#whenweriseedit

[zzzyao76]

I joined gay liberation when I was 17, and I never believed that I would be alive to see this decision today. And the journey, the struggle, it’s certainly not over. But I think we’ve done a remarkable job of changing the hearts and the minds of the american people. So, I would give the credit not only to my own community, but to the rest of the country. I mean, I’ve seen people in my own family change, I’ve seen people change right across this country. And it is making us a better country and a better people.

[mae-martin]

The peace-movement kids, the women’s movement, the civil-rights fighters, all of the outsiders and outcasts - everything we read told us that San Francisco is where we, the “us-es”, could find safe harbor. So that’s where we went, on our own journeys to find freedom and shelter, all of the “us-es”.

[natsumisato]

“I have to give a speech in my psych class. [...] And we have to pick a subject, and I've come to the conclusion that I would like to speak on something that I know about, so I'm going to be talking about the gay liberation movement.” ► requested by tragicbandgirl

[zzzyao76]

I knew what I was called to do, not as an individual — as part of my generation. It wasn't just me who heard the call, it was all of us.

[zzzyao76]

[zzzyao76]

Guy Pearce as Cleve Jones in When We Rise (2017)

[zzzyao76]

[mae-martin]

“Coming out isn’t something you do once. It’s often in stages that grow in risk… to your friends and your community, your family, an over-expanding, never-ending act of bravery.”