We spend countless hours talking about people's feelings and issues that aren't going to change anything.

Even in my town, even in San Francisco, thousands of gay men were arrested usually using entrapment techniques every single year for sexual behavior between consenting adults. That continued well into the 1970s until it was finally decriminalized in 1976, I believe.

I do believe that non-violent civil disobedience is a very important and useful tactic.

Hello! The world is a mess!

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 get to interact with a bunch of young people that are up against despair constantly.