“These are vulgar antigay slurs that feed a climate of hatred and intolerance toward our community. For someone in our own community to use it to attack another person by saying that it is ‘The worst possible thing that thug would ever want to hear,’ is incredibly dangerous. It legitimizes use of a slur that is often linked to violence against our community. And it sends a message that it is OK to attempt to dehumanize people by exploiting antigay attitudes.”
"I just just read Perez Hilton’s new statement and deleted the bookmark of his site. When you hurl a term at someone that causes thousands of gay teenagers to commit suicide every year, while also passing yourself off as a gay rights advocate, that’s when you deserve to get the shit beaten out of you. Perez Hilton claims he was a victim. Correction, Perez. Matthew Sheppard was a victim. You’re just a douchebag."
-GLADD