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Speaking for Our Lives Historic Speeches and Rhetoric for Gay and Lesbian Rights (1892-2000) Speaking for Our Lives Historic Speeches and Rhetoric for Gay and Lesbian Rights (1892-2000) Robert B. Ridinger, MA, MLS Editor HPP Harrington Park Press® An Imprint o£The Jjawqrth Press, Inc. New York • London > Oxford CONTENTS Acknowledgments xxvii Introduction 1 SECTION I: PRE-1950 March 30, 1892. Address at the Funeral of Walt Whitman 7 Robert G. Ingersoll October 8, 1904. What Interest Does the Women's Movement Have in Solving the Homosexual Problem? 10 Anna Rueling 1928. Appeal... on Behalf of an Oppressed Human Variety 22 Kurt Hiller SECTION II: THE 1950S September 1952. Address to the International Committee for Sexual Equality 31 Donald Webster Cory January/February 1955. An Open Letter to Senator Dirksen 41 Anonymous May 15, 1955. Resolution 44 Mattachine Society, Inc. Summer 1956. The Homosexual Faces a Challenge 45 Ken Burns October 1956. President's Message 52 Del Martin January 26, 1957. How Homosexuals Can Combat Anti-Homosexualism 54 Albert Ellis November 1958. Progress Report 58 Homosexual Law Reform Society of London SECTION III: THE 1960S August 25, 1962. A Decade of Progress in the Homophile Movement 65 Hal Call March 1963. Towards a Sexually Sane Society 75 Antony Grey 1964. Open Letter to the Florida Legislature's "Johns Committee" 84 Hal Call July 22, 1964. Civil Liberties: A Progress Report 89 Franklin Kameny August 7, 1964. Resolution of the National Capital Area Civil Liberties Union on Federal Employment of Homosexuals 106 November 16, 1964. On Getting and Using Power 110 A. Cecil Williams December 1964. SIR's Statement of Policy 115 Society for Individual Rights July 1965. What's in It for Me? 117 Roland Keith July 1965. Introductory Address 119 Robert Sloane February 19-20, 1966. Homophile Organizations Adopt Statement 122 National Planning Conference of Homophile Organizations August 20, 1966. A Challenge to San Francisco 124 William Beardemphl November 1966. What Concrete Steps Can Be Taken to Further the Homophile Movement? 126 Shirley Wilier April 21-23, 1967. Homophile Movement Policy Statement 129 Western Regional Planning Conference of Homophile Organizations May 1967. Why I Joined the Homophile Movement 130 Jack Nichols August 1967. Washington Statement 133 North American Homophile Conference SECTION IV: THE 1970S February 14-15, 1970. Western Homophile Conference Keynote Address 137 Harry Hay January 27, 1971. An Open Letter to Gay Activists Alliance 145 Arthur Bell 1971. Preamble to the Constitution and Bylaws of the Gay Activists Alliance, Inc. 148 Gay Activists Alliance 1971. The G A A Alternative 150 Gay Activists Alliance June 25, 1971. Frieda Smith Tells It Like It Is 160 Frieda Smith August 28, 1971. We Demand 163 Gay Day Committee February 1972. The Lesbian and God-the-Father 168 Sally Gearhart February 13, 1972. Waffle 174 Jearld Moldenhauer August 1972. Democrats, Nation, Hear Gay Delegates 176 Jim Foster August 1972. Address to the Democratic National Convention 179 Madeline Davis August 1972. Speech to the American Bar Association 181 Richard Hongisto August 1972. Speech to the Resolutions Committee of the American Bar Association 184 Donald Lunde 1973. The Potential of Our Vision 187 Judy Quinlan January 8, 1973. Viewpoint 190 Bruce Voeller March 16, 1973. Walt Whitman: Poet of Comrades and Love 192 Jack Nichols April 14, 1973. Lesbianism and Feminism: Synonyms or Contradictions? 198 Robin Morgan May 9, 1973. Stop It, You're Making Me Sick 212 Ronald Gold January 18, 1974. Remarks for Integrity/Houston 225 Morty Manford May 4, 1974. Joint Statement 227 Ad Hoc Committee of Gay Organizations Summer 1974. Sexual Liberation Through Revolution, not Reform! 229 Revolutionary Marxist Group September 13, 1974. For My Granddaughters ... 233 Valerie Taylor March 25, 1975. Seeks Equal Protection 241 Bella S. Abzug August 10, 1975. British Theologian Speaks to Gays 243 W. Norman Pittenger September 19, 1975. The Possibilities Are Staggering 247 Barbara Grier January 10, 1976. The Gay Pagan's Manifesto 253 Tommi Avicolli March 30, 1976. Privacy and Sexuality 257 Ed Koch July 11, 1976. Speech at NYSCGO Demonstration 259 David Thorstad August 17, 1976. Statement on Sex and Violence on Television 261 Ginny Vida August 17, 1976. Gay People on Television 266 Newton Deiter August 29, 1976. How Do You Define "Lesbianism"? 