Mark Segal > Quotes

“Whoever assumes that a swishy queen can’t fight should have seen them, makeup dripping and gowns askew, fighting for their home and fiercely proving that no one would take it away from them.”
― Mark Segal, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality

“To those of us who have been there, poverty is a culture, one that envelops your entire being, from the constant hunger and degradation, to the fear, despair, and hopelessness that never go away.”
― Mark Segal, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality

“The riot was about the police doing what they constantly did: indiscriminately harassing us. The police represented every institution of America that night: religion, media, medical, legal, and even our families, most of whom had been keeping us in our place. We were tired of it. And as far as we knew, Judy Garland had nothing to do”
― Mark Segal, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality

“You use your Bible like you were ordering from a restaurant menu. I call that Bible a la carte. You choose what parts of the Bible you wish to obey and what others to ignore.”
― Mark Segal, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality

“The riot was about the police doing what they constantly did: indiscriminately harassing us. The police represented every institution of America that night: religion, media, medical, legal, and even our families, most of whom had been keeping us in our place. We were tired of it.”
― Mark Segal, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality

“AIDS patients were treated as trash. Those who died were sometimes refused embalming, funerals, and burial. Some were actually put in the trash heap outside of hospitals. Those of us who fought for dignity in death were forced to take on the government, the health care system, and, in some cases, our very own community. It was a war and it was hell for the victims and survivors.”
― Mark Segal, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality

“So what does the future hold for our elder community? To answer this question, we should first ask: how much do we know about them? We know much about youth and bullying issues, much about our LGBT citizens in military uniforms, much about those couples who wish to marry and have children. Even those interested in playing professional sports. But what about the elders? We know very little, and that is a sign that our community’s agenda has, for the most part, left them behind.”
― Mark Segal, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality