Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Nothing works better to wash out the taste of shame and humiliation than a big dose of anger.

Gay Anger in 1970: Marty Robinson shakes the hand of then Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and refuses to let go until Rock hears the full story on gay rights in New York State. Robinson was a founding member of Gay Activists Alliance in New York, a veteran of the Stonewall riot, and a union carpenter all his life. He also invented the "zap," of which this is a good example.


The gay kids are getting angry again. A whole new generation of activists is springing up in the wake of Proposition H8.

The work remains unfinished, and thank God there's a whole new generation eager to continue the fight, and perhaps do a better job at it than we did.
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2 comments:

  1. Göran Koch-SwahneDecember 10, 2008 at 11:19 AM

    Not really "better" dear Counterlight, but more successful, the Times are prepared (by us) and ready to take it!

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  2. LeonardDecember 10, 2008 at 10:25 PM

    Not quite ready to sit quietly yet...there is a whole world of experience to be shared by people like us...I love you guys.

    Have a great night

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