I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and gay people, and I should stick to the issue of racial justice.

People have to allow themselves to be used by God and Martin [Luther King, Jr.] committed himself totally to God's will and purpose and God is always waiting for someone who is willing to do that.

When Good Friday comes, these are the moments in life when we feel there's no hope. But then, Easter comes.

People need role models. They need to see examples of people in peoples' lives.

Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.

If you give your life to a cause in which you believe, and if it is right and just, and if your life comes to an end as a result of this, then your life could not have been spent in a more redemptive way. I think that is what my husband has done.

I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people.