"We are not afraid to be queer and different. If that means hell— well, he'll we'll take the chance. They're all so straight, uptight, upright and rigid. They march in lockstep; we prefer to dance. We see a world of romance and pleasure. All they can see is sheer banality. Lavender nights are our greatest treasure, where we can be just as we want to be." —Chorus of "Das Lila Lied" (The Lavender Song)

"We have chosen the pink triangle as a symbol. A symbol of the history that other have tried to obliterate, the history we must recover. And a reminder of where gay oppression can lead if gay people neglect the active struggle for their rights." —The Body Politic

"Before I die, I will see our community given the respect we deserve... I want to go to wherever I go with that in my soul and peacefully say I've peacefully overcome." —Sylvia Rivera

"Life is full of injustice, and some people it bothers and some people it doesn't. Me, it bothers. I don't think I could live any other way." —Vito Russo

"Make no mistake, America. We won't compromise our freedom. We won't go back. We will win." —David B. Mixner

"The whole perception of sexual orientation is being challenged by the millenials. Among the cohort of 12- to 18-year-olds defining Generation Z, the lines between male and female are becoming increasingly blurred." —Lucie Greene

"Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it." —James Baldwin