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messaged me ░░░░░░░░ a panic her black ░░░░░░░░ daughter Skyler suffers from ░░░░░░░░ mental illness and in ░░░░░░░░ black people with mental ░░░░░░░░ are often seen as ░░░░░░░░ threat so Skyler has ░░░░░░░░ placed in a men ░░░░░░░░ prison where she is ░░░░░░░░ raped and abused by ░░░░░░░░ and inmates Colette is ░░░░░░░░ for her child for ░░░░░░░░ physical and mental well ░░░░░░░░ so I want to ░░░░░░░░ how is our next ░░░░░░░░ going to protect black ░░░░░░░░ folks that s what ░░░░░░░░ want to know 19 ░░░░░░░░ lost is one too ░░░░░░░░ America deserves better and ░░░░░░░░ must do better to ░░░░░░░░ the trans and gender ░░░░░░░░ people here are watching ░░░░░░░░ home who have been ░░░░░░░░ by the hate you ░░░░░░░░ beautiful you are worthy ░░░░░░░░ we will not stop ░░░░░░░░ you to have access ░░░░░░░░ the American Dream we ░░░░░░░░ should have access to ░░░░░░░░ American Dream now let ░░░░░░░░ get started organizers of ░░░░░░░░ event have extended invites ░░░░░░░░ all 2020 candidates just ░░░░░░░░ to say that we ░░░░░░░░ not let poll numbers ░░░░░░░░ us I ll let ░░░░░░░░ of you ask the ░░░░░░░░ who are not here ░░░░░░░░ they skip down is ░░░░░░░░ ain t important enough ░░░░░░░░ I want you all ░░░░░░░░ ask your candidates because ░░░░░░░░ should have a relationship ░░░░░░░░ ask them I want ░░░░░░░░ know I know you ░░░░░░░░ to know why ain ░░░░░░░░ you here so when ░░░░░░░░ ask that go ahead ░░░░░░░░ go to Twitter and ░░░░░░░░ remember use the hashtag ░░░░░░░░ forum how about that ░░░░░░░░ first please let me ░░░░░░░░ to the stage one ░░░░░░░░ the great leaders of ░░░░░░░░ LGBT community wherever you ░░░░░░░░ big things happening in ░░░░░░░░ media that change the ░░░░░░░░ like tonight s forum ░░░░░░░░ ll find GLAAD behind ░░░░░░░░ scenes put your hands ░░░░░░░░ for glass CEO president ░░░░░░░░ my girlfriend Sarah que ░░░░░░░░ what it s thrilled ░░░░░░░░ be here it s ░░░░░░░░ absolute thrill thank you ░░░░░░░░ you Thank You Angelica ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ the Advocate The Gazette ░░░░░░░░ one Iowa for joining ░░░░░░░░ to host this historic ░░░░░░░░ we re doing this ░░░░░░░░ we re talking to ░░░░░░░░ candidates one on one ░░░░░░░░ what they think about ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ community and what ░░░░░░░░ re going to do ░░░░░░░░ us this couldn t ░░░░░░░░ at a better time ░░░░░░░░ of all this race ░░░░░░░░ presidency has been going ░░░░░░░░ and on and on ░░░░░░░░ it s more important ░░░░░░░░ than ever for the ░░░░░░░░ community since Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ office glads Trump accountability ░░░░░░░░ has shown a hundred ░░░░░░░░ 20 five attacks against ░░░░░░░░ community that s in ░░░░░░░░ and rhetoric a hundred ░░░░░░░░ 20 five attacks against ░░░░░░░░ these attacks range from ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ people from the ░░░░░░░░ census so we ve ░░░░░░░░ removed to banning trans ░░░░░░░░ s service members from ░░░░░░░░ serving our country he ░░░░░░░░ supports allowing business owners ░░░░░░░░ deny my wife my ░░░░░░░░ and me access and ░░░░░░░░ yes in just a ░░░░░░░░ of short weeks the ░░░░░░░░ Court of the United ░░░░░░░░ will hear one of ░░░░░░░░ most important cases of ░░░░░░░░ lives and make no ░░░░░░░░ firing someone just for ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ should not be ░░░░░░░░ for debate no way ░░░░░░░░ how we can t ░░░░░░░░ them win we must ░░░░░░░░ back and we will ░░░░░░░░ s time to pass ░░░░░░░░ Equality Act and ban ░░░░░░░░ called so called conversion ░░░░░░░░ it s time to ░░░░░░░░ the epidemic of violence ░░░░░░░░ our community especially black ░░░░░░░░ women Applause and you ░░░░░░░░ what it s time ░░░░░░░░ have a president once ░░░░░░░░ who is leading the ░░░░░░░░ on equality and acceptance ░░░░░░░░ standing in the way ░░░░░░░░ equality and acceptance let ░░░░░░░░ also I want to ░░░░░░░░ really clear about this ░░░░░░░░ our community is impacted ░░░░░░░░ other critical issues in ░░░░░░░░ presidential race when you ░░░░░░░░ to repeal the Affordable ░░░░░░░░ Act you hurt LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ and who need vital ░░░░░░░░ services when you try ░░░░░░░░ build a wall you ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ immigrants and asylum ░░░░░░░░ when you try to ░░░░░░░░ away reproductive freedom you ░░░░░░░░ it away from all ░░░░░░░░ us including LGBTQ people ░░░░░░░░ to date to this ░░░░░░░░ the 2020 Democratic debates ░░░░░░░░ virtually left LGBTQ people ░░░░░░░░ our issues out of ░░░░░░░░ conversation but that all ░░░░░░░░ tonight and you re ░░░░░░░░ for it Vlad is ░░░░░░░░ the front lines to ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ people a voice ░░░░░░░░ s our job and ░░░░░░░░ is why we ask ░░░░░░░░ public to submit questions ░░░░░░░░ this event many of ░░░░░░░░ you will hear tonight ░░░░░░░░ this stage so thank ░░░░░░░░ for being here thank ░░░░░░░░ for watching out there ░░░░░░░░ now to kick it ░░░░░░░░ please welcome to the ░░░░░░░░ the editor in chief ░░░░░░░░ my friend of the ░░░░░░░░ Zach Stafford oh my ░░░░░░░░ hi Iowa y all ░░░░░░░░ so good tonight I ░░░░░░░░ seeing y all and ░░░░░░░░ love the Midwest as ░░░░░░░░ that lived in it ░░░░░░░░ about nine years so ░░░░░░░░ s so good to ░░░░░░░░ all your faces my ░░░░░░░░ is Zach Stafford and ░░░░░░░░ m the editor in ░░░░░░░░ of the Advocate the ░░░░░░░░ s longest running LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ that has ever existed ░░░░░░░░ that is amazing tonight ░░░░░░░░ we are a paper ░░░░░░░░ a magazine that has ░░░░░░░░ around to report on ░░░░░░░░ brutality in the 60s ░░░░░░░░ Stonewall riots and we ░░░░░░░░ there during the AIDS ░░░░░░░░ to report in the ░░░░░░░░ and make sure that ░░░░░░░░ knew what was happening ░░░░░░░░ your lives we are ░░░░░░░░ excited and so honored ░░░░░░░░ you ll have 10 ░░░░░░░░ take the stage to ░░░░░░░░ about issues that matter ░░░░░░░░ to all of us ░░░░░░░░ before we jump in ░░░░░░░░ d like to thank ░░░░░░░░ college for having us ░░░░░░░░ has been such a ░░░░░░░░ having us and I ░░░░░░░░ say you know as ░░░░░░░░ editor I m supposed ░░░░░░░░ be my mic keeps ░░░░░░░░ back and forth my ░░░░░░░░ is excited tonight but ░░░░░░░░ my and I want ░░░░░░░░ say you know as ░░░░░░░░ game man who s ░░░░░░░░ an editor I m ░░░░░░░░ say something very subjective ░░░░░░░░ know it is hurt ░░░░░░░░ to see LGBTQ matters ░░░░░░░░ discussed in these presidential ░░░░░░░░ and these Democratic debates ░░░░░░░░ far and tonight we ░░░░░░░░ changing that and s ░░░░░░░░ your help so thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for doing ░░░░░░░░ all right who s ░░░░░░░░ to get started all ░░░░░░░░ all right please help ░░░░░░░░ welcome to the stage ░░░░░░░░ Williamson all right before ░░░░░░░░ take a seat I ░░░░░░░░ going to ask miss ░░░░░░░░ one questions I think ░░░░░░░░ very important and you ░░░░░░░░ gonna hear this question ░░░░░░░░ lot tonight it is ░░░░░░░░ the first 100 days ░░░░░░░░ your presidency what can ░░░░░░░░ GBT Q people expect ░░░░░░░░ see happen well I ░░░░░░░░ speak very loudly I ░░░░░░░░ supposed to tell you ░░░░░░░░ will speak very loudly ░░░░░░░░ the Equality Act I ░░░░░░░░ speak about banning conversion ░░░░░░░░ I will repeal the ░░░░░░░░ on transgender in the ░░░░░░░░ but I will do ░░░░░░░░ whole lot more than ░░░░░░░░ and I d like ░░░░░░░░ talk to you right ░░░░░░░░ about what that will ░░░░░░░░ in order to do ░░░░░░░░ though I d like ░░░░░░░░ talk to you a ░░░░░░░░ bit about my own ░░░░░░░░ with what was for ░░░░░░░░ when I was a ░░░░░░░░ woman called the gay ░░░░░░░░ today lgbtqia but when ░░░░░░░░ was a younger woman ░░░░░░░░ ll be talking about ░░░░░░░░ gay community we were ░░░░░░░░ about gay lesbian bisexual ░░░░░░░░ very early in my ░░░░░░░░ the Aged community the ░░░░░░░░ epidemic exploded onto the ░░░░░░░░ I was giving lectures ░░░░░░░░ Los Angeles and in ░░░░░░░░ York and those two ░░░░░░░░ were very hard hit ░░░░░░░░ was very active with ░░░░░░░░ AIDS epidemic and of ░░░░░░░░ we were all very ░░░░░░░░ aware that the rampant ░░░░░░░░ in this country had ░░░░░░░░ large part to do ░░░░░░░░ a lot to do ░░░░░░░░ the fact that gay ░░░░░░░░ were not being given ░░░░░░░░ services at that time ░░░░░░░░ they needed I also ░░░░░░░░ that I think that ░░░░░░░░ was the only public ░░░░░░░░ a straight person who ░░░░░░░░ a lot of noise ░░░░░░░░ about being in support ░░░░░░░░ marriage equality well a ░░░░░░░░ of people were still ░░░░░░░░ they were evolving on ░░░░░░░░ issue but I have ░░░░░░░░ something that has happened ░░░░░░░░ the last few years ░░░░░░░░ for any of us ░░░░░░░░ don t have to ░░░░░░░░ lgbtqia just to be ░░░░░░░░ just to be human ░░░░░░░░ s extremely upsetting and ░░░░░░░░ is that I have ░░░░░░░░ felt that gay people ░░░░░░░░ have rights in America ░░░░░░░░ we re all Americans ░░░░░░░░ something darker is going ░░░░░░░░ right now right now ░░░░░░░░ see the lgbtqia community ░░░░░░░░ an at risk population ░░░░░░░░ so now and as ░░░░░░░░ I see this as ░░░░░░░░ citizen I feel it ░░░░░░░░ a candidate and I ░░░░░░░░ you I will see ░░░░░░░░ as president this is ░░░░░░░░ just something where you ░░░░░░░░ have equal rights you ░░░░░░░░ have equal and special ░░░░░░░░ right now Applause something ░░░░░░░░ going on and it ░░░░░░░░ very dark and that ░░░░░░░░ is very dark has ░░░░░░░░ do with a great ░░░░░░░░ of the 21st century ░░░░░░░░ the great battle of ░░░░░░░░ 21st century the underlying ░░░░░░░░ and psychic contest has ░░░░░░░░ do with forces of ░░░░░░░░ versus forces of inclusion ░░░░░░░░ some of us just ░░░░░░░░ this whole diversity thing ░░░░░░░░ so fabulous think wow ░░░░░░░░ s so cool some ░░░░░░░░ are black some people ░░░░░░░░ brown some people why ░░░░░░░░ people are gay then ░░░░░░░░ go straight some people ░░░░░░░░ non binary some people ░░░░░░░░ a sex asexual some ░░░░░░░░ are intersex some people ░░░░░░░░ fluid whatever they are ░░░░░░░░ is it some people ░░░░░░░░ Jewish some people are ░░░░░░░░ some people are Christian ░░░░░░░░ cool is this some ░░░░░░░░ us think that s ░░░░░░░░ an incredible garden some ░░░░░░░░ us think that s ░░░░░░░░ incredible panoply of diversity ░░░░░░░░ will lead to the ░░░░░░░░ actualization of what American ░░░░░░░░ can be Applause but ░░░░░░░░ people do not feel ░░░░░░░░ way some people find ░░░░░░░░ entire idea as psychically ░░░░░░░░ to their identity and ░░░░░░░░ too many of them ░░░░░░░░ active too many of ░░░░░░░░ are political and too ░░░░░░░░ of them are very ░░░░░░░░ that they will do ░░░░░░░░ even at times violent ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ diversity is limited you ░░░░░░░░ me president I ll ░░░░░░░░ your back Thanks all ░░░░░░░░ well thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for for starting us ░░░░░░░░ that way thank you ░░░░░░░░ so you mentioned your ░░░░░░░░ background you ve done ░░░░░░░░ lot of work in ░░░░░░░░ and HIV work yes ░░░░░░░░ when we started this ░░░░░░░░ we got a lot ░░░░░░░░ questions or my mic ░░░░░░░░ messed up we got ░░░░░░░░ lot of Tweets with ░░░░░░░░ asking about your book ░░░░░░░░ to love and they ░░░░░░░░ pointing out quotes where ░░░░░░░░ wrote we are not ░░░░░░░░ for our sins but ░░░░░░░░ our sins sickness is ░░░░░░░░ a sign of God ░░░░░░░░ judgment on us but ░░░░░░░░ our judgment on ourselves ░░░░░░░░ many have believed that ░░░░░░░░ ve suggested that positive ░░░░░░░░ could help people get ░░░░░░░░ HIV AIDS what that ░░░░░░░░ ve thought positive thinking ░░░░░░░░ help someone with an ░░░░░░░░ diagnosis so first I ░░░░░░░░ love to get your ░░░░░░░░ on these quotes and ░░░░░░░░ your mind has in ░░░░░░░░ thinking exchanged over the ░░░░░░░░ and also I d ░░░░░░░░ to hear how you ░░░░░░░░ to end the HIV ░░░░░░░░ well first of all ░░░░░░░░ thoughts haven t changed ░░░░░░░░ the years because there ░░░░░░░░ nothing in what you ░░░░░░░░ read that was anything ░░░░░░░░ indicate anything such that ░░░░░░░░ somebody had had positive ░░░░░░░░ they wouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ the AIDS mm hmm ░░░░░░░░ never said anything like ░░░░░░░░ there s nothing in ░░░░░░░░ books like that there ░░░░░░░░ nothing in my experience ░░░░░░░░ there are many many ░░░░░░░░ on my website marry ░░░░░░░░ 20 20 in response ░░░░░░░░ these really vicious smears ░░░░░░░░ must say there is ░░░░░░░░ video of some people ░░░░░░░░ were there at the ░░░░░░░░ my sister had breast ░░░░░░░░ if anyone had suggested ░░░░░░░░ it that there was ░░░░░░░░ lack of love involved ░░░░░░░░ that her thinking would ░░░░░░░░ it that is so ░░░░░░░░ matter not only anything ░░░░░░░░ ve ever believed but ░░░░░░░░ anything I ve ever ░░░░░░░░ this is what I ░░░░░░░░ I believed that was ░░░░░░░░ for each other we ░░░░░░░░ get through it and ░░░░░░░░ my behavior I demonstrated ░░░░░░░░ Applause I also would ░░░░░░░░ to point out at ░░░░░░░░ beginning of that epidemic ░░░░░░░░ four years into it ░░░░░░░░ was no medicine there ░░░░░░░░ no medicine so what ░░░░░░░░ did was I founded ░░░░░░░░ organization called the Los ░░░░░░░░ Center for living and ░░░░░░░░ in Manhattan the Center ░░░░░░░░ living where we had ░░░░░░░░ medical support services for ░░░░░░░░ with AIDS basically mainly ░░░░░░░░ also other life challenging ░░░░░░░░ I noticed one day ░░░░░░░░ walked in and I ░░░░░░░░ where s David where ░░░░░░░░ John because people would ░░░░░░░░ during the day they ░░░░░░░░ t have to experience ░░░░░░░░ disease alone they would ░░░░░░░░ food they could watch ░░░░░░░░ with people they could ░░░░░░░░ Reiki they could have ░░░░░░░░ they could do Greece ░░░░░░░░ they got massages which ░░░░░░░░ a big deal and ░░░░░░░░ would say where s ░░░░░░░░ and they would say ░░░░░░░░ John isn t here ░░░░░░░░ I said why is ░░░░░░░░ not here well he ░░░░░░░░ t leave the hostel ░░░░░░░░ d say well how ░░░░░░░░ he gonna eat they ░░░░░░░░ well I don t ░░░░░░░░ so we have to ░░░░░░░░ somebody taken food and ░░░░░░░░ were so many of ░░░░░░░░ cases that then we ░░░░░░░░ an organization that was ░░░░░░░░ project of the Allison ░░░░░░░░ for living called Project ░░░░░░░░ Food which was a ░░░░░░░░ on wheels delivery service ░░░░░░░░ homebound people with AIDS ░░░░░░░░ today it has served ░░░░░░░░ 12 million meals which ░░░░░░░░ amazing we just had ░░░░░░░░ 30th anniversary the other ░░░░░░░░ that s amazing so ░░░░░░░░ us more about you ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has put ░░░░░░░░ a planner he says ░░░░░░░░ s putting out a ░░░░░░░░ what he s going ░░░░░░░░ eradicate HIV AIDS in ░░░░░░░░ next few decades how ░░░░░░░░ you plan to combat ░░░░░░░░ disease well in terms ░░░░░░░░ combating the disease and ░░░░░░░░ want to celebrate of ░░░░░░░░ that a lot has ░░░░░░░░ done I think the ░░░░░░░░ places where we have ░░░░░░░░ worry about AIDS today ░░░░░░░░ is internationally and I ░░░░░░░░ in terms of the ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ ia community as ░░░░░░░░ I would be very ░░░░░░░░ about this threat not ░░░░░░░░ domestically but also internationally ░░░░░░░░ United States one of ░░░░░░░░ things that I would ░░░░░░░░ for that I would ░░░░░░░░ as president is to ░░░░░░░░ the moral authority of ░░░░░░░░ policy in the United ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ would be very true ░░░░░░░░ I d be President ░░░░░░░░ that right now what ░░░░░░░░ Trump is doing is ░░░░░░░░ asylum not only would ░░░░░░░░ not be limiting asylum ░░░░░░░░ I m president we ░░░░░░░░ be expanding Asylum particularly ░░░░░░░░ the case of lgbtqia ░░░░░░░░ who are in danger ░░░░░░░░ over the world today ░░░░░░░░ m and America would ░░░░░░░░ make America would have ░░░░░░░░ open arms huge open ░░░░░░░░ I m aware of ░░░░░░░░ rainbow the rainbow railroad ░░░░░░░░ and I m so ░░░░░░░░ by people here and ░░░░░░░░ Canada who are doing ░░░░░░░░ possible the discrimination here ░░░░░░░░ awful as the discrimination ░░░░░░░░ here in housing employment ░░░░░░░░ health including I m ░░░░░░░░ aware of the fertility ░░░░░░░░ the reproductive rights that ░░░░░░░░ to be equal and ░░░░░░░░ m also aware of ░░░░░░░░ transgender clinic here in ░░░░░░░░ in Waterloo Iowa so ░░░░░░░░ has a lot to ░░░░░░░░ a lot to be ░░░░░░░░ of actually but there ░░░░░░░░ people around the world ░░░░░░░░ are are very threatened ░░░░░░░░ well and very endangered ░░░░░░░░ the United States will ░░░░░░░░ a lot of noise ░░░░░░░░ this well they only ░░░░░░░░ few more minutes with ░░░░░░░░ we have a question ░░░░░░░░ the audience it comes ░░░░░░░░ Dominic Conover who resides ░░░░░░░░ central Indiana and I ░░░░░░░░ is with us tonight ░░░░░░░░ writes during my senior ░░░░░░░░ of high school my ░░░░░░░░ counselor Shelly Fitzgerald was ░░░░░░░░ for being married to ░░░░░░░░ woman she has been ░░░░░░░░ to for over 23 ░░░░░░░░ I was punished as ░░░░░░░░ student for starting an ░░░░░░░░ Shelly s voice to ░░░░░░░░ for LGBTQ equality and ░░░░░░░░ wish during that time ░░░░░░░░ had more people in ░░░░░░░░ pushing for change alongside ░░░░░░░░ will you make the ░░░░░░░░ now to protect protect ░░░░░░░░ make protections in place ░░░░░░░░ end LGBTQ workplace discrimination ░░░░░░░░ the first 100 days ░░░░░░░░ your office so that ░░░░░░░░ educators and all employees ░░░░░░░░ do their Jobs without ░░░░░░░░ in fear of losing ░░░░░░░░ them or being discriminated ░░░░░░░░ for who they love ░░░░░░░░ absolutely will and I ░░░░░░░░ tell you something else ░░░░░░░░ I had a cabinet ░░░░░░░░ who made comments about ░░░░░░░░ people on the job ░░░░░░░░ person will be fired ░░░░░░░░ next day so you ░░░░░░░░ saying that this stuff ░░░░░░░░ very dangerous you know ░░░░░░░░ m Jewish and on ░░░░░░░░ night of Kristallnacht was ░░░░░░░░ beginning of of the ░░░░░░░░ was called Kristallnacht Hitler ░░░░░░░░ t just come after ░░░░░░░░ Jews that night it ░░░░░░░░ the Jewish people and ░░░░░░░░ gay people well Marianne ░░░░░░░░ I think we are ░░░░░░░░ time today thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being here ░░░░░░░░ you Applause hello everyone ░░░░░░░░ name is Keenan crow ░░░░░░░░ use the pronouns they ░░░░░░░░ and I m director ░░░░░░░░ policy and advocacy at ░░░░░░░░ Iowa an organization working ░░░░░░░░ advance empower and improve ░░░░░░░░ lives of LGBTQ Iowans ░░░░░░░░ I m so proud ░░░░░░░░ be able to share ░░░░░░░░ stage tonight and represent ░░░░░░░░ Iowans just like myself ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ a moment to thank ░░░░░░░░ co chairs tonight congressman ░░░░░░░░ loebsack congressman Abbe think ░░░░░░░░ hour Iowa Senator Zach ░░░░░░░░ Iowa Senator Rob hope ░░░░░░░░ representative Liz Bennet Iowa ░░░░░░░░ Party chair Troy price ░░░░░░░░ County Democratic Party chair ░░░░░░░░ Isles Hiawatha City Council ░░░░░░░░ Amy Wiccan Dahl and ░░░░░░░░ of the Iowa Stonewall ░░░░░░░░ Kyla Patterson please join ░░░░░░░░ in giving a round ░░░░░░░░ applause and now let ░░░░░░░░ welcome to the stage ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Joseph Sestak Applause ░░░░░░░░ congressman if elected president ░░░░░░░░ will you do in ░░░░░░░░ first hundred days for ░░░░░░░░ Americans thank you thanks ░░░░░░░░ this opportunity very much ░░░░░░░░ m Joe Sestak and ░░░░░░░░ War the cloth of ░░░░░░░░ country for over 31 ░░░░░░░░ in war and in ░░░░░░░░ the very first ship ░░░░░░░░ was on it was ░░░░░░░░ compartment filled with 60 ░░░░░░░░ packed like sardines gone ░░░░░░░░ months and when he ░░░░░░░░ back everybody knew everybody ░░░░░░░░ pretty darn well even ░░░░░░░░ was gay and that ░░░░░░░░ how it always worked ░░░░░░░░ the military even when ░░░░░░░░ was on the ground ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan for a very ░░░░░░░░ period heading the Navy ░░░░░░░░ and I terrorism unit ░░░░░░░░ came out to command ░░░░░░░░ aircraft Carrier battle group ░░░░░░░░ the strikes and those ░░░░░░░░ 000 sailors in that ░░░░░░░░ Carrier their average age ░░░░░░░░ and a half they ░░░░░░░░ didn t care just ░░░░░░░░ long as everyone did ░░░░░░░░ job when I came ░░░░░░░░ from that war I ░░░░░░░░ out my daughter had ░░░░░░░░ cancer I waited as ░░░░░░░░ was in a safe ░░░░░░░░ and then I went ░░░░░░░░ to where I growing ░░░░░░░░ to a nearly two ░░░░░░░░ one Republican district and ░░░░░░░░ I announced the second ░░░░░░░░ I had is hey ░░░░░░░░ what do you think ░░░░░░░░ Don t Ask Don ░░░░░░░░ Tell I said I ░░░░░░░░ gone to war with ░░░░░░░░ we knew were gay ░░░░░░░░ can I come home ░░░░░░░░ say they don t ░░░░░░░░ equal rights even more ░░░░░░░░ Music Applause even more ░░░░░░░░ whenever they would come ░░░░░░░░ as I was growing ░░░░░░░░ through the ranks and ░░░░░░░░ of them would come ░░░░░░░░ and say hey captain ░░░░░░░░ just want to let ░░░░░░░░ know all I could ░░░░░░░░ in my mind was ░░░░░░░░ don t tell me ░░░░░░░░ re too good I ░░░░░░░░ t afford to lose ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ to remember about the ░░░░░░░░ community and everyone else ░░░░░░░░ is a marginalized community ░░░░░░░░ the military we want ░░░░░░░░ best of the best ░░░░░░░░ them all because yes ░░░░░░░░ want equal rights and ░░░░░░░░ individual to be all ░░░░░░░░ might be but when ░░░░░░░░ do they joined together ░░░░░░░░ that common enterprise that ░░░░░░░░ good that the mission ░░░░░░░░ the United States military ░░░░░░░░ better because they re ░░░░░░░░ and that is why ░░░░░░░░ first thing that must ░░░░░░░░ done as president is ░░░░░░░░ remove that banned on ░░░░░░░░ persons don t have ░░░░░░░░ back into the military ░░░░░░░░ also to welcome back ░░░░░░░░ we unceremoniously relieved of ░░░░░░░░ because we should not ░░░░░░░░ any person behind but ░░░░░░░░ but then that s ░░░░░░░░ we have to do ░░░░░░░░ we ve said before ░░░░░░░░ pass the Equality Act ░░░░░░░░ that everyone in civilian ░░░░░░░░ can have what you ░░░░░░░░ once you re in ░░░░░░░░ military because though we ░░░░░░░░ in there well anyone ░░░░░░░░ of the religious belief ░░░░░░░░ able to now you ░░░░░░░░ next job but then ░░░░░░░░ have to step back ░░░░░░░░ protect the LGBTQ community ░░░░░░░░ go to a prison ░░░░░░░░ year to visit my ░░░░░░░░ but best both as ░░░░░░░░ congressman and also when ░░░░░░░░ got out because they ░░░░░░░░ t want the vets ░░░░░░░░ to think I d ░░░░░░░░ them it s a ░░░░░░░░ tough place there how ░░░░░░░░ we not remove that ░░░░░░░░ rule they are in ░░░░░░░░ pre oral prisons where ░░░░░░░░ do not go any ░░░░░░░░ to the gender prison ░░░░░░░░ the gender with which ░░░░░░░░ identify it s tough ░░░░░░░░ as it is and ░░░░░░░░ we have to make ░░░░░░░░ that we put back ░░░░░░░░ those prohibitions that HUD ░░░░░░░░ had that you could ░░░░░░░░ discriminate in our homeless ░░░░░░░░ against those of the ░░░░░░░░ community when one out ░░░░░░░░ five one out of ░░░░░░░░ needs are at risk ░░░░░░░░ needing homeless shelter to ░░░░░░░░ if they can get ░░░░░░░░ the same gender homeless ░░░░░░░░ as they identify with ░░░░░░░░ and then what we ░░░░░░░░ to do is remove ░░░░░░░░ all right Admiral Abel ░░░░░░░░ as I said actually ░░░░░░░░ would permit us once ░░░░░░░░ to have overseas ambassadors ░░░░░░░░ Jim Hormel the first ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador in America 1999 ░░░░░░░░ have to reinstitute that ░░░░░░░░ of ideals to the ░░░░░░░░ with our warriors of ░░░░░░░░ our diplomats our ambassadors ░░░░░░░░ a fair share of ░░░░░░░░ LBGT community thank you ░░░░░░░░ right more than half ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ individuals nationwide live ░░░░░░░░ states that do not ░░░░░░░░ protect them from discrimination ░░░░░░░░ housing employment public accommodations ░░░░░░░░ much much more this ░░░░░░░░ the House of Representatives ░░░░░░░░ the Equality Act a ░░░░░░░░ that would amend that ░░░░░░░░ Civil Rights Act to ░░░░░░░░ federal non discrimination protections ░░░░░░░░ the LGBTQ community the ░░░░░░░░ is now stalled in ░░░░░░░░ Senate obviously as president ░░░░░░░░ would you do to ░░░░░░░░ the Equality Act and ░░░░░░░░ that all LGBTQ people ░░░░░░░░ the United States are ░░░░░░░░ against that kind of ░░░░░░░░ I believe that what ░░░░░░░░ really need is a ░░░░░░░░ that can once again ░░░░░░░░ I did in my ░░░░░░░░ two to one Republican ░░░░░░░░ where I was reelected ░░░░░░░░ an effort from the ░░░░░░░░ 100 percent from the ░░░░░░░░ 100 percent from now ░░░░░░░░ 95 percent from Human ░░░░░░░░ Campaign they ve got ░░░░░░░░ really by 20 points ░░░░░░░░ spending a penny on ░░░░░░░░ camp on a campaign ░░░░░░░░ we learned where to ░░░░░░░░ but where when we ░░░░░░░░ well they still respected ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ have to do as ░░░░░░░░ president this time not ░░░░░░░░ beat Mr Trump to ░░░░░░░░ someone who can go ░░░░░░░░ the heads right to ░░░░░░░░ people to have town ░░░░░░░░ we are open where ░░░░░░░░ can explain to them ░░░░░░░░ vital it is that ░░░░░░░░ have the same equality ░░░░░░░░ we remove that ban ░░░░░░░░ we have in the ░░░░░░░░ for everyone no matter ░░░░░░░░ race no matter their ░░░░░░░░ yeah so that s ░░░░░░░░ we have to do ░░░░░░░░ go to the people ░░░░░░░░ actually be out there ░░░░░░░░ the Equality Act but ░░░░░░░░ sure that people understand ░░░░░░░░ there by a leader ░░░░░░░░ can actually show how ░░░░░░░░ helped the military when ░░░░░░░░ had him in that ░░░░░░░░ why Jim mattis as ░░░░░░░░ of Defense was so ░░░░░░░░ to try to slow ░░░░░░░░ Mr Trump of not ░░░░░░░░ them be removed from ░░░░░░░░ military you know their ░░░░░░░░ and as well in ░░░░░░░░ 2017 obviously President Donald ░░░░░░░░ announced that very military ░░░░░░░░ that you just referenced ░░░░░░░░ you have come out ░░░░░░░░ strongly against that I ░░░░░░░░ also like to know ░░░░░░░░ that today is the ░░░░░░░░ year anniversary of the ░░░░░░░░ of Don t Ask ░░░░░░░░ t Tell absolutely so ░░░░░░░░ s obvious that you ░░░░░░░░ to reverse the band ░░░░░░░░ aside from reversing that ░░░░░░░░ ban what else would ░░░░░░░░ do to ensure that ░░░░░░░░ individuals can serve in ░░░░░░░░ military without fear of ░░░░░░░░ he s brought up ░░░░░░░░ great point because too ░░░░░░░░ we pass things and ░░░░░░░░ we tend to forget ░░░░░░░░ you learn in the ░░░░░░░░ expect what you inspect ░░░░░░░░ so you need to ░░░░░░░░ sure that once you ░░░░░░░░ repeal a ban or ░░░░░░░░ you do pass the ░░░░░░░░ Act that you actually ░░░░░░░░ example take the Civil ░░░░░░░░ Division in the Justice ░░░░░░░░ and make sure they ░░░░░░░░ don t wait for ░░░░░░░░ to come up that ░░░░░░░░ re out there making ░░░░░░░░ that they re able ░░░░░░░░ see that they are ░░░░░░░░ in the military what ░░░░░░░░ need to do is ░░░░░░░░ have those types of ░░░░░░░░ reports that we do ░░░░░░░░ and maybe they happen ░░░░░░░░ example for how well ░░░░░░░░ we are doing fair ░░░░░░░░ for women on sexual ░░░░░░░░ and it s not ░░░░░░░░ good story but the ░░░░░░░░ is we do not ░░░░░░░░ those studies those surveys ░░░░░░░░ finding out that they ░░░░░░░░ increasing every year and ░░░░░░░░ hold the Admirals and ░░░░░░░░ to task that s ░░░░░░░░ you have to do ░░░░░░░░ understand you really must ░░░░░░░░ and when you have ░░░░░░░░ results go back and ░░░░░░░░ the military accountable when ░░░░░░░░ get after the ban ░░░░░░░░ repealed for example in ░░░░░░░░ military sir Sanel serving ░░░░░░░░ there is not that ░░░░░░░░ on those surveys and ░░░░░░░░ there is hold them ░░░░░░░░ relieve me for cause ░░░░░░░░ you must gotcha all ░░░░░░░░ we also have an ░░░░░░░░ question this one s ░░░░░░░░ Josh Hughes of new ░░░░░░░░ Iowa and I m ░░░░░░░░ give you some background ░░░░░░░░ this as well on ░░░░░░░░ 17 2013 James Dixon ░░░░░░░░ the street beginning with ░░░░░░░░ lawn nettles a younger ░░░░░░░░ of color from Harlem ░░░░░░░░ two began flirting and ░░░░░░░░ continued until Dixon s ░░░░░░░░ started making fun of ░░░░░░░░ for flirting with a ░░░░░░░░ Dixon claims he flew ░░░░░░░░ a blind fury after ░░░░░░░░ the woman transgender status ░░░░░░░░ beat her to death ░░░░░░░░ the street despite a ░░░░░░░░ confession Dixon received only ░░░░░░░░ years in prison due ░░░░░░░░ a claiming that he ░░░░░░░░ diminished capacity in this ░░░░░░░░ this is a strategy ░░░░░░░░ as the transpannic defense ░░░░░░░░ you commit to outlawing ░░░░░░░░ gay and trans panic ░░░░░░░░ at the federal level ░░░░░░░░ appointing judges such a ░░░░░░░░ defense as unconstitutional absolutely ░░░░░░░░ s app I co ░░░░░░░░ when I was in ░░░░░░░░ mill in Congress the ░░░░░░░░ crime that is hate ░░░░░░░░ that excuse is not ░░░░░░░░ excuse look when I ░░░░░░░░ in Congress just for ░░░░░░░░ example of what must ░░░░░░░░ done you may have ░░░░░░░░ of a young man ░░░░░░░░ was in a bar ░░░░░░░░ I had done an ░░░░░░░░ with the LGBTQ community ░░░░░░░░ with them a gentleman ░░░░░░░░ up and gave me ░░░░░░░░ portfolio about two inches ░░░░░░░░ and said I need ░░░░░░░░ to read this what ░░░░░░░░ there was a sailor ░░░░░░░░ Walter and two years ░░░░░░░░ he had been left ░░░░░░░░ military when he was ░░░░░░░░ he was in a ░░░░░░░░ working dog compound in ░░░░░░░░ where the sailors thought ░░░░░░░░ was gay so they ░░░░░░░░ him in the cage ░░░░░░░░ put feces all over ░░░░░░░░ and worse so I ░░░░░░░░ that when I read ░░░░░░░░ happened two years earlier ░░░░░░░░ gave it to the ░░░░░░░░ of Naval Operations and ░░░░░░░░ went after the individual ░░░░░░░░ right on top but ░░░░░░░░ didn t stop there ░░░░░░░░ they came back and ░░░░░░░░ they had held him ░░░░░░░░ I said how about ░░░░░░░░ generals on the Admiral ░░░░░░░░ had reviewed that and ░░░░░░░░ nothing the Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Navy then took it ░░░░░░░░ action I was out ░░░░░░░░ Congress before the results ░░░░░░░░ back but he talked ░░░░░░░░ me and said that ░░░░░░░░ would pursue it he ░░░░░░░░ retired and go after ░░░░░░░░ not for the word ░░░░░░░░ for the deed is ░░░░░░░░ is most important and ░░░░░░░░ s the shame when ░░░░░░░░ passes something and someone ░░░░░░░░ an excuse with a ░░░░░░░░ he should be or ░░░░░░░░ should be held accountable ░░░░░░░░ the deed that they ░░░░░░░░ egregiously did period all ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ are now at a ░░░░░░░░ Applause hi my name ░░░░░░░░ Liz Lenz my pronouns ░░░░░░░░ she and her and ░░░░░░░░ m a columnist at ░░░░░░░░ Cedar Rapids Gazette yeah ░░░░░░░░ am also the author ░░░░░░░░ a book called godly ░░░░░░░░ so but thank you ░░░░░░░░ for coming out here ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ you a little bit ░░░░░░░░ the Cedar Rapids Gazette ░░░░░░░░ are one of the ░░░░░░░░ remaining independent media organizations ░░░░░░░░ the country now and ░░░░░░░░ an era where we ░░░░░░░░ to have debates over ░░░░░░░░ news and facts and ░░░░░░░░ have to hear that ░░░░░░░░ are the enemy of ░░░░░░░░ people yeah the Cedar ░░░░░░░░ Gazette is dedicated to ░░░░░░░░ the stories of all ░░░░░░░░ which is why we ░░░░░░░░ here tonight and I ░░░░░░░░ you all take a ░░░░░░░░ to support local journalism ░░░░░░░░ it s how we ░░░░░░░░ all this so thank ░░░░░░░░ all and on behalf ░░░░░░░░ all my colleagues here ░░░░░░░░ are working the event ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ you both to the ░░░░░░░░ here and everybody watching ░░░░░░░░ livestream and all right ░░░░░░░░ s get to our ░░░░░░░░ candidate it is former ░░░░░░░░ President Joe Biden Applause ░░░░░░░░ folks how are you ░░░░░░░░ Mr Biden the question ░░░░░░░░ have on deck for ░░░░░░░░ is if elected president ░░░░░░░░ should l gb2 q ░░░░░░░░ expect from your first ░░░░░░░░ days in office I ░░░░░░░░ supposed to make an ░░░░░░░░ statement happy nice I ░░░░░░░░ happy to ask that ░░░░░░░░ answer that question number ░░░░░░░░ I would undo all ░░░░░░░░ the damage the President ░░░░░░░░ has done by revoking ░░░░░░░░ executive orders of my ░░░░░░░░ our administration secondly I ░░░░░░░░ sign the Equality Act ░░░░░░░░ and thirdly I would ░░░░░░░░ all of you and ░░░░░░░░ the LGBT community for ░░░░░░░░ the courage the courage ░░░░░░░░ bring us about I ░░░░░░░░ credit for coming out ░░░░░░░░ for talking about legalization ░░░░░░░░ same sex marriage but ░░░░░░░░ me tell you something ░░░░░░░░ took no courage at ░░░░░░░░ it came down to ░░░░░░░░ simple proposition many of ░░░░░░░░ many of you the ░░░░░░░░ I was at Stonewall ░░░░░░░░ who had the courage ░░░░░░░░ risk not only their ░░░░░░░░ and their futures but ░░░░░░░░ many cases their physical ░░░░░░░░ and safety that s ░░░░░░░░ the people we owe ░░░░░░░░ gigantic debt of thanks ░░░░░░░░ Applause I guess I ░░░░░░░░ t do an opening ░░░░░░░░ I go sit down ░░░░░░░░ mean if you re ░░░░░░░░ we re ready for ░░░░░░░░ questions yes I m ░░░░░░░░ I thought you d ░░░░░░░░ a little longer so ░░░░░░░░ right yeah it was ░░░░░░░░ to be three minutes ░░░░░░░░ that s okay you ░░░░░░░░ the press yeah you ░░░░░░░░ good press keep it ░░░░░░░░ all right well I ░░░░░░░░ to ask you um ░░░░░░░░ in 1994 you supported ░░░░░░░░ that increased incarceration rates ░░░░░░░░ promoted more aggressive policing ░░░░░░░░ and tactics and laws ░░░░░░░░ this disproportionately affect LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ of color so I ░░░░░░░░ to know how do ░░░░░░░░ assure the American public ░░░░░░░░ you won t once ░░░░░░░░ support increased incarceration and ░░░░░░░░ president will you support ░░░░░░░░ prohibiting enforcement from target ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ people yes I ░░░░░░░░ get something straight you ░░░░░░░░ wrong about the Act ░░░░░░░░ was overwhelmingly supported by ░░░░░░░░ African American community overwhelmingly ░░░░░░░░ by the community at ░░░░░░░░ everyone from Ted Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ voted for it it ░░░░░░░░ not have mandatories in ░░░░░░░░ that s not what ░░░░░░░░ was about but the ░░░░░░░░ of the matter is ░░░░░░░░ people are more likely ░░░░░░░░ be arrested in large ░░░░░░░░ because they find themselves ░░░░░░░░ circumstances where they re ░░░░░░░░ the street because they ░░░░░░░░ thrown out of their ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ to housing they don ░░░░░░░░ have access to all ░░░░░░░░ benefits that everyone else ░░░░░░░░ and they find themselves ░░░░░░░░ victims victimized by what ░░░░░░░░ what is happening when ░░░░░░░░ re alone on the ░░░░░░░░ so many of them ░░░░░░░░ so yes and by ░░░░░░░░ way in prison in ░░░░░░░░ the determination should be ░░░░░░░░ your Sexual identity is ░░░░░░░░ by what you say ░░░░░░░░ is not what in ░░░░░░░░ the prison says it ░░░░░░░░ and in that case ░░░░░░░░ should be entitled also ░░░░░░░░ OGB why in any ░░░░░░░░ you didn t a ░░░░░░░░ s which is not ░░░░░░░░ to either I guess ░░░░░░░░ will say the increased ░░░░░░░░ rates thing was a ░░░░░░░░ checked I believe on ░░░░░░░░ so it has it ░░░░░░░░ increase in cursory no ░░░░░░░░ did it go ahead ░░░░░░░░ right it was not ░░░░░░░░ a crime pill what ░░░░░░░░ in a crime bill ░░░░░░░░ more money for for ░░░░░░░░ prison building which I ░░░░░░░░ reason I voted for ░░░░░░░░ whole bill at the ░░░░░░░░ Against Women Act is ░░░░░░░░ s band in the ░░░░░░░░ range of other good ░░░░░░░░ well let s talk ░░░░░░░░ other legislation because in ░░░░░░░░ you did vote for ░░░░░░░░ t Ask Don t ░░░░░░░░ in 1996 you voted ░░░░░░░░ the Defense of Marriage ░░░░░░░░ you did vote to ░░░░░░░░ both of those but ░░░░░░░░ have also praised Vice ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pence as a ░░░░░░░░ guy a lovely person ░░░░░░░░ just asking the questions ░░░░░░░░ people want to know ░░░░░░░░ I guess it goes ░░░░░░░░ saying Pence s opposed ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ rights so the ░░░░░░░░ that arises from these ░░░░░░░░ how can LGBTQ people ░░░░░░░░ that you won t ░░░░░░░░ on issues that put ░░░░░░░░ at risk in order ░░░░░░░░ reach across the aisle ░░░░░░░░ people like parents because ░░░░░░░░ fact of the matter ░░░░░░░░ you might recall I ░░░░░░░░ the first person nationally ░░░░░░░░ come out and say ░░░░░░░░ front of everyone I ░░░░░░░░ t have to go ░░░░░░░░ any period of adjustment ░░░░░░░░ came out on Meet ░░░░░░░░ Press and support of ░░░░░░░░ marriage before anybody else ░░░░░░░░ nationally there was on ░░░░░░░░ speak number one and ░░░░░░░░ reason I did is ░░░░░░░░ didn t have to ░░░░░░░░ I had a father ░░░░░░░░ I remember his dropping ░░░░░░░░ off when when I ░░░░░░░░ a senior in high ░░░░░░░░ to get an application ░░░░░░░░ a job at the ░░░░░░░░ Hall to be a ░░░░░░░░ and I saw two ░░░░░░░░ our town square when ░░░░░░░░ in their suits kissed ░░░░░░░░ another and go in ░░░░░░░░ directions and I turn ░░░░░░░░ look to my dad ░░░░░░░░ he said very simply ░░░░░░░░ Joey it s simple ░░░░░░░░ love each other period ░░░░░░░░ s the only question ░░░░░░░░ only question and I ░░░░░░░░ been a strong strong ░░░░░░░░ my son we set ░░░░░░░░ my son Bo said ░░░░░░░░ the one is deceased ░░░░░░░░ up the Beau Biden ░░░░░░░░ to deal with children ░░░░░░░░ were abused and for ░░░░░░░░ and lesbian children and ░░░░░░░░ children he passed the ░░░░░░░░ change ender law in ░░░░░░░░ as Attorney general to ░░░░░░░░ sure that in fact ░░░░░░░░ was no discrimination and ░░░░░░░░ on so I m ░░░░░░░░ proud of my record ░░░░░░░░ right by the way ░░░░░░░░ refer to someone on ░░░░░░░░ other team not to ░░░░░░░░ anything to compromise as ░░░░░░░░ decent there you know ░░░░░░░░ s just a matter ░░░░░░░░ in which you usually ░░░░░░░░ when you try to ░░░░░░░░ things done just to ░░░░░░░░ about people you start ░░░░░░░░ I still call President ░░░░░░░░ Trump president but I ░░░░░░░░ t think he s ░░░░░░░░ that decent yeah well ░░░░░░░░ think it s just ░░░░░░░░ issue because he has ░░░░░░░░ been decent to a ░░░░░░░░ swath of America nor ░░░░░░░░ true Pence your has ░░░░░░░░ yes by the way ░░░░░░░░ should outlaw nationally the ░░░░░░░░ therapy there should be ░░░░░░░░ law against it period ░░░░░░░░ I propose that s ░░░░░░░░ long time all right ░░░░░░░░ we do have a ░░░░░░░░ from the audience it ░░░░░░░░ from Tracy from Des ░░░░░░░░ Iowa and they write ░░░░░░░░ Iowa Republicans have worked ░░░░░░░░ defund Planned Parenthood and ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid coverage for gender ░░░░░░░░ surgery so what s ░░░░░░░░ plan for ensuring the ░░░░░░░░ to health care for ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ community when it ░░░░░░░░ to Fannie family planning ░░░░░░░░ health care for transgender ░░░░░░░░ and health care access ░░░░░░░░ all totally look when ░░░░░░░░ wrote the Violence Against ░░░░░░░░ Act and then we ░░░░░░░░ along after that and ░░░░░░░░ did Obama care and ░░░░░░░░ care you are allowed ░░░░░░░░ your does cover for ░░░░░░░░ surgery it does cover ░░░░░░░░ people it does cover ░░░░░░░░ the board what happened ░░░░░░░░ and maybe if you ░░░░░░░░ a look at it ░░░░░░░░ ll see that what ░░░░░░░░ Came Trump and he ░░░░░░░░ Executive Order struck all ░░░░░░░░ that out of the ░░░░░░░░ Care Act I would ░░░░░░░░ it every single kirkin ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ person as well ░░░░░░░░ anyone else should be ░░░░░░░░ to have full health ░░░░░░░░ without any limitation no ░░░░░░░░ can deny you nobody ░░░░░░░░ no hospital can tell ░░░░░░░░ you can t get ░░░░░░░░ service it is simply ░░░░░░░░ the law when I ░░░░░░░░ president all right thank ░░░░░░░░ so much thank you ░░░░░░░░ folks and thank you ░░░░░░░░ all you ve done ░░░░░░░░ liberate all Americans you ░░░░░░░░ done a lot thank ░░░░░░░░ thank you thank you ░░░░░░░░ oh hi uh how ░░░░░░░░ it going gala having ░░░░░░░░ y all enjoying this ░░░░░░░░ t it feel nice ░░░░░░░░ to only hear gay ░░░░░░░░ lesbian but also hear ░░░░░░░░ and gender non conforming ░░░░░░░░ all these other words ░░░░░░░░ have make our community ░░░░░░░░ magical so it s ░░░░░░░░ really really good special ░░░░░░░░ now what it remind ░░░░░░░░ that you can join ░░░░░░░░ in this conversation live ░░░░░░░░ now by tweeting or ░░░░░░░░ on Facebook or whatever ░░░░░░░░ re using with the ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ forum there were ░░░░░░░░ ton of people watching ░░░░░░░░ know what people should ░░░░░░░░ note of this queer ░░░░░░░░ will show up when ░░░░░░░░ create space for them ░░░░░░░░ speaking of showing up ░░░░░░░░ now I d like ░░░░░░░░ welcome to the stage ░░░░░░░░ I ve met and ░░░░░░░░ like my brother a ░░░░░░░░ bit it s senator ░░░░░░░░ Booker so welcome him ░░░░░░░░ we hugging oh my ░░░░░░░░ oh my God watch ░░░░░░░░ right well a man ░░░░░░░░ me up on national ░░░░░░░░ that is a first ░░░░░░░░ you re the first ░░░░░░░░ all congratulations you are ░░░░░░░░ first American to be ░░░░░░░░ let s make this ░░░░░░░░ about you because I ░░░░░░░░ t like talking about ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ am single so much ░░░░░░░░ me give you a ░░░░░░░░ dating advice it is ░░░░░░░░ to be interested than ░░░░░░░░ you know I don ░░░░░░░░ we re not gonna ░░░░░░░░ into Rosario here but ░░░░░░░░ s wear the fur ░░░░░░░░ us what we can ░░░░░░░░ out of you in ░░░░░░░░ first hundred days in ░░░░░░░░ as LGBTQ people um ░░░░░░░░ I m gonna let ░░░░░░░░ speak to them I ░░░░░░░░ creating a distraction I ░░░░░░░░ so grateful um we ░░░░░░░░ at a point in ░░░░░░░░ where when you re ░░░░░░░░ for office it s ░░░░░░░░ to talk to people ░░░░░░░░ what you will do ░░░░░░░░ this has been an ░░░░░░░░ in our nation s ░░░░░░░░ this issue of equality ░░░░░░░░ issue of justice and ░░░░░░░░ all should talk about ░░░░░░░░ records where were we ░░░░░░░░ both parties were engaging ░░░░░░░░ discrimination in engaging in ░░░░░░░░ laws suppressing freedoms and ░░░░░░░░ where were you during ░░░░░░░░ fight I grew up ░░░░░░░░ a kitchen table with ░░░░░░░░ who talked to me ░░░░░░░░ and urgently about issues ░░░░░░░░ justice in this nation ░░░░░░░░ let me know that ░░░░░░░░ am here the rights ░░░░░░░░ privileges that I enjoy ░░░░░░░░ fought for not just ░░░░░░░░ other black Americans but ░░░░░░░░ the full rainbow of ░░░░░░░░ who stood up for ░░░░░░░░ justice and my rights ░░░░░░░░ they had a full ░░░░░░░░ that their sons would ░░░░░░░░ the same way and ░░░░░░░░ when I began my ░░░░░░░░ career I stepped right ░░░░░░░░ and began to take ░░░░░░░░ issues of LGBTQ equality ░░░░░░░░ a time that the ░░░░░░░░ Party has a lot ░░░░░░░░ shameful history where people ░░░░░░░░ denying marriage equality where ░░░░░░░░ were denying equality in ░░░░░░░░ greatest Patriots we know ░░░░░░░░ who were willing to ░░░░░░░░ their lives on the ░░░░░░░░ for their fellow Americans ░░░░░░░░ particularly the military when ░░░░░░░░ became mayor of the ░░░░░░░░ of Newark New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ largest city the first ░░░░░░░░ I raised was the ░░░░░░░░ flag the second flag ░░░░░░░░ raised for the first ░░░░░░░░ in the history of ░░░░░░░░ city in front of ░░░░░░░░ was the pride flag ░░░░░░░░ this was this was ░░░░░░░░ before a lot of ░░░░░░░░ national leaders had evolved ░░░░░░░░ came right out and ░░░░░░░░ I may be a ░░░░░░░░ and have the ability ░░░░░░░░ officiate weddings but I ░░░░░░░░ officiate no weddings in ░░░░░░░░ city until everyone has ░░░░░░░░ equality in the city ░░░░░░░░ I saw that we ░░░░░░░░ violence against LGBTQ youth ░░░░░░░░ homelessness disproportionately represented in ░░░░░░░░ population I searched the ░░░░░░░░ for models that we ░░░░░░░░ bring to our city ░░░░░░░░ found the Hetrick Martin ░░░░░░░░ in the Harvey Milk ░░░░░░░░ in New York and ░░░░░░░░ them national brought them ░░░░░░░░ the Hudson River and ░░░░░░░░ a advocating and working ░░░░░░░░ create safe spaces for ░░░░░░░░ youth this is been ░░░░░░░░ urgent part of my ░░░░░░░░ for my entire career ░░░░░░░░ what King said is ░░░░░░░░ true that we are ░░░░░░░░ caught in an inescapable ░░░░░░░░ of mutuality tied in ░░░░░░░░ common garment of destiny ░░░░░░░░ anywhere is a threat ░░░░░░░░ justice everywhere and so ░░░░░░░░ your president as your ░░░░░░░░ a life long Ally ░░░░░░░░ these issues we must ░░░░░░░░ a comprehensive agenda starting ░░░░░░░░ day one it s ░░░░░░░░ sure that the team ░░░░░░░░ surround myself is diverse ░░░░░░░░ representative it includes an ░░░░░░░░ general who will fight ░░░░░░░░ protect the rights and ░░░░░░░░ of LGBTQ Americans it ░░░░░░░░ a Secretary of Education ░░░░░░░░ actually was in public ░░░░░░░░ and will stand up ░░░░░░░░ protect every single one ░░░░░░░░ our children it means ░░░░░░░░ sure that we not ░░░░░░░░ remove this despicable ban ░░░░░░░░ transgender Americans serving in ░░░░░░░░ military but we make ░░░░░░░░ that via care that ░░░░░░░░ make sure veterans benefits ░░░░░░░░ so many other aspects ░░░░░░░░ the military that still ░░░░░░░░ are done and on ░░░░░░░░ it means as my ░░░░░░░░ stands here I know ░░░░░░░░ means my time is ░░░░░░░░ I made you re ░░░░░░░░ here preaching but but ░░░░░░░░ wanna I wanna I ░░░░░░░░ to just say this ░░░░░░░░ is an urgency in ░░░░░░░░ moment in America as ░░░░░░░░ sit here right now ░░░░░░░░ still deal with profound ░░░░░░░░ there are still people ░░░░░░░░ live in fear because ░░░░░░░░ just of who they ░░░░░░░░ this is work that ░░░░░░░░ alone can t do ░░░░░░░░ all have an obligation ░░░░░░░░ matter who we are ░░░░░░░░ deal with the persistent ░░░░░░░░ justices of our country ░░░░░░░░ that when we pledge ░░░░░░░░ to that flag and ░░░░░░░░ the words liberty and ░░░░░░░░ for all they are ░░░░░░░░ aspirational they the truth ░░░░░░░░ the experience of every ░░░░░░░░ Applause well are you ░░░░░░░░ I I ve been ░░░░░░░░ oh my God okay ░░░░░░░░ s this is so ░░░░░░░░ that we were having ░░░░░░░░ for presidential well what ░░░░░░░░ m excited to talk ░░░░░░░░ you about today you ░░░░░░░░ one of the big ░░░░░░░░ I want to bring ░░░░░░░░ is we are seeing ░░░░░░░░ epidemic of transpiling synthase ░░░░░░░░ around the world we ░░░░░░░░ our 19 trans women ░░░░░░░░ color who have been ░░░░░░░░ so far this year ░░░░░░░░ just last week Julia ░░░░░░░░ in Kansas City was ░░░░░░░░ and her death is ░░░░░░░░ I said 19 and ░░░░░░░░ coalition of anti violence ░░░░░░░░ has is saying that ░░░░░░░░ are over 40 incidents ░░░░░░░░ anti LGBTQ violence just ░░░░░░░░ Pride season this past ░░░░░░░░ which was also world ░░░░░░░░ during that period there ░░░░░░░░ 14 fatalities so we ░░░░░░░░ that punishing we also ░░░░░░░░ through all of this ░░░░░░░░ that punishing people who ░░░░░░░░ hate crimes