Harvey Milk Quotes

If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.

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.

All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.

I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. And you...And you...And you...Gotta give em hope.

Hope will never be silent.

All men are created equal. Now matter how hard they try, they can never erase those words. That is what America is about.

Every gay person must come out. As difficult as it is, you must tell your immediate family. You must tell your relatives. You must tell your friends if indeed they are your friends. You must tell the people you work with. You must tell the people in the stores you shop in. Once they realize that we are indeed their children, that we are indeed everywhere, every myth, every lie, every innuendo will be destroyed once and all. And once you do, you will feel so much better

Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard.

Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight.

Let me have my tax money go for my protection and not for my prosecution. Let my tax money go for the protection of me. Protect my home, protect my streets, protect my car, protect my life, protect my property...worry about becoming a human being and not about how you can prevent others from enjoying their lives because of your own inability to adjust to life.