Marsha P. Johnson

"Justice requires that we see each other's humanity"

"Patience teaches us that change takes time"

"Love in all its forms deserves celebration and protection"

"We're all born naked, and the rest is drag."

"Pay it no mind."

"I've been fighting for this community my whole life, and that's not going to stop."

"You have to have thick skin in this world."

"I am my mother's child, my father's child, but I am my own person."

"The street queens are not going to hide anymore."

"We need to take care of each other."

"I survived this long by being strong and by taking care of myself."

"Don't let anybody tell you who you are."

"We are the ones we've been waiting for."

"Life is about love and taking care of people you love."

"I want people to understand that trans people are just like everybody else."

"We deserve to be here, we deserve to live."

"Keep your head up and keep moving forward."

"AIDS is not a death sentence anymore, but stigma still is."

"I'm not going to apologize for who I am."

"The queer community has always been revolutionary."

"We need visibility and acceptance, not pity."

"Beauty comes in all different shapes and sizes."

"I've lost so many friends to AIDS, and their memory lives in me."

"We're here, we're queer, and we're not going away."

"You have to fight for what you believe in."

"I am a survivor, a fighter, and a lover."

"The street gave me everything I have."

"We need to love ourselves first before anyone else can love us."

"I've danced my way through pain and struggle."

"Community is everything when you have nothing else."