ABSTRACT
We had a direct mail appeal at the Gay Rights National Lobby in 1980 that has come to symbolize some of my central concerns: “We Can Have Reports of Battles Lost and Opportunities Lost or … We Can have a Strong Effective Lobby Working for Us.” I'm sure that it was far too long as a teaser, but it did sum up the issue in a nutshell. Somewhere deep inside, I knew we were winning the war by losing these battles, but I'm very competitive, so it was often tough to feel any victories at the time.
