has gone on display in washington.— washington. quilts traditionally - washington. quilts traditionally were l washington. quilts - traditionally were made from castoffs taking scraps of fabric and around different colours and textures and sewing them into something that is warm and comforting. behind all of those horrendous statistics were actual human beings that were actual human beings that were part of families and communities and neighbourhoods. in the early 1970s i was one of many thousands of young gay and lesbian kids who got here anyway we could. of course at that time, it was still a felony to be gay in this country, so we under a great deal of repression and fear. i think this idea that gays are going to take over a city government, its... ithink going to take over a city government, its... i think it is amusing when i hear that. there were a few blocks within the city where we could be completely free and be ourselves, and that meant you