“You can forget all the Emmys. This
means more to me.”
Barbara Walters, accepting the award for
television newsmagazine journalism at the
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Media Awards, held March 17 in New York
City. Walters received the award for her
report on transgender children. (Reuters,
March 18)
“I wanted to get this out now because it
was so offensive to me that she goes on television
playing the victim. She’s trying to make
this a payday for herself. She should have
told the truth about the three of us. ... In
hindsight, there might have been light interest
[in me], but it didn’t seem like he was
gay. It did enhance their sexual relationship
having me be a part of it.”
Theodore Pederson, a former aide to
James McGreevey, claiming he had threeways
with the former New Jersey governor
and his wife, Dina Matos McGreevey.
McGreevey resigned his post in a dramatic
coming out speech in August 2004. The
McGreeveys are locked in a bitter divorce and
custody battle over their daughter. (Newark
Star-Ledger, March 16)
“This happened, this happened in the past,
and now we need to move on with our lives.”
Jim McGreevey confirming the threesomes
with his wife and a male aide.
(Associated Press, March 17)
“Theodore Pedersen’s claims... are completely
false and were prompted by Jim
McGreevey. This all has to do with the publicity
I have received since Governor Spitzer
resigned. Jim has enlisted one of his cronies
in trying to distinguish that situation from his
own, and to discredit me in the media. He
cannot stand it when I am receiving attention
in the media rather than him.”
Dina Matos McGreevey, responding to
Perdesen’s claims in a written statement.
(ABCNews.com, March 17)
“The world would be a healthier place
if people were more honest about their
sexuality and the entertainment industry
would be healthier if people were more
honest full stop. The more of us who come
out, the easier it is for others.”
Gay singer Dan Gillespie of The Feeling
(The Daily Record, March 15)(Photo courtesy
The Feeling)
