The important thing is not that we can live on hope alone, but that life is not worth living without it.
All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.
All men are created equal. Now matter how hard they try, they can never erase those words. That is what America is about.
The fact is that more people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, that my friends, that is true perversion!
If every gay person were to come out only to his/her own family, friends, neighbors and fellow workers, within days the entire state would discover that we are not the stereotypes generally assumed.
The first gay people we elect must be strong. They must not be content to sit in the back of the bus. They must not be content to accept pablum. They must be above wheeling and dealing.
You must come out. Come out... to your parents... I know that it is hard and will hurt them, but think about how they will hurt you in the voting booth!
If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.
Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight.
I'm a small businessman and I'm well aware of the uncertainties of the economy, exactly what the 'inflationary spiral' means when I'm forced to raise prices to my customers, and how taxes can eat into your earnings.
Never take an elevator in city hall.
A gay person in office can set a tone, can command respect not only from the larger community but from the young people in our own community who need both examples and hope.
It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions.
If you help elect more gay people, that gives a green light to all who feel disenfranchised, a green light to move forward. It means hope to a nation that has given up, because if a gay person makes it, the doors are open to everyone.
If I do a good job, people won't care if I am green or have three heads.
My name is Harvey Milk and I'm here to recruit you.
I stand for all those who feel that the government no longer understands the individual and no longer respects individual rights.
If we wish to rebuild our cities, we must first rebuild our neighborhoods. And to do that, we must understand that the quality of life is more important than the standard of living.
How can people change their minds about us if they don't know who we are?
More people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, my friends, that is true perversion.
