Coming Out Is The Most Political Thing

Politics Is Theater. It Doesn't Matter If You Win. You Make A Statement. You Say, "i'm Here, Pay Attention To Me

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.

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.

We Don't Want Sympathetic Liberals, We Want Gays To Represent Gays... I Represent The Gay Street People-the 14-year-old Runaway From San Antonio. We Have To Make Up For Hundreds Of Years Of Persecution. We Have To Give Hope To That Poor Runaway Kid From San Antonio. They Go To The Bars Because Churches Are Hostile. They Need Hope! They Need A Piece Of The Pie!

Lets Make No Mistake About This: The American Dream Starts With The Neigborhoods. 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.