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.

Never take an elevator in city hall.

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

The American Dream starts with the neighborhoods.

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.

Hope is never silent.

All over the country, they're reading about me, and the story doesn't center on me being gay. It's just about a gay person who is doing his job.