Regarding homophobia in general, the good news is that there is a lot less of it than there used to be. The bad news is that it ever existed in the first place, and the worse news is that it remains far stronger than is healthy for a society dedicated in theory to equality under the law.
Barney FrankThere were a lot of Romneys. There's the Romney who was going to be better on gay rights than Ted Kennedy; now there's a Romney who checks with Rick Santorum on that issue.
Barney FrankI have this fear that one day there's going to be a fire in the Senate and there are only going to be 57 senators there and theyโll all die because they won't have 60 votes to allow themselves to leave the building.
Barney FrankLegislators have a formal set of responsibilities to work together, but there's no hierarchy.
Barney FrankParticularly marijuana, I think is a great hypocrisy. I think frankly it contributes to a good deal of the sense of unfairness you have among younger people who are told they shouldn't do this because itโs got all these negative effects, but then older people are engaging in all kinds of things that probably have a greater impact on people.
Barney Frank