BiographyType: Gay activist, author and journalist Born: 1930 Died: 1994 Rubin, a typesetter by trade, came to South Florida in the mid-1970s from California, where he had been in the gay rights movement. His first activism in South Florida was as a political organizer for the 1977 gay rights referendum in Dade County, which was defeated. Mr. Rubin also began trying to get Broward gays and lesbians politically involved. He was the founding chairman of the Broward County Gay Pride Committee in 1980 and of the Dolphin Democratic Club in 1984. |
Two kinds of writers. One treats the world as if it were fiction; the other treats fiction as if it were the world.
A writer's courage: to leave a blank page blank.
Words can't save you, but they can give you courage.
Words alone mean nothing, because they can do nothing.
Every writer knows that words are the enemy.
The right words to express oneself can never be found in any dictionary.
Out of dumbness, out of confusion, arise the true words.
How long does one have to live before one can no longer be fooled by words?
How old must you be before words can no longer fool you?
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