I know there are people in this room who go to school every day and get treated like shit for no reason. Or you go home and you feel like you can't tell your parents the whole truth about yourself. Beyond putting yourself in one box or another, you worry about the future. About college or work or even your physical safety. Trying to create that mental picture of your life—of what on earth is going to happen to you—can crush you a little bit every day. It is toxic and painful and deeply unfair.


Coming Out Speech (2014)


I know there are people in this room who go to school every day and get treated like shit for no reason. Or you go home and you feel like you can't...

I know there are people in this room who go to school every day and get treated like shit for no reason. Or you go home and you feel like you can't...

I know there are people in this room who go to school every day and get treated like shit for no reason. Or you go home and you feel like you can't...

I know there are people in this room who go to school every day and get treated like shit for no reason. Or you go home and you feel like you can't...