I am tired of fighting state by state, county by county, city by city, for fractions of equality. I am tired of compromises and I am tired of the strategy that divides us from each other. It is time for us to unite across state boundaries in a truly nationwide movement to win full, actual equality, which can only come from the federal government. That's not my opinion. That's a fact.

Dealing with Hollywood and commercial entertainment, you always have to worry that the political message is going to be skewed or obscured.

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

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

Any social movement that seeks to benefit only its own members I think is a shallow movement and probably doomed to failure.

If I had to say what my one greatest achievement is, it's that I lasted, and I'm still happy. I hope that comes through.

I think support of the straight community is very important and I think there has been a profound shift in public opinion seen reflected in many ways. We do not need straight people to speak for us but we do want straight people to stand with us.