“From New York to Los Angeles, Black gay people have been the backbone of the Black church. Through this network, we've discovered that many homophobic black pastors lead secret lives outside the church. We're not naming any names, yet, but by doing this, we hope to confirm information from our sources and empower the Black lesbian and gay community to speak out.”
Keith Boykin
“In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star sign. In Houston you're told how rich they are. And in New York they tell you what their rent is.”
Simon Hoggart
“People are more laid back and live life a little slower in Winchester. In New York (and now Los Angeles), everything is bam, bam, bam - you have to go fast and move.”
Matt Long
“Los Angeles is just New York lying down”
Quentin Crisp
“People cut themselves off from their ties of the old life when they come to Los Angeles. They are looking for a place where they can be free, where they can do things they couldn't do anywhere else.”
Tom Bradley
“I prefer San Francisco to Los Angeles. I prefer New York to Philadelphia. Why? The kind of concentration that is achieved in them creates certain choices, an openness of society that is not possible in the lower-density environments.”
Moshe Safdie
“If you don't see our faces grilled everywhere in Los Angeles and New York and like the big cities, it would amaze me.”
Michael Rosenbaum
