“I believe that what is legislated bleeds down into everything. So if the legislation continues to uphold anything that doesn't support equal rights and civil rights, that bleeds down into Matthew Shepard being murdered.” IfsBelieveI BelieveSupportRightsEqualCivil RightsLegislationEqual RightsMatthew Author:Pauley Perrette
“I have a big passion about civil rights for everyone - whoever is being downtrodden at the moment, it doesn't matter: racial discrimination or sexual orientation or gender. Whatever it is, I'm there. I think I was a born civil rights activist. I can't stand the smashing of a community. It's not fair and it's not right.” ThinkingI CanMatterMomentsBigsPassionBornCommunityRightsFairsGenderDiscriminationCivil RightsActivistOrientationNot FairRacial DiscriminationSmashingDowntrodden Author:Pauley Perrette
“In the women's movement, women needed men to stand up and say, 'This isn't right.' In the civil rights of the '60s, it took people of all color to demand equal rights.” PeopleMenRightsMovementColorNeededDemandEqualCivil RightsEqual Rights Author:Pauley Perrette
“My life is about being a civil rights activist. That's my life. Whoever you are, everyone, we either have civil rights or we don't. It's for everyone.” Life IsRightsCivil RightsActivist Author:Pauley Perrette
“I went to my first civil rights rally when I was 17 years old. I was a little skinny blond kid, scared to death, marching against the KKK in South Georgia. And I have never stopped marching in protests since. Not ever. I mean, LGBT rights, women's rights, the rights of people of color... I'm your guy. I'm going to be out there marching!” PeopleYearsFirstsMeanLittlesKidsGuyRightsColorSouthScaredCivil RightsProtestLgbtWomens RightsSkinnyGeorgiaKkk Author:Pauley Perrette
