“So if there’s a message I have to give, it is that I found one overriding thing about my personal election. It’s the fact that if a gay person can be elected, it’s a green light.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.orgTagged: gay rights, United States Politics, Speeches, Leadership, Elected Officials
“I will never forget what it was like coming out and having nobody to look up toward.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.orgTagged: gay rights, United States Politics, Speeches, Leadership, Elected Officials
“The first gay people we elect must be strong. They must not be content to sit in the back of the bus. They must not be content to accept pabulum.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.orgTagged: gay rights, United States Politics, Speeches, Leadership, Elected Officials
“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.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.orgTagged: gay rights, United States Politics, Speeches, Leadership, Elected Officials
“And the time has come when the gay community must not be judged for our criminals and our myths. Like every other group, we must be judged by our leaders and by those who are themselves gay, those who are visible.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.orgTagged: gay rights, United States Politics, Speeches, Leadership
“My name is Harvey Milk, and I’m here to recruit you.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.orgTagged: gay rights, United States Politics, Speeches
“Unless you have dialogue, unless you open the walls of dialogue, you can never reach to change people’s opinion.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.orgTagged: gay rights, United States Politics, Speeches