"I've gone around since the end of last year asking every lesbian I know if she wants to get I married and of course  it's been a confusing proposal."

"On March 1, 1993, l have the option to go to City Hall… oh, I mean we have the option, my long-suffering honey and I, to go to City Hall and register as domestic partners. Will we take it? Shall we pretend to tie some kind of knot?"

"The relationship of gay white men and Latinos, whether mutual attraction or mu­tual exploitation, has its lore, its literature, and plenty of anecdotal evidence."

At the very moment when our pride is at its peak, our political agenda is in jeopardy. Even as we celebrate our visibility, we need to hear the slamming of the closet door, if only to wedge it open.

“Recall again those memorable summer nights in 1969 when we were pushed too far — and bellowed back in rage, THIS FAR AND NO FUTHER!”

“Marsha’s position on Christopher Street is double-edged. A martyr of gay liberation, he is denied entrance to many bars. Andy Warhol silkscreens of Marsha sell for $1400 while Marsha walks the sidewalk outside, broke.”

“New York has become a gay place. The material of the new homosexual culture pervades its life, from lowbrow to high­brow, on the streets and in the shops, the theatre, the cafes, and the apartments of at least a dozen neighborhoods.”

Delving into the Voice archives for some Pride history gems

Black queer women may be having a media moment, but they’re still not part of the mainstream Pride story