I Fully Realize That A Person Who

Some People Call Me The Unofficial Mayor Of Castro Street.

If It Were True That Children Mimicked Their Teachers, You'd Sure Have A Helluva Lot More Nuns Running Around.

To Sit On The Front Steps — Whether It's A Veranda In A Small Town Or A Concrete Stoop In A Big City — And To Talk To Our Neighborhoods Is Infinitely More Important Than To Huddle On The Living-room Lounger And Watch A Make-believe World In Not-quite Living Color.

I Was Born Of Heterosexual Parents. I Was Taught By Heterosexual Teachers In A Fiercely Heterosexual Society. Television Ads And Newspaper Ads — Fiercely Heterosexual. A Society That Puts Down Homosexuality. And Why Am I A Homosexual If I'm Affected By Role Models? I Should Have Been A Heterosexual. And No Offense Meant, But If Teachers Are Going To Affect You As Role Models, There'd Be A Lot Of Nuns Running Around The Streets Today.

Rights Are Won Only By Those Who Make Their Voices Heard.