Marsha P. Johnson

How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race? I mean how many years does it take people to see that? We're all in this rat race together!

As long as gay people don't have their rights all across America, there's no reason for celebration.

STAR is a very revolutionary group. We believe in picking up the gun, starting a revolution if necessary. Our main goal is to see gay people liberated and free and have equal rights that other people have in America.

I don't know what I am if I'm not a woman.

A lot of times I've reached my hand out to people in the gay community that just didn't have nobody to help them when they were down and out.

We just were saying no more police brutality. And we had enough of police harassment in the Village and other places.

Darling, I want my gay rights now.

I got lost in the music in 1963 at Stonewall... No! No, it was Stonewall - it was 1967 that I got lost. In 19 - oh my dear, Stonewall, I got lost at Stonewall. Heard it through the grapevine. 1969! I got lost in the music and I couldn't get out.