Thankfully, nary a year goes by without someone saying something utterly stupid and hilarious. The last year of the aughts was no exception, with a plethora of gay-related gaffes escaping from various pie-holes. The top five:

5. George Michael:

“The handful of times a year it's bloody warm enough, I'll do it,” he told The Guardian, referring to cruising for casual sex. “I'll do it on a nice summer evening. Quite often there are campfires up there. It's a much nicer place to get some quick and honest sex than standing in a bar; E'd off your tits shouting at somebody and hoping they want the same thing as you do in bed.”

Sometimes it’s best to just keep things to yourself.

4. U.S. congressman Barney Frank:

“I literally don't understand how [the National Equality March] will do anything,” he said. “People are kidding themselves. I don't want people patting themselves on the back for doing something that is useless.”

Widely seen as a success, the October march served as a cathartic gay rallying cry that may actually have served a purpose — the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed into law weeks later, while Washington, D.C., legalized same-sex marriage before the year was out.