Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we're losing our individuality.
In 1978, when I thought of creating a flag for the gay movement, there was no other international symbol for us than the pink triangle, which the Nazis used to identify homosexuals in concentration camps. Even though the pink triangle was and still is a powerful symbol, it was very much forced upon us.
There's no question that the gay movement would not be as far along as it is without AIDS. But how can there be any other issue in the face of death, possible extinction?
I think one of the people that's done the most for the gay movement is Ellen DeGeneres.
In the '70s, the gay movement was really making strides. Huge strides. And then AIDS came along and slapped a judgment on it all and the Right Wing religious movement was like, 'See. This is why, we told you.' And it pushed back the movement 30 years.
When it comes to two of the big social earthquakes in the last fifty years - which are the gay movement and the women's movement - I think there is a direct line from Kinsey to those.
These awful middle-class queens - which is what the gay movement has become - are so tiresome. It's all Abercrombie & Fitch and strollers.
Nancy Pelosi says the angry opposition to health care reform is like the angry opposition to gay rights that led to Harvey Milk being shot.
Gay rights are human rights.
I'm a gay rights supporter. I'm a human-rights campaign initiative person.
Protests, such as those in favor of labor rights, women's suffrage, civil rights and gay rights, helped to make America as great as it is.
Gay rights is not something most of us think about - because most of us happen to have been born straight.
I don't think I've ever used the word 'gay rights,' because I don't really believe in rights based on your behavior.
Really, when it comes to gay rights, there's two wars going on. The first war is political. But the culture war is over.
I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial.
Gay rights and body acceptance are two things I feel very passionately about.
I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well.
I'm for all kinds of gay rights. I'm almost like a gay man myself.
What Russia really needs is not gay rights but human rights, and the rule of law.
I think they should let gays in the military because we are the United States of America. And if a gay person wants to serve his or her country, why should they not be allowed to?