is not ░░░░░░░░ them from perpetuating them ░░░░░░░░ re seeing more and ░░░░░░░░ people prosecuted prosecuted but ░░░░░░░░ and more people dying ░░░░░░░░ have been an advocate ░░░░░░░░ stricter hate crime laws ░░░░░░░░ re pushing a lynching ░░░░░░░░ through the Senate but ░░░░░░░░ want to hear more ░░░░░░░░ about what can you ░░░░░░░░ as president to prevent ░░░░░░░░ women of color dying ░░░░░░░░ this huge rate because ░░░░░░░░ throwing someone in in ░░░░░░░░ after they are dead ░░░░░░░░ not enough because they ░░░░░░░░ still dead so understand ░░░░░░░░ the crisis we see ░░░░░░░░ our country gelila Jamar ░░░░░░░░ the 18th transgender black ░░░░░░░░ woman that has been ░░░░░░░░ this year alone and ░░░░░░░░ is not an anomaly ░░░░░░░░ year we have seen ░░░░░░░░ same levels of violence ░░░░░░░░ the previous years now ░░░░░░░░ I I take again ░░░░░░░░ words of Martin Luther ░░░░░░░░ who said very clearly ░░░░░░░░ can t pass legislation ░░░░░░░░ make someone love me ░░░░░░░░ you can pass legislation ░░░░░░░░ stop them from lynching ░░░░░░░░ mm hmm you you ░░░░░░░░ t pass legislation to ░░░░░░░░ the heartless but to ░░░░░░░░ someone s heart but ░░░░░░░░ could pass legislation to ░░░░░░░░ the heartless and so ░░░░░░░░ have to start right ░░░░░░░░ we have to start ░░░░░░░░ the protections that are ░░░░░░░░ in place in this ░░░░░░░░ that prevent violence and ░░░░░░░░ and that s everything ░░░░░░░░ things I ve heard ░░░░░░░░ about already tonight from ░░░░░░░░ Equality Act all the ░░░░░░░░ to having two critical ░░░░░░░░ in my cabinet a ░░░░░░░░ of Education and a ░░░░░░░░ general that will that ░░░░░░░░ be focused on this ░░░░░░░░ but it goes even ░░░░░░░░ than that we have ░░░░░░░░ problem with violence coming ░░░░░░░░ police themselves and we ░░░░░░░░ this we may be ░░░░░░░░ from Stonewall but I ░░░░░░░░ this with my own ░░░░░░░░ Department that they weren ░░░░░░░░ having the training that ░░░░░░░░ needed to make sure ░░░░░░░░ they are not discriminating ░░░░░░░░ it s implicit racial ░░░░░░░░ transphobia we have to ░░░░░░░░ sure from the Justice ░░░░░░░░ that all law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ seen as a safe ░░░░░░░░ to go in addition ░░░░░░░░ that we must begin ░░░░░░░░ deal with the issues ░░░░░░░░ youth because the bullying ░░░░░░░░ the discrimination 30 percent ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ youth 30 percent ░░░░░░░░ now report not going ░░░░░░░░ school missing a day ░░░░░░░░ school in the last ░░░░░░░░ because of fear and ░░░░░░░░ the final thing I ░░░░░░░░ say that this question ░░░░░░░░ it s not only ░░░░░░░░ legislative things that we ░░░░░░░░ do it s not ░░░░░░░░ the things I can ░░░░░░░░ by building a cabinet ░░░░░░░░ will be focused on ░░░░░░░░ issues but it s ░░░░░░░░ time that we have ░░░░░░░░ president on these issues ░░░░░░░░ everyday is using their ░░░░░░░░ to inspire and ignite ░░░░░░░░ compassion a more courageous ░░░░░░░░ a revival of civic ░░░░░░░░ so that we see ░░░░░░░░ for the equal dignity ░░░░░░░░ equal citizenship that we ░░░░░░░░ have okay I m ░░░░░░░░ myself cuz it s ░░░░░░░░ because it s actually ░░░░░░░░ all right so one ░░░░░░░░ question before we let ░░░░░░░░ go in 2014 Iowa ░░░░░░░░ the first state to ░░░░░░░░ its law on transmission ░░░░░░░░ communicable diseases getting rid ░░░░░░░░ an outdated policy that ░░░░░░░░ criminalizes non disclosure of ░░░░░░░░ individual s HIV status ░░░░░░░░ many states still have ░░░░░░░░ laws on the books ░░░░░░░░ could lead to the ░░░░░░░░ prison sentences for those ░░░░░░░░ of non disclosure these ░░░░░░░░ have no scientific basis ░░░░░░░░ skirts testing and disproportionately ░░░░░░░░ LGBT people of color ░░░░░░░░ group that you ve ░░░░░░░░ a lot about today ░░░░░░░░ president how would you ░░░░░░░░ this on the national ░░░░░░░░ to your policies and ░░░░░░░░ around HIV and AIDS ░░░░░░░░ would you be willing ░░░░░░░░ get rid of this ░░░░░░░░ with along yes absolutely ░░░░░░░░ so number one we ░░░░░░░░ to do things to ░░░░░░░░ discrimination but we still ░░░░░░░░ a lot of work ░░░░░░░░ do with the over ░░░░░░░░ people in America with ░░░░░░░░ and AIDS or AIDS ░░░░░░░░ this is the urgency ░░░░░░░░ I felt when I ░░░░░░░░ mayor because this two ░░░░░░░░ disproportionally is affecting poor ░░░░░░░░ some of the largest ░░░░░░░░ groups are people of ░░░░░░░░ and so as the ░░░░░░░░ person in this campaign ░░░░░░░░ the Senate that lives ░░░░░░░░ a black and brown ░░░░░░░░ below the poverty line ░░░░░░░░ know that we can ░░░░░░░░ things to deal with ░░░░░░░░ issue and that means ░░░░░░░░ increasing Ryan White funding ░░░░░░░░ increasing funding for housing ░░░░░░░░ people with HIV and ░░░░░░░░ it means making sure ░░░░░░░░ we cover through health ░░░░░░░░ prep and things that ░░░░░░░░ begin to combat this ░░░░░░░░ it means that we ░░░░░░░░ it means that we ░░░░░░░░ a more open conversation ░░░░░░░░ the urgency of being ░░░░░░░░ it means that in ░░░░░░░░ schools we actually have ░░░░░░░░ based sexual education it ░░░░░░░░ about the transmission of ░░░░░░░░ s you are gonna ░░░░░░░░ me off I am ░░░░░░░░ I I just want ░░░░░░░░ say this my campaign ░░░░░░░░ based on the understanding ░░░░░░░░ patriotism is love of ░░░░░░░░ and you cannot love ░░░░░░░░ country unless you love ░░░░░░░░ of your country men ░░░░░░░░ women and love love ░░░░░░░░ not a sentiment it ░░░░░░░░ not sentimentality as one ░░░░░░░░ my great friends says ░░░░░░░░ does love look like ░░░░░░░░ public it looks like ░░░░░░░░ and we need to ░░░░░░░░ that we cannot elevate ░░░░░░░░ to positions of leadership ░░░░░░░░ are not grounded in ░░░░░░░░ ideal of love because ░░░░░░░░ cannot leave the people ░░░░░░░░ you don t love ░░░░░░░░ people after years of ░░░░░░░░ president that demeans degrades ░░░░░░░░ divides I will be ░░░░░░░░ president works every single ░░░░░░░░ to unite to ignite ░░░░░░░░ inspire more justice and ░░░░░░░░ love in the United ░░░░░░░░ of America thank you ░░░░░░░░ you thank you hello ░░░░░░░░ I hope you all ░░░░░░░░ having a good time ░░░░░░░░ certainly seems as though ░░░░░░░░ are a reminder that ░░░░░░░░ can jump in in ░░░░░░░░ conversation by tweeting us ░░░░░░░░ the hashtag LGBTQ forum ░░░░░░░░ please join me in ░░░░░░░░ to the stage our ░░░░░░░░ candidate representative Tulsi Gabbard ░░░░░░░░ re you guys doing ░░░░░░░░ Aloha sorry I can ░░░░░░░░ give you the big ░░░░░░░░ Booker bear hug and ░░░░░░░░ you around you re ░░░░░░░░ good what we really ░░░░░░░░ to have to do ░░░░░░░░ the Aloha yeah in ░░░░░░░░ first hundred days though ░░░░░░░░ with what can LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ expect from you and ░░░░░░░░ administration well thank you ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ thank you all for ░░░░░░░░ on this event for ░░░░░░░░ us all here to ░░░░░░░░ here tonight and thanks ░░░░░░░░ all of you for ░░░░░░░░ time to join us ░░░░░░░░ us the opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ with you our vision ░░░░░░░░ the country I want ░░░░░░░░ begin tonight though starting ░░░░░░░░ Aloha you know it ░░░░░░░░ a word that people ░░░░░░░░ associate with hello and ░░░░░░░░ but it s such ░░░░░░░░ powerful word that means ░░░░░░░░ much more than that ░░░░░░░░ really means when I ░░░░░░░░ you with Aloha that ░░░░░░░░ greet you with an ░░░░░░░░ heart with respect and ░░░░░░░░ love and a recognition ░░░░░░░░ we are all connected ░░░░░░░░ we re all family ░░░░░░░░ re all children of ░░░░░░░░ and this Aloha is ░░░░░░░░ inspires us to come ░░░░░░░░ to come together it ░░░░░░░░ respect and love to ░░░░░░░░ care of one another ░░░░░░░░ of race or ethnicity ░░░░░░░░ sexual orientation or gender ░░░░░░░░ Aloha is what binds ░░░░░░░░ all together I ve ░░░░░░░░ in Congress now for ░░░░░░░░ seven years throughout my ░░░░░░░░ serving in Congress I ░░░░░░░░ fought for equality for ░░░░░░░░ Americans fought for marriage ░░░░░░░░ fought for safer schools ░░░░░░░░ for an end to ░░░░░░░░ and am proud of ░░░░░░░░ a hundred percent legislative ░░░░░░░░ from the Human Rights ░░░░░░░░ but understand as we ░░░░░░░░ gathered here tonight that ░░░░░░░░ work is far from ░░░░░░░░ that there are still ░░░░░░░░ of our fellow Americans ░░░░░░░░ are suffering and struggling ░░░░░░░░ of ongoing discrimination in ░░░░░░░░ everyday lives whether we ░░░░░░░░ talking about in the ░░░░░░░░ in looking for housing ░░░░░░░░ in schools in their ░░░░░░░░ life so we have ░░░░░░░░ work cut out for ░░░░░░░░ and as president I ░░░░░░░░ continue this fight for ░░░░░░░░ for every single American ░░░░░░░░ are some issues that ░░░░░░░░ want to cover because ░░░░░░░░ challenges we face are ░░░░░░░░ rising costs of health ░░░░░░░░ income inequality lack of ░░░░░░░░ housing lack of access ░░░░░░░░ education there are many ░░░░░░░░ we face but there ░░░░░░░░ one issue that is ░░░░░░░░ to all the rests ░░░░░░░░ our ability to serve ░░░░░░░░ of these needs and ░░░░░░░░ issue is the cost ░░░░░░░░ war I want to ░░░░░░░░ about this because not ░░░░░░░░ many people do but ░░░░░░░░ is central to our ░░░░░░░░ to deliver and serve ░░░░░░░░ needs of the American ░░░░░░░░ the cost of war ░░░░░░░░ 9 11 alone we ░░░░░░░░ had over six trillion ░░░░░░░░ taken out of our ░░░░░░░░ out of our schools ░░░░░░░░ of our health care ░░░░░░░░ out of our communities ░░░░░░░░ go and pay for ░░░░░░░░ regime change wars in ░░░░░░░░ countries that have cost ░░░░░░░░ thousands of American lives ░░░░░░░░ have cost us tremendously ░░░░░░░░ our communities that have ░░░░░░░░ the threat to our ░░░░░░░░ security and have caused ░░░░░░░░ pain and suffering and ░░░░░░░░ in other countries in ░░░░░░░░ world I just closed ░░░░░░░░ thought really quick as ░░░░░░░░ I will end these ░░░░░░░░ wars I will work ░░░░░░░░ end this new Cold ░░░░░░░░ an arms race I ░░░░░░░░ make sure we don ░░░░░░░░ get an int into ░░░░░░░░ new stupid wars and ░░░░░░░░ redirect our resources towards ░░░░░░░░ the needs of the ░░░░░░░░ people right here at ░░░░░░░░ thank you all right ░░░░░░░░ year the Iowa Legislature ░░░░░░░░ four other states passed ░░░░░░░░ that repeals non discrimination ░░░░░░░░ for student groups on ░░░░░░░░ college campuses our particular ░░░░░░░░ in Iowa was pushed ░░░░░░░░ the line from a ░░░░░░░░ brought by a group ░░░░░░░░ as business leaders in ░░░░░░░░ who wanted to exclude ░░░░░░░░ student from a leadership ░░░░░░░░ simply because he was ░░░░░░░░ these pieces of legislation ░░░░░░░░ officially recognized student groups ░░░░░░░░ engage in discriminatory practices ░░░░░░░░ selecting their leadership such ░░░░░░░░ this excluding women LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ and people with disabilities ░░░░░░░░ still receiving access to ░░░░░░░░ funds as president what ░░░░░░░░ you do to address ░░░░░░░░ policies and ensure all ░░░░░░░░ can be leaders in ░░░░░░░░ organizations that they care ░░░░░░░░ thank you you know ░░░░░░░░ is actually a question ░░░░░░░░ s been raised that ░░░░░░░░ few of our town ░░░░░░░░ especially by students in ░░░░░░░░ who are really concerned ░░░░░░░░ this and were directly ░░░░░░░░ by it I think ░░░░░░░░ comes ultimately down to ░░░░░░░░ and the culture of ░░░░░░░░ that we have in ░░░░░░░░ country I m running ░░░░░░░░ president to be a ░░░░░░░░ that unifies our country ░░░░░░░░ that recognizes that we ░░░░░░░░ stand together as an ░░░░░░░░ that we cannot allow ░░░░░░░░ type of discrimination to ░░░░░░░░ especially in our educational ░░░░░░░░ but anywhere in this ░░░░░░░░ that people are set ░░░░░░░░ or other eyes and ░░░░░░░░ that they are not ░░░░░░░░ can t be