Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless.

I would like to do another piece of fiction dealing with a number of issues: Lesbian parenting, the 1960's, and interracial relationships in the Lesbian and Gay community.

But in a crunch, when all our asses are in the sling, it looks like it is easier to deal with the samenesses. When we deal with sameness only, we develop weapons that we use against each other when the differences become apparent. And we wipe each other out - Black men and women can wipe each other out - far more effectively than outsiders do.

Change is the immediate responsibility of each of us, wherever and however we are standing, in whatever arena we choose.

But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women.

to that piece in each of us that refuses to be silent.

Say what you have to say now! Don't wait until you're sending blips from the other side.