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

Some people call me the unofficial mayor of Castro Street.

We are coming out to tell the truths about gays, for I am tired of the conspiracy of silence, so I'm going to talk about it. And I want you to talk about it.

Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard.

I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted. I have a lot more to drink. For that reason, the political numbers game will be played. I know the rules of their game now and how to play it.

It takes no compromise to give people their rights

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.