If Harvey [Milk] had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he would want me to say to all the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told they are less than by the churches, by the government, by their families, that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value, and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you and that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights, federally, across this great nation of ours.
Interpretation
This quote conveys a message of love and affirmation to marginalized LGBTQ+ youth, highlighting their inherent value and the promise of future equality.
Dustin Lance Black's quote speaks powerfully to the struggles faced by LGBTQ+ youth, reminding them that despite societal, familial, and institutional rejection, they are deserving of love and recognition. It emphasizes the importance of self-worth and the hope for future equality, encouraging individuals to stand strong in their identities. This message, inspired by the legacy of Harvey Milk, resonates with anyone who has experienced discrimination, reinforcing the belief that love and equality will ultimately prevail.
In practice
During a pride event to uplift LGBTQ+ youth.
How amazing is it that when a young gay or lesbian person has their first crush, no matter where they live in the country, they can imagine that all the way to marriage? When I first experienced a crush, in Texas, there was maybe a second of butterflies that were then dammed in by the fear of what that meant.
My mom was paralyzed from polio at the age of 2, abandoned by her husband, left with a 2-year-old, a 6-year-old and a 10-year-old, and so, we were raising her as much as she was raising us.
I wrote 'Milk' for me. I wrote it for the younger version of me that had no clue that there are people who'd ever fought for my rights.
Gay and lesbian people want to love and be loved. Some of us want to get married. Some want to have and build families. We want our kids to have their lives be a little bit better than what we've had.
Every single person in this world is a minority in one way or another. It just depends on how you slice the pie.
I think one of the biggest misconceptions is that this is somehow a stranger who is carrying your child. And this is absolutely not true. Your surrogate becomes one of your best friends and a member of your family.
I’ve learned that you can’t predict [love] or plan for it. For someone like me who is obsessed with organization and planning, I love the idea that love is the one exception to that. Love is the one wild card.
Then again, you cannot stop the flood of desire as it moves through the world, inappropriate though it may sometimes be. It is the prerogative of all humans to make ludicrous choices, to fall in love with the most unlikely of partners, and to set themselves up for the most predicatable of calamities.
Lovers don't meet in the end, they are in each other forever.
Tell her that you love her hair, that you love her skin, her lips, because, in truth, you love them more than you love your own.
He'll love and hate equally under cover, and esteem it a species of impertinence to loved or hated again.
If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only.
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