Milk 2008 quotes

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(on his new look)

I'm not gonna let those Pacific Heights biddies write me off because of a ponytail. And I like it. No more pot, no more bathhouses for me and my little poo.

(to Cleve)

March them right up to the steps of City Hall. When things start to look really bad- the city's first gay supervisor... will come out and play peacemaker. Do it with me. (Gives Cleve the bullhorn)

Dan White

Society can't exist without the family.

We're not against that.

Dan White

Can two men reproduce?

No, but God knows we keep trying.

Dan White

You have an issue.

It's more than just an issue. This is our lives we're fighting for.

John Briggs
[Briggs publicizes an anti-gay bill]

It's time to root them out.

Tom Ammiano

How are you going to determine who is homosexual?

John Briggs

My bill outlines procedures for identifying homosexuals.

Tom Ammiano

How? Will you be sucking them off?

I don't think state assembly seats should be the reward for service to the Democratic Party machine. Machines run on oil and grease. They're dirty, they're dehumanizing, and they tend to be entirely unresponsive to the needs of anybody but those of their operator.

I don't want to see another sign that says **** "Machine" on it because this three-time "**** loser" is running for Supervisor.

I fully realize that someone who stands for what I stand for... an activist, a gay activist... makes themself a target for someone who is insecure, frightened, terrified, and disturbed themselves. It's a very real possibility you see because — in San Francisco... we have broken the dam of major prejudice in this country.