1. Chelsea Manning, the transgender former Army intelligence analyst who was imprisoned for several years for leaking classified information, has...
“I’m the one that’s married for 29 years. The accuser is the one that’s been single for a long time. So usually black women that look like me don’t engage in relationships like that.”
— Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, a Republican, responding to a former staffer’s claim that she walked in on Carroll and a female aide in a sexual encounter. (WTSP.com, 10 News Tampa Bay, July 14)
“Obama is for same sex marriage. When the president is saying that, who am I to go the other way? It’s cool.”
— 50 Cent, speaking out on gay marriage after also being asked his reaction to fellow hip-hop artist Frank Ocean’s decision to reveal a past relationship with a man. “Anyone that has an issue with Frank Ocean is an idiot,” 50 Cent said. (BET.com, July 16)