We are all one - and if we don't know it, we will learn it the hard way.

Twenty-five, 30 years ago, the barometer of human rights in the United States were black people. That is no longer true. The barometer for judging the character of people in regard to human rights is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian.

Black gay activists should try to build coalitions of people for the elimination of all injustice.

The only weapon we have is our bodies, and we need to tuck them in places so wheels don't turn

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.’

Surely, I must at all times attempt to obey the law of the state. But when the will of God and the will of the state conflict, I am compelled to follow the will of God.

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.