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“The harassment and the bullying that students face is a learned behavior.”
“Being an American is an action; it's an ideal to strive for. It's being part of this constantly perfecting union that, with each generation, expands our scope and human understanding of 'We the people.'”
“We certainly hope that Secretary DeVos will work on behalf of every student and ensure equal access to a safe and quality education for LGBTQ young people.”
“Trump's campaign is not a collection of ignorant statements. It is a candidacy of hate and fear that poses serious risks to people of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, and LGBTQ people.”
“Put simply, barring transgender people from restrooms consistent with their gender identity doesn't help anyone, and continuing to allow transgender people to access those restrooms doesn't hurt anyone.”
“My whiteness, economic privilege, able-bodied privilege, family support, and so many other factors shield me from some of the worst possible consequences - often fatal ones - that result from the toxic combination of misogyny, racism, and anti-trans sentiment.”
“I now know that my dreams and my identity are only mutually exclusive if I don't try.”
“A life in pursuit of position or power is not a life well-lived or in service to others.”
“For me, having a gender identity that was different from my sex assigned at birth and that wasn't seen by society felt like a constant feeling of homesickness - that unwavering ache in the pit of my stomach.”
“Whenever you tell a group of people that they can't use bathrooms, or they can't access spaces that other people use, that is dehumanizing. It is discriminatory, and it reinforces the stigma and the prejudices that the transgender community already faces.”
“There's no question that the best way to get people to care about an issue is to humanize it.”
“Everyone's journey to coming out as transgender is different. For me, I've know that I'm transgender my entire life.”
“It was easier to forget, or be dismissive about, transgender issues when there weren't transgender staffers or interns walking the halls of the White House.”
“Change always seems impossible until it's inevitable.”
“I think that someday we will live in a world where transgender people will be viewed as the multidimensional people that we are.”
“I'm so proud to stand with the LGBT Caucus and speak out in support of Hillary Clinton, because we know she stands with us.”
“In my view, the best of humanity is in our exercise of empathy and compassion. It's when we challenge ourselves to walk in the shoes of someone whose pain or plight might seem so different than yours that it's almost incomprehensible.”
“The Internet has been great for the LGBT community. I know many older transgender people who say, 'I didn't know there was a single person like me until I was 40.' I can't imagine growing up in my teenage years without access to that information.”
“Discomfort isn't grounds for discrimination. We have a big country with a lot of different kinds of people in it.”
“Trans issues are also environmental issues. They're also healthcare issues. They're also national security issues.”