I have tasted freedom. I will not give up that which I have tasted.

If every gay person were to come out only to his/her own family, friends, neighbors and fellow workers, within days the entire state would discover that we are not the stereotypes generally assumed.

More people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, my friends, that is true perversion.

The fact is that more people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, that my friends, is true perversion.

It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions.

A gay person in office can set a tone, can command respect not only from the larger community but from the young people in our own community who need both examples and hope.

I stand for all those who feel that the government no longer understands the individual and no longer respects individual rights.

Hope will never be silent.

If you help elect more gay people, that gives a green light to all who feel disenfranchised, a green light to move forward. It means hope to a nation that has given up, because if a gay person makes it, the doors are open to everyone.