4 Quotes by Patrick Franklin

What we have in East Texas today in regards to gay rights is the tyranny of the majority. It is up to us to stand up to that tyranny.

Every year we go through this same scenario. I am tired of every week a fundraiser.

I've spoken to some lesbian and gay (city) employees and I asked them to be here, but they are concerned that becoming activists will prevent them from getting promotions.

It's time to go on the record of where you stand. Out there somewhere in East Texas, there is a young gay person who is in the closet and struggling with that issue. The debate that we have today is sending a message of what kind of world he is growing up in.