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Big gay following: Wanda Sykes
Advocate, The, Dec 21, 2004 by Chad Graham
As conservative culture lumbers across the land, gay Americans can be grateful for Wanda Sykes. In her stand-up act and her roles on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and Comedy Central's Crank Yankers, the take-no-prisoners comedian whomps and stomps the hypocrisy of "moral values." Sykes is now on Comedy Central with her own reality show, Wanda Does It, and in bookstores with her new title, Yeah, I Said It.
Are you aware that you have a gay following?
Now that I've been touring, I've noticed, and I couldn't be happier. There's usually a large group of guys together, and I know that I'm not to the frat-boy taste. I'm 40. Frat boys aren't coming out to see me.
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What do you think gays like about you?
I think gay people like the fact that I pretty much say what's on my mind and I don't hold back. Also I'm hard on the [Bush] administration, so I think they appreciate that.
Do you know any good gay jokes?
In my act I say I don't understand what the fear is--that gay marriage is going to be better than straight marriage? Then the husbands will be scared their wives will be nagging at them, like "Oh, look at Pete and Jim, they're so happy." And the husband is like, "Well, maybe if you let me [gay sex act deleted] a couple times, we'll get along like Pete and Jim."
What do you make of all of these Christian conservatives who turned out to vote for Bush and vote for the same-sex marriage bans?
I think they're just a bunch of playa haters. I don't understand why some people are concerned about other people's marriages. If they are really about protecting marriage, where were they when Liza Minnelli married that David Gest dude? Come on.
Any career advice for Mary Cheney now that she's no longer heading her father's reelection campaign?
I can't believe she actually ran his campaign. I think she should seek some psychological help.
You used to work at the National Security Agency. Is there a lot of gay love going on there?
No, they were all tight-asses. That's why I had to get out of there--it was so boring.
Have you ever had a fling with a woman?
I went to college, so of course. That's what you do in college.
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