included ░░░░░░░░ it comes down to ░░░░░░░░ as president to set ░░░░░░░░ tone of leadership and ░░░░░░░░ this is why elections ░░░░░░░░ as we see how ░░░░░░░░ the local level at ░░░░░░░░ state level and the ░░░░░░░░ level our engagement and ░░░░░░░░ in our democracy in ░░░░░░░░ up for one another ░░░░░░░░ fighting for one another ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ these kinds of discriminatory ░░░░░░░░ from being put in ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has followed ░░░░░░░░ President Obama s footsteps ░░░░░░░░ calling for the decriminalization ░░░░░░░░ being LGBTQ across the ░░░░░░░░ however it is worth ░░░░░░░░ this global campaign was ░░░░░░░░ at a time when ░░░░░░░░ president was looking to ░░░░░░░░ the issue as a ░░░░░░░░ between other foreign nations ░░░░░░░░ in Trump s silence ░░░░░░░░ anti LGBTQ efforts in ░░░░░░░░ like Chechnya do you ░░░░░░░░ the president is actually ░░░░░░░░ this global effort a ░░░░░░░░ or is he using ░░░░░░░░ people when it only ░░░░░░░░ him my reaction exactly ░░░░░░░░ I think this president ░░░░░░░░ has been known for ░░░░░░░░ to be known for ░░░░░░░░ to divide us as ░░░░░░░░ country for trying to ░░░░░░░░ us apart as Americans ░░░░░░░░ trying to use things ░░░░░░░░ sexual orientation and gender ░░░░░░░░ religion ethnicity as wedges ░░░░░░░░ Pit one group of ░░░░░░░░ against the other why ░░░░░░░░ he do these things ░░░░░░░░ doesn t for his ░░░░░░░░ political gain this is ░░░░░░░░ the opposite of the ░░░░░░░░ that we stand for ░░░░░░░░ this country the values ░░░░░░░░ we represent these values ░░░░░░░░ love of country love ░░░░░░░░ each other and freedom ░░░░░░░░ equality for all people ░░░░░░░░ these are the kinds ░░░░░░░░ values that I ll ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░ values of Service Above ░░░░░░░░ the values that that ░░░░░░░░ find at the heart ░░░░░░░░ every service member restoring ░░░░░░░░ principles of integrity and ░░░░░░░░ and respect to the ░░░░░░░░ not only in our ░░░░░░░░ policies here but in ░░░░░░░░ example that we set ░░░░░░░░ the world this is ░░░░░░░░ kind of leadership that ░░░░░░░░ need a leadership that ░░░░░░░░ this positive message forward ░░░░░░░░ we can actually be ░░░░░░░░ positive force for good ░░░░░░░░ right we do have ░░░░░░░░ audience question this one ░░░░░░░░ from Nathanael who lives ░░░░░░░░ Des Moines you credited ░░░░░░░░ of your evolution on ░░░░░░░░ rights to your service ░░░░░░░░ the military where you ░░░░░░░░ the harms of authoritarian ░░░░░░░░ imposing their moral will ░░░░░░░░ the population some have ░░░░░░░░ though that your evolution ░░░░░░░░ only skin deep since ░░░░░░░░ amounts saying gay people ░░░░░░░░ be tolerated which is ░░░░░░░░ different than saying it ░░░░░░░░ truly okay to be ░░░░░░░░ does your evolution on ░░░░░░░░ people and issues extend ░░░░░░░░ transgender people and issues ░░░░░░░░ them and how can ░░░░░░░░ voters trust that you ░░░░░░░░ represent them if you ░░░░░░░░ merely tolerating instead of ░░░░░░░░ accepting who they are ░░░░░░░░ record speaks for itself ░░░░░░░░ know you mentioned my ░░░░░░░░ in the military and ░░░░░░░░ throughout that service I ░░░░░░░░ the chance to serve ░░░░░░░░ Elvidge LGBT Americans and ░░░░░░░░ get to know them ░░░░░░░░ in the most extreme ░░░░░░░░ you know I knew ░░░░░░░░ we were deployed that ░░░░░░░░ would give their life ░░░░░░░░ me and I would ░░░░░░░░ my life for them ░░░░░░░░ had each other s ░░░░░░░░ there was no question ░░░░░░░░ that my record in ░░░░░░░░ reflects the same kind ░░░░░░░░ commitment that I would ░░░░░░░░ forward as president my ░░░░░░░░ in fighting for equality ░░░░░░░░ record in standing up ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration through ░░░░░░░░ service on the Armed ░░░░░░░░ Committee calling for an ░░░░░░░░ to the trans ban ░░░░░░░░ our military recognizing those ░░░░░░░░ are willing to put ░░░░░░░░ lives on the line ░░░░░░░░ serve our country it ░░░░░░░░ this stand for equality ░░░░░░░░ all Americans that you ░░░░░░░░ find in my record ░░░░░░░░ that you will find ░░░░░░░░ commitment to carry through ░░░░░░░░ forward as president serving ░░░░░░░░ single American in this ░░░░░░░░ all right thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for having me ░░░░░░░░ to see you guys ░░░░░░░░ to you Aloha Applause ░░░░░░░░ back our host Angelica ░░░░░░░░ did you miss me ░░░░░░░░ in case you re ░░░░░░░░ joining us we are ░░░░░░░░ history tonight with the ░░░░░░░░ presidential forum in 2020 ░░░░░░░░ focused on LGBT issues ░░░░░░░░ I hope you re ░░░░░░░░ there using the hashtag ░░░░░░░░ forum and I m ░░░░░░░░ to remind you to ░░░░░░░░ that hashtag and to ░░░░░░░░ to vote you can ░░░░░░░░ all of the LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ during this election by ░░░░░░░░ to glad GLA ad ░░░░░░░░ org for slash forum ░░░░░░░░ signing up for election ░░░░░░░░ we need to make ░░░░░░░░ voices heard next year ░░░░░░░░ beyond we can t ░░░░░░░░ right now I have ░░░░░░░░ surprise for you guess ░░░░░░░░ have a surprise guest ░░░░░░░░ you all who is ░░░░░░░░ to dance onto this ░░░░░░░░ he s a dad ░░░░░░░░ activist and the star ░░░░░░░░ any Emmy winning ome ░░░░░░░░ show please from the ░░░░░░░░ queer I and ABC ░░░░░░░░ Dancing with the Stars ░░░░░░░░ welcome my brother Kurama ░░░░░░░░ you as well first ░░░░░░░░ all I m only ░░░░░░░░ if you re dancing ░░░░░░░░ me I m only ░░░░░░░░ if you dance with ░░░░░░░░ friends how are you ░░░░░░░░ doing tonight this is ░░░░░░░░ very historic and amazing ░░░░░░░░ and I m so ░░░░░░░░ to be here with ░░░░░░░░ and all of my ░░░░░░░░ now I have to ░░░░░░░░ you it is not ░░░░░░░░ secret that President Trump ░░░░░░░░ his administration are not ░░░░░░░░ to the LGBT community ░░░░░░░░ all knew that correct ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ Trump who is the ░░░░░░░░ it s also all ░░░░░░░░ the people who are ░░░░░░░░ him the rhetoric coming ░░░░░░░░ the White House that ░░░░░░░░ meant to divide our ░░░░░░░░ and target marginalized communities ░░░░░░░░ to stop Applause and ░░░░░░░░ s time for all ░░░░░░░░ communities to stand united ░░░░░░░░ know yeah come on ░░░░░░░░ it up cuz we ░░░░░░░░ to stand united now ░░░░░░░░ 2020 presidential election is ░░░░░░░░ important for the LGBT ░░░░░░░░ for the black community ░░░░░░░░ for those Americans like ░░░░░░░░ who live at the ░░░░░░░░ to be silent we ░░░░░░░░ to be loud and ░░░░░░░░ need to be proud ░░░░░░░░ want to do me ░░░░░░░░ favor and I want ░░░░░░░░ to turn to your ░░░░░░░░ and say neighbor you ░░░░░░░░ do better than better ░░░░░░░░ that say neighbor we ░░░░░░░░ to be loud and ░░░░░░░░ need to be proud ░░░░░░░░ job now tonight is ░░░░░░░░ about giving us the ░░░░░░░░ to let our friends ░░░░░░░░ family know what is ░░░░░░░░ stake tonight s conversation ░░░░░░░░ vital to the LGBT ░░░░░░░░ so please keep talking ░░░░░░░░ the LGBTQ forum all ░░░░░░░░ social media y all ░░░░░░░░ your phones out good ░░░░░░░░ good good good Oh ░░░░░░░░ all taking photos too ░░░░░░░░ ll pose for you ░░░░░░░░ but seriously please keep ░░░░░░░░ about this on social ░░░░░░░░ use the hashtag LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ only together can we ░░░░░░░░ the divisive nough step ░░░░░░░░ Trump has caused thank ░░░░░░░░ so much friends and ░░░░░░░░ to enjoy tonight Applause ░░░░░░░░ Applause it s me ░░░░░░░░ alright are you ready ░░░░░░░░ sit down with senator ░░░░░░░░ Harris because she s ░░░░░░░░ Applause hi everybody hi ░░░░░░░░ senator thank you hi ░░░░░░░░ guess the question we ░░░░░░░░ on deck for you ░░░░░░░░ if elected president I ░░░░░░░░ let s if elected ░░░░░░░░ what should L GBT ░░░░░░░░ Americans expect from your ░░░░░░░░ 100 days in office ░░░░░░░░ right well right away ░░░░░░░░ rid of the band ░░░░░░░░ transgender men and women ░░░░░░░░ in our military appointing ░░░░░░░░ president a vice president ░░░░░░░░ the United States who ░░░░░░░░ and recognizes the dignity ░░░░░░░░ the and the service ░░░░░░░░ the importance of our ░░░░░░░░ community as opposed to ░░░░░░░░ we ve currently got ░░░░░░░░ that guy who has ░░░░░░░░ full time vilifying and ░░░░░░░░ hate and misinformation I ░░░░░░░░ pass my prep act ░░░░░░░░ is about making sure ░░░░░░░░ cost is not the ░░░░░░░░ I will promise you ░░░░░░░░ within a generation we ░░░░░░░░ n HIV AIDS and ░░░░░░░░ all of the work ░░░░░░░░ we need to do ░░░░░░░░ terms of passing the ░░░░░░░░ Act what we need ░░░░░░░░ do to protect our ░░░░░░░░ who I have worked ░░░░░░░░ for years who are ░░░░░░░░ places that are hostile ░░░░░░░░ harmful to them and ░░░░░░░░ sure that there are ░░░░░░░░ resources put into communities ░░░░░░░░ are providing a safe ░░░░░░░░ for them to thrive ░░░░░░░░ them to not only ░░░░░░░░ but for them to ░░░░░░░░ and so those are ░░░░░░░░ of my first priorities ░░░░░░░░ I will tell you ░░░░░░░░ can look at my ░░░░░░░░ to know this is ░░░░░░░░ new for me I ░░░░░░░░ entire career I have ░░░░░░░░ a proud Ally on ░░░░░░░░ of these issues and ░░░░░░░░ know back when some ░░░░░░░░ were talking about civil ░░░░░░░░ I was performing marriages ░░░░░░░░ 2004 at San Francisco ░░░░░░░░ Hall that great Valentine ░░░░░░░░ weekend and I you ░░░░░░░░ my commitment based on ░░░░░░░░ long standing support that ░░░░░░░░ will be always loud ░░░░░░░░ and strong as an ░░░░░░░░ as we continue with ░░░░░░░░ movement so and I ░░░░░░░░ the clock ticking so ░░░░░░░░ bring back morality all ░░░░░░░░ so during your time ░░░░░░░░ Attorney general in California ░░░░░░░░ did send a brief ░░░░░░░░ to deny gender affirmation ░░░░░░░░ for trans and maids ░░░░░░░░ stated that at the ░░░░░░░░ you were just enforcing ░░░░░░░░ existing law but with ░░░░░░░░ history the question is ░░░░░░░░ can trans people trust ░░░░░░░░ will advocate for them ░░░░░░░░ not just enforce discriminatory ░░░░░░░░ right so as many ░░░░░░░░ you know I along ░░░░░░░░ receive support from the ░░░░░░░░ I think almost every ░░░░░░░░ organization in California that ░░░░░░░░ been the fighters and ░░░░░░░░ for LGBTQ rights and ░░░░░░░░ that case came up ░░░░░░░░ was because as Attorney ░░░░░░░░ I had clients and ░░░░░░░░ of them was the ░░░░░░░░ Department of Corrections and ░░░░░░░░ was their policy when ░░░░░░░░ learned about what they ░░░░░░░░ doing behind the scenes ░░░░░░░░ got them to change ░░░░░░░░ policy and I commit ░░░░░░░░ you that always in ░░░░░░░░ systems there are going ░░░░░░░░ be these things that ░░░░░░░░ these agencies do and ░░░░░░░░ will commit myself always ░░░░░░░░ I always have to ░░░░░░░░ with it and you ░░░░░░░░ t even have you ░░░░░░░░ go back before that ░░░░░░░░ I was District Attorney ░░░░░░░░ San Francisco um there ░░░░░░░░ a case that had ░░░░░░░░ about a year before ░░░░░░░░ case of Gwen Nora ░░░░░░░░ that some of you ░░░░░░░░ know about and it ░░░░░░░░ a tragic killing and ░░░░░░░░ s about the crimes ░░░░░░░░ continue to happen against ░░░░░░░░ transgender brothers and sisters ░░░░░░░░ there was this and ░░░░░░░░ what was happening which ░░░░░░░░ still happening are these ░░░░░░░░ around the country and ░░░░░░░░ the the person who ░░░░░░░░ the killing would argue ░░░░░░░░ they got to court ░░░░░░░░ being charged they would ░░░░░░░░ this bogus thing called ░░░░░░░░ gay panic defense so ░░░░░░░░ District Attorney I convened ░░░░░░░░ the first time in ░░░░░░░░ nation s history prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ around the country to ░░░░░░░░ to San Francisco where ░░░░░░░░ taught them on how ░░░░░░░░ needed to defeat the ░░░░░░░░ panic defense I ve ░░░░░░░░ doing this