Freedom Is Too Enormous To Be Slipped

To Sit On The Front Steps — Whether It's A Veranda In A Small Town Or A Concrete Stoop In A Big City — And To Talk To Our Neighborhoods Is Infinitely More Important Than To Huddle On The Living-room Lounger And Watch A Make-believe World In Not-quite Living Color.

Some People Call Me The Unofficial Mayor Of Castro Street.

If A Bullet Should Enter My Brain, Let That Bullet Destroy Every Closet Door In The Country.

Politics Is Theater. It Doesn't Matter If You Win. You Make A Statement. You Say, "i'm Here, Pay Attention To Me

I Would Like To See Every Gay Doctor Come Out, Every Gay Lawyer, Every Gay Architect Come Out, Stand Up And Let That World Know. That Would Do More To End Prejudice Overnight Than Anybody Would Imagine. I Urge Them To Do That, Urge Them To Come Out. Only That Way Will We Start To Achieve Our Rights.