[After Clinton lost,] I thought, 'Get over yourself!' I had literally written out a check to the Obama campaign. And then I saw him in front of an evangelical group in Anaheim.... I thought, 'Wow! He just threw the gay community under the bus,' " Colichman said. "My partner looked over at me, and we tore up the check.''

Paul Colichman, die-hard Democrat and owner of the Advocate, Out magazine, GayWired.com and the Here! network, expressing his disappointment in both Hiliary Clinton's loss and Barack Obama's lack of total support for gay relationships. (The New York Post)