~ Voices of the Movement ~
Words that changed the world, spoken by those who dared to speak.
"It takes no compromise to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression."
— Harvey Milk
"No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow."
— Alice Walker
"I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act."
— Janet Mock
"Being gay is natural. Hating gay is a lifestyle choice."
— John Fugelsang
"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?"
— Ernest Gaines
"The beauty of standing up for your rights is others will see you standing and stand up as well."
— Cassandra Duffy
"What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains."
— Tennessee Williams
"I am not going to be the person I'm expected to be anymore."
— Elliot Page
"There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it's now okay to express ourselves publicly. We make that day by doing things publicly until it's simply the way things are."
— Tammy Baldwin
"It is absolutely imperative that every human being's freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world."
— Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
"Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it's a good place to start."
— Jason Collins
"The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them."
— Rachel Maddow
"I've been embraced by a new community. That's what happens when you're finally honest about who you are; you find others like you."
— Chaz Bono
"We deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame and without compromise."
— Elliot Page
"This community has fought and continues to fight a hard battle for acceptance."
— Lady Gaga