Kirby Dick quotes
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“I do think there are very few extreme right-wing gay Republicans. Although it depends how you define "extreme right-wing." They're making a political calculation.”
-- Kirby DickSource : Source: therumpus.net
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“There's a whole gay culture in DC, and there are as many gay Republicans as there are gay Democrats.”
-- Kirby DickSource : Source: therumpus.net
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“People in New York, LA, San Francisco, they scratch their head at the concept of a gay Republican, but it really makes sense there.”
-- Kirby DickSource : Source: therumpus.net
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“The upside of being in the closet is that you develop skills of duplicity, which are great for big-time politicians.”
-- Kirby DickSource : Source: therumpus.net
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“What I don't understand is how a policy against outing trumps a policy of reporting. Whenever you're reporting on hypocrisy, you're kind of 'outing' something to begin with.”
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“Sometimes there's kind of an "ick" factor around talking about anything about gay sexuality, for certain readers.”
-- Kirby DickSource : Source: therumpus.net
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“The closet exists because people don't talk about it, so that people going into political careers make a calculation early on. They say to themselves, "well, the closet is under the radar, I can do this."”
-- Kirby DickSource : Source: therumpus.net
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“What I really hope for, ultimately, is that the closet will be a non-factor in American politics in a couple of decades.”
-- Kirby DickSource : Source: therumpus.net
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“I don't care if people think I'm gay. I know I'm not, so it doesn't bother me.”
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Source : "Meet the Press" with Chuck Todd, www.nbcnews.com. July 3, 2016.
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“Even when muddy your wings sparkle bright wonders that heal broken worlds.”
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Source : "Mindy’s Pally". Interview with Devon Ivie, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 16, 2014.
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