Hope Is Never Silent.

All Young People, Regardless Of Sexual Orientation Or Identity, Deserve A Safe And Supportive Environment In Which To Achieve Their Full Potential.

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.

To Sit On The Front Steps — Whether It's A Veranda In A Small Town Or A Concrete Stoop In A Big City — And To Talk To Our Neighborhoods Is Infinitely More Important Than To Huddle On The Living-room Lounger And Watch A Make-believe World In Not-quite Living Color.

Hope Is Never Silent.

If A Bullet Should Enter My Brain, Let That Bullet Destroy Every Closet Door In The Country.