“If the White House and Congress think that it is enough to acknowledge gay people in speeches and non-controversial memos, then they have made a serious error in judgment. Following in the footsteps of the Stonewall riots, ACT UP and other non-violent, civil disobedience that have been at the forefront of the battle for LGBT equality, we will go anywhere, at any time, to confront those politicians who put their own politics in front of our equality.”

“(I’m looking forward to) seeing this Prop. 8 generation glow and blossom. I think it’s the most exciting thing that’s happened to our movement since the ‘92 convention. I think it’s a turning point, I think they are brilliant. Do you know how many young people I’ve had come in and talk to me? You sort of become the wise man. I haven’t seen this since the civil rights movement of the ‘60s. This is without a doubt the most exciting development within the last two decades for our community.”

“I went four years between mammograms. I let it slide. Everyone gets busy, but don’t make excuses. I stay in shape and eat right, and it happened to me. Another year and I could have been in big trouble.”

“Being a gay man with a foot half in and out of the closet is tough; the games it plays with your mind – and more importantly, your heart – are hard to put into words but I am going to try my best. I finally accepted my sexuality at the end of 2006 following a huge anxiety attack at work. After what were literally years of torment, denial and very, very dark times, I couldn’t live a lie to myself any more. You often read that when people came out they had felt depressed or had suicidal tendencies. I, like them, experienced all of the extremes, but mostly it was the loneliness that was the hardest part of being gay – and still is.”