Editing Anthony Perkins (section)

===Political views===
[[File:AnthonyPerkinsSelma.png|thumb|Perkins (back, far right) with [[Harry Belafonte]] (far left), [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] (center), and [[Coretta Scott King]] (front, far right), during a 1965 [[Selma march]]]]
Perkins was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] who supported many progressive causes, such as civil rights and feminism. Perkins participated in the 1965 [[Selma march]] for the right for African Americans to vote, and there are numerous photos and videos documenting his participation, most notably where he stands to the left of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], who is being waved at by [[Harry Belafonte]]. He was one of the many performers at the "Stars for Freedom" rally during the marches who entertained King and the rest of the marchers, singing folk songs and giving brief speeches. He also continued on to Montgomery, the Alabama state capital, the next day.<ref>{{cite book|last=Belafonte|first=Harry|title=My Song: a Memoir|publisher=Borzoi Books|date=2011|isbn=978-0-307-27226-3|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mysongmemoir00bela}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1965/04/10/letter-from-selma|title=Letter from Selma|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/social-activist-recalls-selma-march-170052650.html|title=Social Activist Recalls Selma March with Martin Luther King Jr.|publisher=Yahoo! Finance|date=January 20, 2015 |access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwpressblog.com/2015/02/05/stars-for-selma/|title=Stars for Selma|website=University of Washington Press Blog|date=February 5, 2015 |access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref>

Perkins promoted [[feminism]],<ref name="Hadleigh 1996" /> famously proclaiming in 1983: "Women's liberation has liberated me too."<ref name="People" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Anthony Perkins: Quotes |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000578/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_qt_sm#quotes |access-date=January 23, 2022 |publisher=IMDb}}</ref> He openly acknowledged that he believed men should take on "motherly" roles as well when raising their children and that he changed diapers and fed his infants—something he said he did not need to receive praise for.<ref name="People" />

Despite the fact that he remained mostly closeted for his entire life, Perkins did express his support for LGBTQ+ rights occasionally. In an interview with [[Boze Hadleigh]], he stated that the idea that marriage is primarily between a man and a woman was "archaic," and that, if having children was the sole reason to get married, "gays can adopt."<ref name="Hadleigh 1996"/> Even before getting diagnosed with the illness, Perkins also regularly volunteered at [[Project Angel Food]], a non-profit organization which delivered meals to HIV and AIDS patients.{{sfn|Hunter|2006|p=347}} In September 1986, six years before his death, Perkins also released a PSA urging people to "fight AIDS with the facts."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmfbBTmtVmo|title=Anthony Perkins has Died|website=Entertainment Tonight|date=April 3, 2016 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref>