It's always better to deliver the news yourself rather than allow your boss to be surprised.

I'm happy to say that I'm a lesbian in the world. I know there are people who don't want to be called women comedians, but I think it gives a path to the fact that we live in extremely patriarchal times.

I came very close to quitting my job for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign. I seriously considered packing up my office and heading home to Colorado.

Life would be so much harder if I had to lie about who I was.

After being sworn in to office, vice presidents have usually been relegated to the sidelines, where they just don't get to do very much.

Having loving and supporting parents didn't make me feel any better about the possibility of seeing my personal life splashed across newspapers and tabloids.

For the record, I love my sister. But she is dead wrong on the marriage issue.