Some believe that as an icon the image of Oscar Wilde is too old and notorious–all right, not an icon, let him be our oriflamme.

I already know you´re gay” he said. “You don´t even know what that means.””It means you love Sarah.

There are pop managers, and then there’s Simon Cowell, who isn’t gay, Jewish or particularly riveting. He’s not without interest but he doesn’t exactly have the hinterland of, say, Brian Epstein.

Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage is hardly as consequential as Johnson’s legislative success on civil rights.

Do you even know what gay stands for? Well, let me tell you. G-A-Y. Got Aids yet?