‘If
you
notice,
since
Britney
started
wearing
clothes
and
behaving;
Paris
is
out
of
town
not
bothering
anybody
anymore,
thank
God,
and
evidently,
Lindsay
Lohan
has
gone
gay,
we
don’t
seem
to
have
much
of
an
issue.’
Los
Angeles
Police
Chief
William
Bratton
on
why
he
declined
to
participate
in
a
meeting
on
how
the
city
can
curtail
problems
caused
by
paparazzi.
(KNBC-TV,
July
31)
“Police
chiefs
shouldn’t
get
involved
in
everyone
else’s
business
when
it
comes
to
their
personal
life.
It’s
inappropriate.”
Lindsay
Lohan,
who
is
thought
to
be
dating
DJ
Samantha
Ronson,
responding
to
the
chief’s
remark
in
a
paparazzi
video
posted
on
TMZ.com.
(Associated
Press,
Aug.
1)
“I’m
praying
this
little
story
doesn’t
jump
the
pond,
especially
as
the
later
summer
slow
news
cycle
sets
in.
Let’s
hope
that
doesn’t
get
picked
up
by
some
SC
tourist
and
brought
back.
It
would
be
a
classic
case
of
a
picture
doing
the
damage
of
a
thousand
words.”
Marion
Edmonds,
spokesperson
for
the
South
Carolina
Parks,
Recreation
&
Tourism
Department,
in
an
email
to
a
colleague
discussing
the
state’s
participation
in
a
small
“S.C.
is
so
gay”
tourism
campaign
aimed
at
London
Pride
attendees.
The
state
later
refused
to
pay
for
the
ads;
the
tourism
staffer
who
approved
them
has
resigned.
(Associated
Press,
Aug.
4)
“No
doubt
the
work
of
fags
or
fag
sympathizers.
…
This
is
the
latest
in
a
long
line
of
criminal
acts
perpetrated
against
us
by
the
mean-spirited
citizens
of
this
evil,
hell-bound
nation.”
Fred
Phelps,
pastor
of
Westboro
Baptist
Church,
in
a
“WBC
Video
News”
spot
responding
to
a
fire
at
his
Topeka,
Kan.,
facility
over
the
weekend.
Fire
department
officials
say
the
blaze
was
limited
to
a
detached
garage
and
caused
$10,000
in
damage;
in
the
video,
Phelps
claims
the
“church”
burned
and
put
damages
at
$20,000
to
$30,000.
He
also
blamed
the
“fag
media,”
“fag
court”
and
“fag-riddled
military”
for
the
fire.
(YouTube
via
PageOneQ,
Aug.
3)
Elizabeth
Taylor
(Photo
by
AP)
“Ms.
Taylor
is
fine.
Her
hospital
visit
was
precautionary.
She
will
be
returning
home
shortly.
At
present,
she
is
surrounded
by
family,
friends
and
fabulous
jewels.”
A
statement
issued
by
the
publicist
for
legendary
actress
and
longtime
AIDS
advocate
Elizabeth
Taylor,
after
the
76-year-old
Oscar
winner
was
hospitalized
last
week.
(Associated
Press,
July
31)
“Being
a
37-year
old
gay
man,
there
was
never
a
moment
when
I
thought
I
would
have
the
opportunity
to
be
married,
so
I’m
overwhelmed.
Four
weeks
from
Sunday,
I’m
going
to
be
able
to
walk
down
the
aisle,
look
the
person
in
the
eyes
who
is
my
soul
mate,
and
have
my
family
and
friends
be
there,
and
say,
‘I
do.’”
New
York
resident
Darin
Johnson,
who
will
marry
his
partner,
Greg
Keffer,
in
Provincetown,
Mass.,
this
month
after
the
Massachusetts
Legislature
overturned
a
1913
law
that
prevented
out-of-state
gay
couples
from
marrying
there.
A
study
estimates
same-sex
nuptials
could
bring
$111
million
to
state’s
economy
in
the
next
three
years.
(Boston
Globe,
Aug.
1)
“It’s
one
of
the
fun
things
one
wants
to
do
as
an
actor,
to
play
the
flamboyant
gay
guy.
But
when
you
are
gay
that
ends
up
being
offensive
to
people.
Say
I
was
asked
to
play
a
flamboyant
steward
in
an
‘Airplane!’–type
farce.
It
would
be
a
difficult
decision
to
say
yes
to
that
role
at
this
point
because
a
lot
of
people
would
accuse
me
of
making
a
mockery
of
gay
people.”
Openly
gay
actor
Neil
Patrick
Harris,
who
became
famous
on
TV’s
“Doogie
Howser,
M.D.”
and
now
plays
straight
on
“How
I
Met
Your
Mother.”
(Out
Magazine,
July
30)
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