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There's an assault on human sexuality, as Judge Scalia said, they've taken sides in the culture war and on top of that if we have a democracy, the democratic processes should be that we can elect representatives who will share our point of view and vote those things into law.

I think my election is one of several indications that gay and lesbian folk are being brought more into the center of things. I'd like to think that my election signals my bringing of gay and lesbian folk into the center of the church.

It seems to me the most important issue in the LGBT community is the right to be queer-the right to be free of the heterosexual assumption.

My own early crusade for same-sex marriage, for example, is now mainstream gay politics. It wasn't when I started.

I'm especially concerned about the future of this country, because I'm concerned about the gay people of the future. We need to ensure their good life by registering to vote.

In every election homophobia has been part of the landscape and in every campaign I've been able to become connected enough to my constituents that they know who I am and that I can be elected on my merits.

Gay marriage is absolutely something that I am in full support of and a big advocate of, and I think it's an important issue, but there's a reason that I don't talk about politics and why I'll never be in politics. I am not the person to ever do that.

I'm not a fan of identity politics.

I'm not a big fan of identity politics and sort of picking one thing and defining yourself with it.

I think the gay community, just like anybody, should be represented in all forms and all types.