All over the country, they're reading about me, and the story doesn't center on me being gay. It's just about a gay person who is doing his job.

Coming out is the most political thing you can do

Politics is theater. It doesn't matter if you win. You make a statement. You say, "I'm here, pay attention to me

It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions.

San Francisco can start right now to become number one. We can set examples so that others will follow. We can start overnight. We don't have to wait for budgets to be passed, surveys to be made, political wheelings and dealings ... for it takes no money ... It takes no compromising to give the people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression.

All over the country, they're reading about me, and the story doesn't center on me being gay. It's just about a gay person who is doing his job.

I finally reached the point where I knew I had to become involved or shut up.