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Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country.

I think what you're seeing is a profound recognition on the part of the American people that gays and lesbians and transgender persons are our brothers, our sisters, our children, our cousins, our friends, our co-workers, and that they've got to be treated like every other American. And I think that principle will win out.

My hope is that we will inspire more lesbians to get politically engaged. For too long, lesbian women have been left out of politics.

I'm always going to support the LGBT community and equal rights for the LGBT community.

What we should celebrate more than diversity is what we do with it. How do we bring everyone in the tent and create something together? In a twenty-first century way that activates our true potential, we all need to become sworn-again.

What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.

It seems to me the most important issue in the LGBT community is the right to be queer-the right to be free of the heterosexual assumption.

Gay culture is surviving and thriving. Some activists believe the recent rise in homophobic violence might be a gauge of the success of positive gay images.

We need to redefine community and find a variety of ways of coming together and helping each other.

We need to ensure that no one is denied employment, housing, opportunities, or benefits because of their sexual orientation.