Gay brothers and sisters... You must come out. Come out to your relatives... come out to your friends... Come out to your neighbors... to your fellow workers... to the people who work where you eat and shop... break down the myths, destroy the lies and distortions. For your sake. For their sake. For the sake of the youngsters who are becoming scared.

I fully realize that a person who stands for what I stand for, an activist, a gay activist, becomes the target or the potential target for a person who is insecure, terrified, afraid, or very disturbed with themselves.

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

Never take an elevator in city hall.

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

Coming out is the most political thing you can do

All men are created equal. Now matter how hard they try, they can never erase those words. That is what America is about.