Quotes by Martha Shelley
“We are women and men who, from the time of our earliest memories, have been in revolt against the sex-role structure and nuclear family structure.”— Martha Shelley
“Lesbianism is not a political theory, it is a way of life. It is not an idea, it is a reality for millions of women.”— Martha Shelley
“Look out, straights. Here comes the Gay Liberation Front, and we're going to empty your asylums and fill your streets.”— Martha Shelley
“If you are a woman, you are automatically in a battle, and you’d better learn how to fight.”— Martha Shelley
“The purpose of the homophile movement was to tell the straight world, 'We’re just like you.' The purpose of Gay Liberation was to say, 'We’re not like you, and we’re not going to be like you, and we’re going to be ourselves.'”— Martha Shelley