"You know, it's no secret that Bravo has been a big supporter of the LGBT community for a long time. I think they figured out that, first of all, we're a hell of a lot of fun!"
- Former "Queer Eye" star Ted Allen, now on "Top Chef," in an interview with AfterElton.com.

''As a society we are still grappling with the notion of forgiveness and redemption. What this incident shows us, not unlike the Don Imus matter, is there is some pain so deep, that an apology, no matter how sincere, just doesn't suffice.”
- Tavis Smiley to the Associated Press on Isaiah Washington's firing from "Grey's Anatomy"

''The ones calling for [Washington's] head are what I refer to as the gay mafia.''
- Jasmyne Cannick, black and gay activist to the Associated Press.

"If they stay in the closet, they're going to make a lot more money. I go to the same gym as Anderson Cooper. When I look at him lifting those 5-pound weights, it makes me think, 'He's just trying to live his life and be all that he can be.' But he still goes to the gayest gym in New York."
- Rufus Wainwright in a new interview in Spin magazine

"I Google myself all the time..."
- Kathy Griffin on the Tyra Banks Show this week