A Conversation With a Gay Activist

In this episode, Blake Wilkinson, founder of Queer Liberaction, traces the origins of his own personal activism, and both he and Rick discuss the imperatives of such endeavors. Amidst a public that by far and large considers itself already encumbered by enough daily worries, are activist demonstrations reduced to stunts that fall on deaf ears? Beyond an examination of how activism shapes the personality or, dare say, future of our community, is the significance solely in the message or is it ultimately judged according to its reception? And how willing is our community to receive?

Queer Liberaction:

http://www.queerliberaction.org

Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance:

http://www.dgla.com

Human Rights Campaign:

http://www.hrc.org

Day of Decision (a national organization reacting to the California court decision on Propostion 8):

http://www.dayofdecision.org

Stonewall Democrats of Dallas:

http://www.stonewalldemocratsofdallas.org/

Larry Kramer's Wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Kramer

 His Cooper Union speech:

http://www.rhythmism.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15325

And an edited transcript of an interview conducted on Jan. 22, 2005:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/aids/interviews/kramer.html