271 New Jersey Lesbian Caucus March 1977. Neither Profit Nor Salvation 274 Barbara Grier June 8, 1977. Prayer Breakfast 281 Barbara Gittings June 9, 1977. Tribute to Troy D. Perry 282 Henry Waxman August 1977. A Lesbian Mother on the Abortion Issue 284 Joyce Kaufman August 24, 1977. Resolution on Anita Bryant 286 Libertarian Party January 1978. An Open Letter to Anita Bryant 287 Wages Due Lesbians, Toronto April 30, 1978. Gay Rights Can Be Achieved 289 Alan Cranston May 12, 1978. A Union Leader Speaks for Gay Rights 295 David McDonald June 17, 1978. Speech at Boston Lesbian and Gay Pride Rally 298 Kate Gyllensvird June 25, 1978. Speech at Gay and Lesbian Pride Rally, New York City 302 Kay Whitlock July 1978. Lesbian Schoolworkers Stand Against Briggs 304 Lesbian Schoolworkers in San Francisco September 19, 197 8. A House Divided 307 Gay Community News 1979. Letter to the Pope 309 International Gay Association March 16, 1979. Farewell 311 Charles Brydon June 20, 1979. Community and Power: Building Gay Services for the Next Ten Years 314 Susan Rosen November 27, 1979. Speech at Harvey Milk's Memorial 318 Wayne Friday SECTION V: THE 1980S February 11, 1980. A Petition from the Netherlands Parliament 323 Henry Waxman March 3, 1980. Carter Response to NGTF Survey 326 Robert Strauss May 23, 1980. Presentation to the Temporary Committee on Resolutions 329 Timothy Drake May 24, 1980. Building the Lavender Left 332 Joyce Levine May 30, 1980. 25 Ways to Shaft the Gay Movement 335 J. F. Guthrie June 1980. Speech to the Democratic Party Platform Committee 338 Bill Kraus June 1980. Speech to the Democratic Party Platform Committee 340 Virginia Apuzzo June 22, 1980. The Cock of Basel 342 Rosalie Nichols August 14, 1980. Speech to the Democratic National Convention 346 Mel Boozer October 4, 1980. NOW Speech 350 Lucia Valeska December 4, 1980. Address to the Kennedy Institute for Politics, Harvard University 358 Virginia Apuzzo June 26, 1981. Speech at Daley Plaza 366 Jay Deacon September 5, 1981. The Gay Tradition: Strategies for the Decades Ahead 369 Jack Nichols April 24, 1982. The Fern Question, or We Will Not Go Away 376 Joan Nestle August 21, 1982. Harnessing Our Anger 380 Bob Nelson October 13, 1982. Speech at the Human Rights Campaign Fund Banquet 385 Barbara Gittings - November 27, 1982. Statement 387 Boston Lesbian Sadomasochist Group March 26, 1983. Who Belongs in the Gay Movement, Who Decides? 389 Chicago Stonewall Committee April 22, 1983. An Open Letter to Archbishop James Hickey 392 Larry Uhrig May 5, 1983. The Boston Project Studies Queerbashing 394 Larry Goldsmith May 15, 1983. Testifying on AIDS Before Congress 400 Virginia Apuzzo June 26, 1983. The Eyes of the World 403 Robert Gurdian June 26, 1983. Militarism, Feminism, and Homophobia 405 Diane Warnock October 9, 1983. Jericho: A Call for Activism in the Black Gay Community 407 Michelle Parkerson October 22, 1983. Speech at the Philadelphia Gay Walk-A-Thon 411 Barbara Gittings November 19, 1983. Gays, Politicking, and Republicans 413 Bill Green November 19, 1983. Sexual Politics of "Crime": Inside and Out 417 Mike Riegle November 28, 1983. Police Brutality: The Continual Erosion of Our Most Basic Rights 423 James Credle December 9, 1983. Being Who We Are 428 Gary Hirshberg December 17, 1983. United We Stand 431 Steve Endean February 16, 1984. In Support of Gay Rights 433 David Roberti May 1984. Victory Speech 436 Merle Woo May 12, 1984. The Limitations of the Legal Fight 439 Susan Ritter May 30, 1984. Lesbians Oppose the Klan 441 LIPS June 24, 1984. Passion Is Our Politics 444 Joan Nestle June 30, 1984. Unity and More in '84 446 Harry Hay November 14, 1984. Why Aren't More Gay Men Feminists? 451 Aubrey Wertheim 1985. An Open Letter to the Gay Community 455 Vic Basile 1985. Black Men Loving Black Men: The Revolutionary Act of the Eighties 458 Joseph Beam May 23, 1985. We Are Everywhere, and We Have Children 461 Louise Rice June 11, 1985. Building Alliances for a Stronger Community 463 Henry C. Chinn June 15, 1985. No Regrets 466 Don Babets David Jean June 15, 1985. The Need to Refight Stonewall 468 Angela Bowen June 15, 1985. Fifteen Years of Pride 472 Gil Gerald June 15, 1985. Speaking for Our Lives 475 David Summers 1985. Remarks to the Democratic National Committee 480 David Scondras September 15, 1985. Text of the Harveylvlilk Memorial Plaque 482 November 14, 1985. No More Lies! 484 Darrell Yates Rist November 27, 1985. San Francisco City Hall Speech 490 Cleve Jones 1985. A Challenge to Gay and Lesbian Leadership 493 Rosemary Dunn Dalton 1986. Remarks by 1985 Mr. Leather to the Courts 499 Richard Hennigh April 29, 1986. Address to the Dorian Group 501 JeffLevi May 3, 1986. Lesbians and Children: The Community We Create 508 Cindy Rizzo May 12, 1986. Answering the Call 510 Richard C. Failla May 31, 1986. Speech to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Women's Conference on AIDS 515 Gil Gerald 1986. Speech for Gay and Lesbian Pride Day 1986 519 Chuck Harbaugh July 18, 1986. An Open Letter to the Chicago City Council, Mayor Harold Washington, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, Gay and Lesbian Communities, and the People of Chicago 522 1986. The Injury of Living Unawarely 525 Lorry Sorgman November 11, 1986. Remembering David Summers 527 Wayne Steinman 1986. A Seat at the Banquet: Remarks to the Conference on International Human Rights 532 Will Hutchinson January 8, 1987.
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