We Are All One - And If

Looking Back At His Career, Mr. Rustin, A Quaker, Once Wrote: ‘the Principal Factors Which Influenced My Life Are 1) Nonviolent Tactics; 2) Constitutional Means; 3) Democratic Procedures; 4) Respect For Human Personality; 5) A Belief That All People Are One.’

If We Desire A Society Without Discrimination, Then We Must Not Discriminate Against Anyone In The Process Of Building This Society. If We Desire A Society That Is Democratic, Then Democracy Must Become A Means As Well As An End.

If People Do Not Organize In The Name Of Their Interest, The World Will Not Take Them As Being Serious. And That Is The Chief Reason That Every Person Who Is Gay Should Join Some Gay Organization. Because He Must Prove To The World That He Cares About His Own Freedom.

Both Morally And Practically, Segregation Is To Me A Basic Injustice. Since I Believe It To Be So, I Must Attempt To Remove It. There Are Three Ways In Which One Can Deal With An Injustice. (a) One Can Accept It Without Protest. (b) On Can Seek To Avoid It. (c) One Can Resist The Injustice Non-violently. To Accept It Is To Perpetuate It.

Black Gay Activists Should Try To Build Coalitions Of People For The Elimination Of All Injustice.