“American society has willfully deleted the fact of homosexual behavior from its mind, laundering things as they come along, in order to maintain a more comfortable illusion. The censors removed it; the critics said, "Well, look! It isn't there"; and… — Vito Russo Copy Share Image
Hollywood is yesterday, forever catching up tomorrow with what's happening today, — Vito Russo Copy Share
When I say my brother and his wife are heterosexual, that doesn't mean I'm talking about their sex lives. Likewise, when we say someone… — Vito Russo Copy Share
You can’t plead tolerance for gays by saying that they’re just like everyone else. Tolerance is something we should extend to people who are… — Vito Russo Copy Share
“America's obsession with defining homosexuality by its third syllable contrasts sharply with more human exercises from Europe.” — Vito Russo Copy Share
“The root of heterosexual fear of male homosexuality is in the fact that anyone might be gay. Straight men aren't threatened by a flamboyant… — Vito Russo Copy Share
It is an old stereotype, that homosexuality has to do only with sex while heterosexuality is multifaceted and embraces love and romance. — Vito Russo Copy Share
“American society has willfully deleted the fact of homosexual behavior from its mind, laundering things as they come along, in order to maintain a… — Vito Russo Copy Share
“Hollywood is too busy trying to make old formulas hit the jackpot again to see the future. Hollywood is yesterday, forever catching up with… — Vito Russo Copy Share
Any story dealing, however seriously, with homosexual love is taken to be a story about homosexuality while stories dealing with heterosexual love are seen… — Vito Russo Copy Share
“No one ever asks what causes heterosexuality because no one is interested in stopping it” — Vito Russo Copy Share
