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Andrew Sullivan
American
Journalist
About the author
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.
Andrew Sullivan,
American
Journalist
#Ideals
If you are a gay couple living in Alabama, you know one thing: your family has no standing under the law; and it can and will be violated by strangers.
Andrew Sullivan,
American
Journalist
#Will
#Family
#Law
#Living
#Strangers
#Gay
I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities.
Andrew Sullivan,
American
Journalist
#People
#Being
How can you tell when a political ideology has become the equivalent of a religion?
Andrew Sullivan,
American
Journalist
#Ideology
#Religion
Homosexuality is like the weather. It just is.
Andrew Sullivan,
American
Journalist
#Weather
#Homosexuality
My own early crusade for same-sex marriage, for example, is now mainstream gay politics. It wasn't when I started.
Andrew Sullivan,
American
Journalist
#Now
#Marriage
#Politics
#Example
#Gay
We've got fuel prices coming down and good travel numbers coming out, so it's not surprising airline stocks are going up.
Andrew Sullivan,
American
Journalist
#Numbers
#Travel
When you put a tiny and despised minority up for a popular vote, the minority usually loses.
Andrew Sullivan,
American
Journalist
#Popular
#Vote
#Minority
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.
Andrew Sullivan,
American
Journalist
#Love
#Successful
#Gay
#Romantic
The Dixiecrats meet again in New York. Now they're called Republicans.
Andrew Sullivan,
American
Journalist
#Now
#Republicans
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.
Andrew Sullivan,
American
Journalist
#Conscience
#Profession
#Journalism
In many ways, my attachment to human freedom was completely compatible with my right to live freely as a homosexual.
Andrew Sullivan,
American
Journalist
#Right
#Freedom