work for ░░░░░░░░ long time when I ░░░░░░░░ District Attorney I created ░░░░░░░░ special division of my ░░░░░░░░ that was focused on ░░░░░░░░ victims of crime and ░░░░░░░░ particular did a lot ░░░░░░░░ outreach around our LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ of rape because the ░░░░░░░░ was not giving people ░░░░░░░░ place to go that ░░░░░░░░ safe that was giving ░░░░░░░░ dignity if they shared ░░░░░░░░ told about the crimes ░░░░░░░░ committed against them and ░░░░░░░░ can go on and ░░░░░░░░ Wow do you have ░░░░░░░░ more questions ok great ░░░░░░░░ ok so this one ░░░░░░░░ about our Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ in 2009 Iowa was ░░░░░░░░ third state in The ░░░░░░░░ to legalize same sex ░░░░░░░░ but we had to ░░░░░░░░ that with the courts ░░░░░░░░ it was the same ░░░░░░░░ our nation it had ░░░░░░░░ happen with the court ░░░░░░░░ the justices who voted ░░░░░░░░ marriage equality here in ░░░░░░░░ were then voted out ░░░░░░░░ ve received backlash and ░░░░░░░░ can see a backlash ░░░░░░░░ in our judicial system ░░░░░░░░ now with the Trump ░░░░░░░░ stalking you know the ░░░░░░░░ with very conservative justices ░░░░░░░░ the question here is ░░░░░░░░ are you gonna do ░░░░░░░░ mean what are you ░░░░░░░░ do to ensure the ░░░░░░░░ of this judiciary and ░░░░░░░░ rights and freedoms for ░░░░░░░░ Americans yeah so again ░░░░░░░░ at my history when ░░░░░░░░ ran for Attorney general ░░░░░░░░ that election was in ░░░░░░░░ so almost a decade ░░░░░░░░ and one of the ░░░░░░░░ issues between me and ░░░░░░░░ opponent was that I ░░░░░░░░ very clear that I ░░░░░░░░ refuse to defend Prop ░░░░░░░░ and but but I ░░░░░░░░ want to give you ░░░░░░░░ sense of the environment ░░░░░░░░ people have you know ░░░░░░░░ think oh California is ░░░░░░░░ progressive place right well ░░░░░░░░ California voters voted for ░░░░░░░░ 8 1 shames of ░░░░░░░░ my state is and ░░░░░░░░ that election for Attorney ░░░░░░░░ my opponent campaigned on ░░░░░░░░ promise to uphold Prop ░░░░░░░░ on election night my ░░░░░░░░ declared his victory that ░░░░░░░░ how close the issue ░░░░░░░░ and I share that ░░░░░░░░ you to tell you ░░░░░░░░ wasn t necessarily a ░░░░░░░░ position when I took ░░░░░░░░ position I did but ░░░░░░░░ took that position because ░░░░░░░░ am committed to fighting ░░░░░░░░ for equality and for ░░░░░░░░ and against laws that ░░░░░░░░ gonna be are designed ░░░░░░░░ to deny any individual ░░░░░░░░ and so then I ░░░░░░░░ elected as it turned ░░░░░░░░ and and and refused ░░░░░░░░ defend Prop 8 and ░░░░░░░░ am proud that after ░░░░░░░░ were successful in taking ░░░░░░░░ to the highest court ░░░░░░░░ the land where they ░░░░░░░░ my decision and said ░░░░░░░░ didn t have standing ░░░░░░░░ refuse to defend it ░░░░░░░░ won and immediately thereafter ░░░░░░░░ was asked to perform ░░░░░░░░ first marriage after the ░░░░░░░░ of Prop 8 of ░░░░░░░░ Stier and and and ░░░░░░░░ do the work of ░░░░░░░░ performing that marriage that ░░░░░░░░ about saying and I ░░░░░░░░ very clearly and everybody ░░░░░░░░ the wedding bells ring ░░░░░░░░ so I won t ░░░░░░░░ be committed to putting ░░░░░░░░ place justices you you ░░░░░░░░ talking a lot about ░░░░░░░░ you done but what ░░░░░░░░ you gonna do I ░░░░░░░░ what I ve done ░░░░░░░░ that s fair that ░░░░░░░░ fair but I tell ░░░░░░░░ that because there are ░░░░░░░░ lot of new friends ░░░░░░░░ who you do not ░░░░░░░░ me and so I ░░░░░░░░ to put in context ░░░░░░░░ words I m speaking ░░░░░░░░ what I will do ░░░░░░░░ let you know I ░░░░░░░░ not new to this ░░░░░░░░ and I tend to ░░░░░░░░ through on the commitment ░░░░░░░░ have long held not ░░░░░░░░ because I m running ░░░░░░░░ president all right and ░░░░░░░░ it will be about ░░░░░░░░ in position in our ░░░░░░░░ people who are committed ░░░░░░░░ fighting for the civil ░░░░░░░░ of all people and ░░░░░░░░ the kind of folks ░░░░░░░░ frankly this this guy ░░░░░░░░ the White House has ░░░░░░░░ put in yeah well ░░░░░░░░ have a final question ░░░░░░░░ I ll make it ░░░░░░░░ short it comes from ░░░░░░░░ mcdorman from Galesburg Illinois ░░░░░░░░ is the mother of ░░░░░░░░ trans kid and she ░░░░░░░░ to know about correct ░░░░░░░░ markers including for non ░░░░░░░░ people she wants to ░░░░░░░░ what you re going ░░░░░░░░ do to ensure that ░░░░░░░░ cue people can have ░░░░░░░░ correct gender markers on ░░░░░░░░ identification forms and how ░░░░░░░░ you going to make ░░░░░░░░ that they re recognized ░░░░░░░░ in all states and ░░░░░░░░ force individuals to require ░░░░░░░░ of gender transition no ░░░░░░░░ s just I was ░░░░░░░░ pointing to the time ░░░░░░░░ video okay got it ░░░░░░░░ m there and I ░░░░░░░░ been there in terms ░░░░░░░░ what we need to ░░░░░░░░ in terms of IDs ░░░░░░░░ and how we re ░░░░░░░░ enforce it it has ░░░░░░░░ be about having a ░░░░░░░░ United States who also ░░░░░░░░ that in her administration ░░░░░░░░ must be people in ░░░░░░░░ position in the cabinet ░░░░░░░░ are understanding of the ░░░░░░░░ of these civil rights ░░░░░░░░ equal rights and that ░░░░░░░░ from the people we ░░░░░░░░ going to be the ░░░░░░░░ of Health and Human ░░░░░░░░ to who s gonna ░░░░░░░░ the Attorney general of ░░░░░░░░ United States who has ░░░░░░░░ responsibility for enforcing the ░░░░░░░░ including what we will ░░░░░░░░ which is the Equality ░░░░░░░░ to ensure that our ░░░░░░░░ youth and our transgender ░░░░░░░░ and women and and ░░░░░░░░ every gender are protected ░░░░░░░░ the law and given ░░░░░░░░ recognition under the law ░░░░░░░░ a way that provides ░░░░░░░░ for all people but ░░░░░░░░ truly for me this ░░░░░░░░ not just about one ░░░░░░░░ of an administration because ░░░░░░░░ you think about it ░░░░░░░░ relates also to who ░░░░░░░░ gonna be the secretary ░░░░░░░░ Labor part of the ░░░░░░░░ Act is that we ░░░░░░░░ we still don t ░░░░░░░░ laws in America that ░░░░░░░░ protect people in terms ░░░░░░░░ employment status so that ░░░░░░░░ to be about a ░░░░░░░░ of Labor the Department ░░░░░░░░ Education obviously Betsy DeVos ░░░░░░░░ to go but then ░░░░░░░░ but but it has ░░░░░░░░ be about also having ░░░░░░░░ Department of Education that ░░░░░░░░ safety and protection and ░░░░░░░░ sense of understanding about ░░░░░░░░ we are administering these ░░░░░░░░ in schools and I ░░░░░░░░ could go on and ░░░░░░░░ and you re telling ░░░░░░░░ my time thank you ░░░░░░░░ much okay thank you ░░░░░░░░ I want to just ░░░░░░░░ everybody here for your ░░░░░░░░ and have a great ░░░░░░░░ take care Applause hello ░░░░░░░░ y all do it ░░░░░░░░ I have a foot ░░░░░░░░ ounce that I heard ░░░░░░░░ rumor that we re ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ re number one or ░░░░░░░░ two oh we re ░░░░░░░░ but we re number ░░░░░░░░ answer like Beyonce says ░░░░░░░░ can be one and ░░░░░░░░ so yeah so anyway ░░░░░░░░ to treat along with ░░░░░░░░ at home and here ░░░░░░░░ give us your questions ░░░░░░░░ we ll continue this ░░░░░░░░ going but up next ░░░░░░░░ have our next candidate ░░░░░░░░ you all may have ░░░░░░░░ of he s a ░░░░░░░░ excitable person because he ░░░░░░░░ a part of our ░░░░░░░░ and I would like ░░░░░░░░ introduce mayor Pete bootie ░░░░░░░░ Hey all right thank ░░░░░░░░ all right so Mr ░░░░░░░░ our first question for ░░░░░░░░ is what can these ░░░░░░░░ and people at home ░░░░░░░░ are LGBTQ expect from ░░░░░░░░ in your first hundred ░░░░░░░░ as president and I ░░░░░░░░ leave the station you ░░░░░░░░ give that conversation today ░░░░░░░░ you first of all ░░░░░░░░ for being here and ░░░░░░░░ for everyone for making ░░░░░░░░ conversation possible because it ░░░░░░░░ have been unimaginable as ░░░░░░░░ part of the presidential ░░░░░░░░ process just a few ░░░░░░░░ ago here s what ░░░░░░░░ can expect from me ░░░░░░░░ of all a president ░░░░░░░░ understands that all Politics ░░░░░░░░ personal not just local ░░░░░░░░ personal precisely because of ░░░░░░░░ experience as a member ░░░░░░░░ the LGBTQ community you ░░░░░░░░ this is the anniversary ░░░░░░░░ the repeal of Don ░░░░░░░░ Ask Don t Tell ░░░░░░░░ thanks to everybody who ░░░░░░░░ part of the activism ░░░░░░░░ helped make that happen ░░░░░░░░ remember serving under Don ░░░░░░░░ Ask Don t Tell ░░░░░░░░ I also remember the ░░░░░░░░ lifted when that was ░░░░░░░░ longer a threat to ░░░░░░░░ career and yet we ░░░░░░░░ that so many Americans ░░░░░░░░ still finding that they ░░░░░░░░ treated as less than ░░░░░░░░ trans military members right ░░░░░░░░ who were willing to ░░░░░░░░ their lives on the ░░░░░░░░ for this country so ░░░░░░░░ thing you can expect ░░░░░░░░ me on day one ░░░░░░░░ to end the war ░░░░░░░░ trans Americans coming from ░░░░░░░░ White House Applause you ░░░░░░░░ obviously expect me to ░░░░░░░░ the Equality Act the ░░░░░░░░ that it hits my ░░░░░░░░ you can also expect ░░░░░░░░ to appoint an administration ░░░░░░░░ a judiciary that understands ░░░░░░░░ American freedom means the ░░░░░░░░ to be who you ░░░░░░░░ and love who you ░░░░░░░░ you can expect housing ░░░░░░░░ that recognize that 40 ░░░░░░░░ of homeless youth right ░░░░░░░░ are LGBTQ and recognize ░░░░░░░░ need for equality and ░░░░░░░░ and let me tell ░░░░░░░░ if anybody let alone ░░░░░░░░ cabinet member in my ░░░░░░░░ spoke the way that ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of Housing and ░░░░░░░░ Development spoke yesterday about ░░░░░░░░ people that would be ░░░░░░░░ last day in federal ░░░░░░░░ on my watch Applause ░░░░░░░░ you can expect an ░░░░░░░░ to harmful practices like ░░░░░░░░ therapy and it s ░░░░░░░░ to take federal leadership ░░░░░░░░ make sure that that ░░░░░░░░ no longer practiced in ░░░░░░░░ around the country but ░░░░░░░░ s more than just ░░░░░░░░ policies there s a ░░░░░░░░ of belonging that we ░░░░░░░░ to establish in this ░░░░░░░░ because right now we ░░░░░░░░ from the President on ░░░░░░░░ voices telling just about ░░░░░░░░ for different reasons that ░░░░░░░░ don t fit because ░░░░░░░░ where you came from ░░░░░░░░ you look like how ░░░░░░░░ worship and yes very ░░░░░░░░ because of who you ░░░░░░░░ or who you are ░░░░░░░░ are being told they ░░░░░░░░ t belong that will ░░░░░░░░ when I am president ░░░░░░░░ we need to do ░░░░░░░░ exact reverse we got ░░░░░░░░ crisis of belonging in ░░░░░░░░ country and one of ░░░░░░░░ reasons I am so ░░░░░░░░ to be a member ░░░░░░░░ this community as I ░░░░░░░░ we have the power ░░░░░░░░ reach into our own ░░░░░░░░ belonging to a part ░░░░░░░░ America that also cuts ░░░░░░░░ all of the other ░░░░░░░░ categories I can only ░░░░░░░░ the only minority that ░░░░░░░░ in equal proportion across ░░░░░░░░ ethnicity family and income ░░░░░░░░ we could help be ░░░░░░░░ glue and I m ░░░░░░░░ the body language like ░░░░░░░░ I ve gone on ░░░░░░░░ long well go to ░░░░░░░░ that s why you ░░░░░░░░ expect more non president ░░░░░░░░ thank you for being ░░░░░░░░ we really appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ you know you spoke ░░░░░░░░ passionately about being a ░░░░░░░░ of the community and ░░░░░░░░ d love to start ░░░░░░░░ tonight so the FDA ░░░░░░░░ recently changed their ban ░░░░░░░░ blood blood donation on ░░░░░░░░ men or any man ░░░░░░░░ has sex with men ░░░░░░░░ a lifetime ban no ░░░░░░░░ one year ban if ░░░░░░░░ ve abstained from sex ░░░░░░░░ this would mean that ░░░░░░░░ would be if you ░░░░░░░░ president you d become ░░░░░░░░ first man in office ░░░░░░░░ not be able to ░░░░░░░░ blood while serving the ░░░░░░░░ that he s leading ░░░░░░░░ would like to know ░░░░░░░░ thoughts on this policy ░░░░░░░░ also more broadly how ░░░░░░░░ it feel as a ░░░░░░░░ man to be running ░░░░░░░░ an office in which ░░░░░░░░ if you