In this episode, Blake Wilkinson, co-founder of Queer Liberaction, traces the origins of his own personal activism, and both he and Rick discuss the imperatives of such endeavors. Amidst a public that, by and large, considers itself already encumbered by enough daily worries, are activist demonstrations reduced to stunts that fall on deaf ears? Beyond an examination of how activism shapes the personality or, dare say, future of our community, this conversation explores the limitations of activism’s impact. Is the significance solely in the message or is it ultimately judged according to its reception? And how able or willing is our community to receive?
Recorded by Rick Vanderslice in Dallas on March 30th, 2009.
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance
Day of Decision (a national organization reacting to the California court decision on Propostion 
Wikipedia entry on Larry Kramer
And an edited transcript of an interview conducted with him on Jan. 22, 2005
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