Speaking for Our Lives Historic Speeches and Rhetoric for Gay and Lesbian Rights (1892-2000)

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• SECTION I: PRE-1950
• March 30, 1892. Address at the Funeral of Walt Whitman
• October 8, 1904. What Interest Does the Women’s Movement Have in Solving the Homosexual Problem?
• 1928. Appeal . . . on Behalf of an Oppressed Human Variety
• SECTION II: THE 1950s
• September 1952. Address to the International Committee for Sexual Equality
• January/February 1955. An Open Letter to Senator Dirksen
• May 15, 1955. Resolution
• August 1956. The Homosexual Faces a Challenge
• October 1956. President’s Message
• January 26, 1957. How Homosexuals Can Combat Anti-Homosexualism
• November 1958. Progress Report
• SECTION III: THE 1960s
• August 25, 1962. A Decade of Progress in the Homophile Movement
• March 1963. Towards a Sexually Sane Society
• 1964. Open Letter to the Florida Legislature’s “Johns Committee”
• July 22, 1964. Civil Liberties: A Progress Report
• August 7, 1964. Resolution of the National Capital Area Civil Liberties Union on Federal Employment of Homosexuals
• November 16, 1964. On Getting and Using Power
• December 1964. SIR’s Statement of Policy
• July 1965. What’s in It for Me?
• July 1965. Introductory Address
• February 19-20, 1966. Homophile Organizations Adopt Statement
• August 20, 1966. A Challenge to San Francisco
• November 1966. What Concrete Steps Can Be Taken to Further the Homophile Movement?
• April 21-23, 1967. Homophile Movement Policy Statement
• May 1967. Why I Joined the Homophile Movement
• August 1967. Washington Statement
• SECTION IV: THE 1970s
• February 14-15, 1970. Western Homophile Conference Keynote Address
• January 27, 1971. An Open Letter to Gay Activists Alliance
• 1971. Preamble to the Constitution and Bylaws of the Gay Activists Alliance, Inc.
• 1971. The GAA Alternative
• June 25, 1971. Frieda Smith Tells It Like It Is
• August 28, 1971. We Demand
• February 1972. The Lesbian and God-the-Father
• February 13, 1972. Waffle
• August 1972. Democrats, Nation, Hear Gay Delegates
• August 1972. Address to the Democratic National Convention
• August 1972. Speech to the American Bar Association
• August 1972. Speech to the Resolutions Committee of the American Bar Association
• 1973. The Potential of Our Vision
• January 8, 1973. Viewpoint
• March 16, 1973. Walt Whitman: Poet of Comrades and Love
• April 14, 1973. Lesbianism and Feminism: Synonyms or Contradictions?
• May 9, 1973. Stop It, You’re Making Me Sick
• January 18, 1974. Remarks for Integrity/Houston
• May 4, 1974. Joint Statement
• Summer 1974. Sexual Liberation Through Revolution, not Reform!
• September 13, 1974. For My Granddaughters . . .
• March 25, 1975. Seeks Equal Protection
• August 10, 1975. British Theologician Speaks to Gays
• September 19, 1975. The Possibilities Are Staggering
• January 10, 1976. The Gay Pagan’s Manifesto
• March 30, 1976. Privacy and Sexuality
• July 11, 1976. Speech at the NYSCGO Demonstration
• August 17, 1976. Statement on Sex and Violence on Television
• August 17, 1976. Gay People on Television
• August 29, 1976. How Do You Define “Lesbianism”?
• March 1977. Neither Profit Nor Salvation
• June 8, 1977. Prayer Breakfast
• June 9, 1977. Tribute to Troy D. Perry
• August 1977. A Lesbian Mother on the Abortion Issue
• August 24, 1977. Resolution on Anita Bryant
• January 1978. An Open Letter to Anita Bryant
• April 30, 1978. Gay Rights Can Be Achieved
• May 12, 1978. A Union Leader Speaks for Gay Rights
• June 17, 1978. Speech at Boston Lesbian and Gay Pride Rally
• June 25, 1978. Speech at Gay and Lesbian Pride Rally, New York City
• July 1978. Lesbian Schoolworkers Stand Against Briggs
• September 19, 1978. A House Divided
• 1979. Letter to the Pope
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Robert B Ridinger