“Ladies and Gentlemen, today we gather together in this place to celibrate the love shared between two very special people.” ~officiant leading the first same-sex wedding in Washington D.C.


“There are continuing problems with people with HIV getting into the United States as travelers or immigrants, even though the ban has been lifted… If you can stick with this show tonight, you’ll hear from Johnny Weir and Daniel Radcliffe for different reasons.” ~Hosts Ann Northrop and Andy Humm previewing two of the many stories profiled on this week’s Gay USA


“In the military skills, we find that the minority officers do not shoot as well as the non-minorities. They don’t swim as well. And when you give them a compass.. they don’t do as well at that sort of thing,” explained Gen. Carl Mundy Jr. – currently opposing the repeal of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy – in 1993 on 60 Minutes regarding the lack of minority officer promotions.


“Over the years, I began seeing that a lot of great media focusing on the fight for LGBT equality was going undiscovered. And when Proposition 8 passed in California, I decided to play some part in fixing what I considered a disconnect. I wanted to bridge the gap between the fledgling, post Prop. 8 equality activists and the empowering, quality LGBT media I knew was out there.” ~Patrick Yaeger (that’s me) on the idea behind the Gay Rights Media Collections


“Why are we still here? Instead of leaving, we become part of the solution. I want to be there when the whole state flips. When we see all of our rights, I want to be a part of that. I want to see that happen.” ~LGBT Ohioans speaking about their struggle to win full legal equality in their state