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

You are digging for the answers until your fingers bleed, to satisfy the hunger, to satiate the need…. And as you pray in your darkness for wings to set you free, you are bound to your silent legacy. – Melissa Etheridge, "Silent Legacy," Yes I Am, 1993

It seems certain that a femininely functioning brain can occupy a male body, and vice versa. – Jas G. Kiernan, M.D., “Psychological Aspects of the Sexual Appetite,” read befor

As a mother, I know that homosexuals cannot biologically reproduce children; therefore, they must recruit our children. – Anita Bryant, 1977