American - Journalist | August 10, 1963 -
I've always been a pretty candid person. I'm not a very secretive person; I'm not a very discreet person. One of my best friends once described me as pathologically indiscreet.
Andrew Sullivan
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Homosexuality is like the weather. It just is.
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The dirty little secret of journalism is that it really isn't a profession, it's a craft. All you need is a telephone and a conscience and you're all set.
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Although I never publicly defended promiscuity, I never publicly attacked it. I attempted to avoid the subject, in part because I felt, and often still feel, unable to live up to the ideals I really hold.
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You know, American citizens, I don't think, ever thought that the right to the pursuit of happiness did not include the right to marry the person you love. But for a whole number of Americans, gay Americans, that happens to be true.
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The most successful marriages, gay or straight, even if they begin in romantic love, often become friendships. It's the ones that become the friendships that last.
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The Dixiecrats meet again in New York. Now they're called Republicans.
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When you put a tiny and despised minority up for a popular vote, the minority usually loses.
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How can you tell when a political ideology has become the equivalent of a religion?
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I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities.
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In many ways, my attachment to human freedom was completely compatible with my right to live freely as a homosexual.
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My own early crusade for same-sex marriage, for example, is now mainstream gay politics. It wasn't when I started.
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