Harvey Milk People Quotations

More people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, my friends, that is true perversion.

Some people call me the unofficial mayor of Castro Street.

If I do a good job, people won't care if I am green or have three heads.

I ask for the movement to continue, for the movement to grow, because last week I got a phone call from Altoona, Pennsylvania, and my election gave somebody else, one more person, hope. And after all, that's what this is all about. It's not about personal gain, not about ego, not about power — it's about giving those young people out there in the Altoona, Pennsylvanias, hope. You gotta give them hope.

The fact is that more people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, THAT my friends, is true perversion.

All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.