▁die - ins ▁or ▁read ▁prepared ▁statements , ▁Pet rel is ▁had ▁anger ed ▁other ▁protest ers ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁out s iders ▁and ▁established ▁his ▁early ▁reputation ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁A CT ▁UP ' s ▁more ▁radical ▁members . ▁ ▁Years ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Pet rel is ▁moved ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁to ▁" w re ak ▁hav oc ▁on ▁what ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁a ▁compla cent ▁les bian ▁and ▁gay ▁community ." ▁ ▁Years ▁later , ▁Pet rel is ▁re called ▁a ▁confront ation ▁with ▁K ram er ▁at ▁an ▁A CT ▁UP ▁meeting ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁as ▁prompt ing ▁the ▁move ." Your ▁ob no x ious ness ▁is ▁not ▁appreciated ▁here ," ▁he ▁remembered ▁K ram er ▁shout ing . ▁" Why ▁don ' t ▁you ▁move ▁to ▁Washington , ▁where ▁your ▁anger ▁is ▁more ▁necessary ?" ▁There , ▁Pet rel is ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁a ▁local ▁chapter ▁of ▁A CT ▁UP , ▁which ▁began ▁meeting ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁With ▁A CT ▁UP / DC , ▁Pet rel is ▁protest ed ▁c ensor ship ▁of ▁hom o er otic ism ▁in ▁the ▁arts , ▁press ured ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁to ▁recognize ▁people ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁sod omy ▁to ▁be ▁counted ▁as ▁vict ims ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁ab use , ▁demanded ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁imm igration ▁restrictions ▁against ▁people ▁with ▁H IV , ▁tra