All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.

All men are created equal. Now matter how hard they try, they can never erase those words. That is what America is about.

A reading of the Declaration of Independence on the steps of a building is widely covered. The events that started the American Revolution were the meetings in homes, pubs, on street corners.

If I do a good job, people won't care if I am green or have three heads.

It's not my victory, it's yours and yours and yours. If a gay can win, it means there is hope that the system can work for all minorities if we fight. We've given them hope.

Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight.

I finally reached the point where I knew I had to become involved or shut up.