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Jeffrey Montgomery was American LGBT rights activist and public relations executive. Explore interesting quotes on community.
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“We can not live as disposable people. The broader community, which has firmly established compulsory heterosexuality as the law of the universe, has to get over its problem with us.”

Jeffrey Montgomery

America...You Kill Me

People , Law , Communication , Problem

“While it is all too true that there is no single monolithic voice or unified agreement about what it means to be GLBT-identified, this “GLBT community” has been able to unite behind some basic consensus of what we need to achieve in order to claim the right of full citizenship.”

Jeffrey Montgomery

America...You Kill Me

Communication

“We think this issue needs to matter to anyone who believes in true equal opportunity and justice. If we learned anything from our experience with the Proposal 2 battle, it's that these attempts to allow discrimination in Michigan must be stopped and a united effort by many communities is the only hope to stop them.”

Jeffrey Montgomery
Justice , Hope , Communication , Thinking

“Anti-GLBT sentiment is a primary tool for organizing the far-right and it is stronger then ever as a means to split communities and reinforce constituencies.”

Jeffrey Montgomery

America...You Kill Me

Communication

““Gay panic” is insidious. It appeals to juries, who are allegedly made up of random members of the community. What defense lawyers know is that most people are repulsed by the idea of gay —especially gay male— sex. Those lawyers know that a claim of defense against an alleged gay sexual advance will win points with the jury of peers.”

Jeffrey Montgomery

America...You Kill Me

People , Sex , Communication , Idea