Rants & raves

"She's a Pottery Barn lesbian."

--Boy George on Rosie O'Donnell, in his new memoir, Straight, as quoted by The Times of London and reported on MSNBC.com's "The Scoop," March 9

"Boy George is no Elton John."

--Rosie O'Donnell on Boy George. In response to his "Pottery Barn" remark, on "The Scoop," March 9

"SpongeBob is a sponge. He's not cruising the bars in West Hollywood. Culture warriors on both sides have got to get a grip."

--Bill O'Reilly, on his Fox News talk show The O'Reilly Factor, February 28

"Sorry. I'd much rather be gay than sleep with you just to prove I wasn't."

--Desperate Housewives actress Marcia Cross, turning down a man's proposition at a Hollywood party, as quoted in Liz Smith's syndicated column, March 8

"I don't teach homosexuality. But if it appears in a textbook, there's nothing I can do to keep students from reading it."

--Priscilla Leek, a Springville, Utah, high school teacher upset about the mention of homosexuality in most psychology textbooks, as quoted in The Salt Lake Tribune, February 18

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