of my favorite Dr. King quotes is, ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.’ I can tell you that over time, equality wins. That’s the beauty of America.”

—Broadway actress Katori Hall in a video for the Human Rights Campaign’s Americans for Marriage Equality series (HRC.org, Nov. 16)

“I was like, now please tell me I can hug up on him and kiss him! But that wasn’t happening. … He told me, ‘you know, you look pretty good as a woman.’”

—Drag performer Shangela from “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” on working with actor Chevy Chase on an episode of NBC’s “Community.” (Out Magazine, Nov. 17)

 

Top photo: Director John Waters (publicity photo)