When you lose the gayborhoods, you lose the political power that comes when you're concentrated in precincts, and you also lose the cultural vitality.

The whole function of cities has been transformed.

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.

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

There are places in America that have not just protected middle-class neighborhoods but reduced homelessness. Even places like Houston have been able to reduce homelessness among veterans. It's a pretty shameful situation.

A movement that seeks to advance only its own members is going to accomplish little

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