I have the solution to the “problem” of gays in the military: Soldiers who are not afraid of guns, bombs, capture, torture, or death say they are afraid of homosexuals. Clearly, we should not be used as soldiers; we should be used as weapons. – Robert Patrick, Los Angeles, California, letter to the editor, The Advocate, 199

There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats. – Elton John (b.1947)

When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one. – Epitaph of Leonard P. Matlovich, 1988

Trust a nitwit society like this one to think that there are only two categories — fag and straight. – Gore Vidal (1925–2012)