The penalties for homosexual conduct were - would vary from state to state, but they were - it was a felony in most states punishable with prison terms of varying lengths.

Marches work, rallies work, civil disobedience works, direct action works, voting works, writing letters works, speaking to churches and schools works, rioting works.

I don't blame younger generations for their lack of awareness. Americans in general are not interested in history.

There was no way to have a decent life and to be gay. So I was terrified that I was going to be caught, and I had already experienced quite a bit of bullying. And, you know, I just thought that only misery lay ahead, and that if I - when I got caught that would be the solution. I wish I could say that was a thing of the past. But, you know, it's not.

Everybody will always find some way of diminishing your work, but it's all a lie!

This is a terrible time to be young, I think. It's really hard.

People who say that violence doesn't accomplish anything have not read history. I don't celebrate that reality, but there you have it.