“The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout moder...” — Edmund White Quote

“The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout modern history, gays had thought of themselves as something like a mental illness or maybe a sin or a crime. Gay liberation allowed us to make the leap to being a 'minority group,' which made life much easier.”

“Nothing lasts in New York. The life that is lived there, however, is as intense as it gets.”

“I can remember in the late 1980s and early 1990s how many men with AIDS I saw everywhere in Key West. There were hospices and medical supply stores geared to people with AIDS. It seemed that every sick man who could afford it had headed for the warmth and the tranquillity and the gay-friendliness of the island.”

“Every TV show is gays. They're kissing each other. It's out of hand.”

“Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world.”

“Many gays have a good sense of humour and they like the wit I hopefully put into my performances.”