We Need, In Every Community,

Every Indifference To Prejudice Is Suicide Because, If I Don’t Fight All Bigotry, Bigotry Itself Will Be Strengthened And, Sooner Or Later, It Will Return On Me.

Surely, I Must At All Times Attempt To Obey The Law Of The State. But When The Will Of God And The Will Of The State Conflict, I Am Compelled To Follow The Will Of God.

You Have To Join Every Other Movement For The Freedom Of People. Therefore Join The Movement As Individuals Against Anti-semitism, Join The Movements For The Rights Of Hispanics, The Rights Of Women, The Rights Of Gays. In Other Words, I Think That Each Movement Has To Stand On Its Own Feet Because It Has A Particular Agenda, But It Can Ask Other People.

Martin Luther King, With Whom I Worked Very Closely, Became Very Distressed When A Number Of The Ministers Working For Him Wanted Him To Dismiss Me From His Staff Because Of My Homosexuality.

Every Gay Who Is In The Closet Is Ultimately A Threat To The Freedom Of Gays. I Don't Want To Seem Intolerant To Them And I Think We Have To Say That To Them With A Great Deal Of Affection, But Remaining In The Closet Is The Other Side Of The Prejudice Against Gays. Because Until You Challenge It, You Are Not Playing An Active Role In Fighting It.