The State Of The World Today Demands

The Beginning Point At Both Conferences Must Be That Everything Is A Woman's Issue. That Means Racism In A Woman's Issue, Just As Is Anti-semitism, Palestinian Homelessness, Rural Development, Ecology, The Persecution Of Lesbians, And The Exploitative Practices Of Global Corporations.

We Know That Priorities Are Amiss In The World When A Man Gets A Military Medal Of Honor For Killing Another Man And A Dishonorable Discharge For Loving One.

We Do Not Need, And Indeed Never Will Have, All The Answers Before We Act ... It Is Often Through Taking Action That We Can Discover Some Of Them.

Sexual, Racial, Gender Violence And Other Forms Of Discrimination And Violence In A Culture Cannot Be Eliminated Without Changing Culture.

Our Very Strength As Lesbians Lies In The Fact That We Are Outside Of Patriarchy; Our Existence Challenges Its Life.