“Cynthia Nixon was opposed to having a qualified lesbian become mayor of New York City. Now she wants to be an unqualified lesbian to be the governor of New York. You have to be qualified and have experience. She isn’t qualified to be the governor.”

– Former Democratic New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who is lesbian and who ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York, on lesbian actress Cynthia Nixon’s announcement she’s running for governor of that state.