became president ░░░░░░░░ would still not be ░░░░░░░░ anymore you know I ░░░░░░░░ the first time I ░░░░░░░░ that it was an ░░░░░░░░ on my schedule that ░░░░░░░░ could have a chance ░░░░░░░░ promote the traditional annual ░░░░░░░░ Bend mayor s office ░░░░░░░░ drive and it s ░░░░░░░░ great thing that we ░░░░░░░░ and then I realized ░░░░░░░░ can t I can ░░░░░░░░ be part of it ░░░░░░░░ still do it and ░░░░░░░░ s still a good ░░░░░░░░ but it s an ░░░░░░░░ one of many examples ░░░░░░░░ the exclusions that continue ░░░░░░░░ this country and it ░░░░░░░░ one of the reasons ░░░░░░░░ we need to move ░░░░░░░░ something that has actually ░░░░░░░░ by medically accurate non ░░░░░░░░ basis whether it s ░░░░░░░░ like the ban on ░░░░░░░░ or other things that ░░░░░░░░ to the treatment of ░░░░░░░░ positive people in America ░░░░░░░░ their opportunities to serve ░░░░░░░░ are still living with ░░░░░░░░ long tail of prejudices ░░░░░░░░ should have been abandoned ░░░░░░░░ long time ago and ░░░░░░░░ this current environment there ░░░░░░░░ a level of hostility ░░░░░░░░ science and fact but ░░░░░░░░ need to make sure ░░░░░░░░ we embrace reality especially ░░░░░░░░ our refusal to do ░░░░░░░░ has harmed people because ░░░░░░░░ who they are so ░░░░░░░░ would you do with ░░░░░░░░ band that would you ░░░░░░░░ would you consider changing ░░░░░░░░ a year and eradicating ░░░░░░░░ totally are you interested ░░░░░░░░ kind of keeping it ░░░░░░░░ I would direct the ░░░░░░░░ to reevaluate it to ░░░░░░░░ sure that what we ░░░░░░░░ doing is consistent with ░░░░░░░░ medicine tells us not ░░░░░░░░ old prejudices okay all ░░░░░░░░ so our next questions ░░░░░░░░ Iowa Iowa legislators recently ░░░░░░░░ religious exemption legislation modeled ░░░░░░░░ the federal Religious Freedom ░░░░░░░░ Act allowing individuals to ░░░░░░░░ broad exemptions from generally ░░░░░░░░ laws including laws that ░░░░░░░░ health and public safety ░░░░░░░░ the 20 most states ░░░░░░░░ religious exemption laws are ░░░░░░░░ the books they are ░░░░░░░░ weaponized to discriminate against ░░░░░░░░ people religious minorities single ░░░░░░░░ and more and more ░░░░░░░░ the person who really ░░░░░░░░ this Fisher and your ░░░░░░░░ but the governor Mike ░░░░░░░░ who you worked with ░░░░░░░░ lot in not Shady ░░░░░░░░ all that s I ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pence and I ░░░░░░░░ like oh my friends ░░░░░░░░ would like to know ░░░░░░░░ are you gonna handle ░░░░░░░░ on the national scale ░░░░░░░░ president of United States ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately I got a ░░░░░░░░ of experience dealing with ░░░░░░░░ because this approach was ░░░░░░░░ pioneered in Indiana yes ░░░░░░░░ the thing that is ░░░░░░░░ upsetting is that it ░░░░░░░░ only is abusive toward ░░░░░░░░ Americans but in my ░░░░░░░░ it s abusive toward ░░░░░░░░ idea of faith hmm ░░░░░░░░ faith is supposed to ░░░░░░░░ about making people whole ░░░░░░░░ making people better off ░░░░░░░░ when faith is used ░░░░░░░░ an excuse to harm ░░░░░░░░ to me that is ░░░░░░░░ insult to religion itself ░░░░░░░░ to mention everybody discriminated ░░░░░░░░ now what what we ░░░░░░░░ in Indiana what was ░░░░░░░░ was the coalition of ░░░░░░░░ who rose up to ░░░░░░░░ back I was there ░░░░░░░░ a mayor but demo ░░░░░░░░ there right with Democratic ░░░░░░░░ s the business community ░░░░░░░░ even NASCAR said they ░░░░░░░░ disappointed that s how ░░░░░░░░ know you re getting ░░░░░░░░ yeah a NASCAR Moon ░░░░░░░░ so you know I ░░░░░░░░ this is really a ░░░░░░░░ out of action that ░░░░░░░░ out of step with ░░░░░░░░ American people and as ░░░░░░░░ part of how I ░░░░░░░░ push back on those ░░░░░░░░ I mean needless to ░░░░░░░░ first of all you ░░░░░░░░ t see them embrace ░░░░░░░░ the White House to ░░░░░░░░ with but also you ░░░░░░░░ see a call to ░░░░░░░░ the American people already ░░░░░░░░ which is even those ░░░░░░░░ and we should recognize ░░░░░░░░ they re people from ░░░░░░░░ certain generation who have ░░░░░░░░ brought up to reject ░░░░░░░░ we are mm hm ░░░░░░░░ they re on a ░░░░░░░░ and we should help ░░░░░░░░ rather than drag them ░░░░░░░░ the right place but ░░░░░░░░ the lens of compassion ░░░░░░░░ have an opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ an American majority that ░░░░░░░░ that this is not ░░░░░░░░ right thing to do ░░░░░░░░ for religion and certainly ░░░░░░░░ for civil rights in ░░░░░░░░ are you fearful you ░░░░░░░░ I I think we ░░░░░░░░ both from very religious ░░░░░░░░ I m from the ░░░░░░░░ south and you know ░░░░░░░░ I love that you ░░░░░░░░ saying this and I ░░░░░░░░ to know do you ░░░░░░░░ kind of any risk ░░░░░░░░ you know a rule ░░░░░░░░ religious community is really ░░░░░░░░ to get behind this ░░░░░░░░ and do you see ░░░░░░░░ as a route to ░░░░░░░░ make change cuz you ░░░░░░░░ I would want nothing ░░░░░░░░ than see the church ░░░░░░░░ I grew up and ░░░░░░░░ change but do you ░░░░░░░░ that s actually gonna ░░░░░░░░ I think it can ░░░░░░░░ when we ask people ░░░░░░░░ be attuned to the ░░░░░░░░ of compassion and supporting ░░░░░░░░ other you know so ░░░░░░░░ a young person in ░░░░░░░░ the church is one ░░░░░░░░ the places they want ░░░░░░░░ go for help and ░░░░░░░░ and I do think ░░░░░░░░ instinct is in I ░░░░░░░░ hope that instinct is ░░░░░░░░ anybody who is in ░░░░░░░░ church even if they ░░░░░░░░ misguided on what their ░░░░░░░░ is telling how their ░░░░░░░░ is telling them to ░░░░░░░░ other people and I ░░░░░░░░ in the name of ░░░░░░░░ compassion look you ll ░░░░░░░░ get everybody I learned ░░░░░░░░ the hard way when ░░░░░░░░ came out but it ░░░░░░░░ amazing how many people ░░░░░░░░ move past those old ░░░░░░░░ when you appeal to ░░░░░░░░ is best in them ░░░░░░░░ I think the function ░░░░░░░░ leadership especially presidential leadership ░░░░░░░░ to bring out the ░░░░░░░░ of what s already ░░░░░░░░ inside of us so ░░░░░░░░ one more question what ░░░░░░░░ re good so we ░░░░░░░░ one question from Bryce ░░░░░░░░ who lives in Adel ░░░░░░░░ and they write in ░░░░░░░░ parts of rural Iowa ░░░░░░░░ America access to health ░░░░░░░░ is scarce and hard ░░░░░░░░ get to and it ░░░░░░░░ even harder and more ░░░░░░░░ for members of the ░░░░░░░░ for members of the ░░░░░░░░ community as president what ░░░░░░░░ you do to not ░░░░░░░░ expand health care across ░░░░░░░░ America but go above ░░░░░░░░ beyond to make sure ░░░░░░░░ individuals get the health ░░░░░░░░ they need wherever they ░░░░░░░░ so one of the ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ is reinvigorate health equity ░░░░░░░░ part of our healthcare ░░░░░░░░ not only we you ░░░░░░░░ look everywhere else to ░░░░░░░░ our debate over health ░░░░░░░░ coverage but we ve ░░░░░░░░ got to make sure ░░░░░░░░ we engage the capabilities ░░░░░░░░ for example the Department ░░░░░░░░ Health and Human Services ░░░░░░░░ should have a reinvigorated ░░░░░░░░ equity task force to ░░░░░░░░ we already know about ░░░░░░░░ racial inequities in health ░░░░░░░░ and health care and ░░░░░░░░ same is true when ░░░░░░░░ comes to LGBTQ folks ░░░░░░░░ can do something about ░░░░░░░░ and I propose that ░░░░░░░░ fund health equity zones ░░░░░░░░ help tackle these issues ░░░░░░░░ there should be local ░░░░░░░░ but federal dollars so ░░░░░░░░ we specifically identify the ░░░░░░░░ in which health is ░░░░░░░░ is more difficult to ░░░░░░░░ for people because of ░░░░░░░░ category that they belong ░░░░░░░░ we ve got an ░░░░░░░░ to do that and ░░░░░░░░ we just have a ░░░░░░░░ culturally competent and frankly ░░░░░░░░ plain more diverse medical ░░░░░░░░ a lot of these ░░░░░░░░ begin to get better ░░░░░░░░ there s somebody in ░░░░░░░░ room to say wait ░░░░░░░░ minute the way we ░░░░░░░░ doing this isn t ░░░░░░░░ everybody all right well ░░░░░░░░ is our time tonight ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ here Applause with not ░░░░░░░░ with hello again please ░░░░░░░░ me in welcoming our ░░░░░░░░ candidate senator Amy Klobuchar ░░░░░░░░ you so much absolutely ░░░░░░░░ Kenan I was at ░░░░░░░░ one eye event what ░░░░░░░░ amazing thing yeah I ░░░░░░░░ that you were there ░░░░░░░░ so please tell us ░░░░░░░░ can LGBTQ Americans expect ░░░░░░░░ you and your administration ░░░░░░░░ your first hundred days ░░░░░░░░ well first I want ░░░░░░░░ say what an honor ░░░░░░░░ is to be here ░░░░░░░░ all of you and ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Pete so let ░░░░░░░░ hear it again for ░░░░░░░░ he is something to ░░░░░░░░ proud of so what ░░░░░░░░ can expect from me ░░░░░░░░ then I ll explain ░░░░░░░░ I ll get you ░░░░░░░░ first of all to ░░░░░░░░ a marriage Equality Act ░░░░░░░░ the first year we ░░░░░░░░ so close we passed ░░░░░░░░ in the house we ░░░░░░░░ get this done secondly ░░░░░░░░ day one I will ░░░░░░░░ rid of Betsy DeVos ░░░░░░░░ need a Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ that gets marriage equality ░░░░░░░░ gets translates that understands ░░░░░░░░ students and stops the ░░░░░░░░ in our schools the ░░░░░░░░ thing I would do ░░░░░░░░ ban conversion therapy we ░░░░░░░░ seen some of this ░░░░░░░░ Minnesota which you may ░░░░░░░░ noted and so I ░░░░░░░░ very focused on this ░░░░░░░░ and then I think ░░░░░░░░ need to invest in ░░░░░░░░ health and make sure ░░░░░░░░ we have healthcare that ░░░░░░░░ for our HIV community ░░░░░░░░ else so how do ░░░░░░░░ get there going back ░░░░░░░░ how I got involved ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ issues so I ░░░░░░░░ the DA the county ░░░░░░░░ and we had a ░░░░░░░░ of hate crimes come ░░░░░░░░ our office and I ░░░░░░░░ on them and prosecuted ░░░░░░░░ and then when President ░░░░░░░░ actually introduced the Matthew ░░░░░░░░ bill the hate crime ░░░░░░░░ I was a young ░░░░░░░░ an elected official I ░░░░░░░░ never even been to ░░░░░░░░ White House but he ░░░░░░░░ he invited me to ░░░░░░░░ White House to introduce ░░░░░░░░ when he introduced the ░░░░░░░░ because of the work ░░░░░░░░ done and I got ░░░░░░░░ meet Matthew Shepard s ░░░░░░░░ I got to meet ░░░░░░░░ investigators on the case ░░░░░░░░ s something I will ░░░░░░░░ forget they talked about ░░░░░░░░ that had changed their ░░░░░░░░ and changed them forever ░░░░░░░░ they started working on ░░░░░░░░ case and this is ░░░░░░░░ sheriff s deputies the ░░░░░░░░ officers so anyway there ░░░░░░░░ was ready to go ░░░░░░░░ the East Room to ░░░░░░░░ Bill Clinton never having ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ standing outside of the ░░░░░░░░ with Bill Clinton on ░░░░░░░░ side Janet Reno on ░░░░░░░░ other with my little ░░░░░░░░ cards and they start ░░░░░░░░ hail to the chief ░░░░░░░░ military band was there ░░░░░░░░ I wanted to make ░░░░░░░░ a very important event ░░░░░░░░ know the dinner and ░░░░░░░░ start walking in and ░░░░░░░░ of a sudden I ░░░░░░░░ this big hand on ░░░░░░░░ shoulder and this voice ░░░░░░░░ I know you re ░░░░░░░░ do great out there ░░░░░░░░ when they play that ░░░░░░░░ I usually go first ░░░░░░░░ happened so all I ░░░░░░░░ say is that may ░░░░░░░░ been my first time ░░░░░░░░ the White House but ░░░░░░░░ won t be my ░░░░░░░░ then I got the ░░░░░░░░ honor of following that ░░░░░░░░ through just think years ░░░░░░░░ years later I m ░░░░░░░░ the Senate it had ░░░░░░░░ then we took over ░░░░░░░░ Senate and then we ░░░░░░░░ passed that bill the ░░░░░░░░ crimes bill with my ░░░░░░░░ in the US Senate ░░░░░░░░ there we had in ░░░░░░░░ a divisive divisive amendment ░░░░░░░░ would have actually made ░░░░░░░░ impossible to have gay ░░░░░░░░ in our state we ░░░░░░░░ Iowa as an example ░░░░░░░░ we were able to ░░░░░░░░ that amendment in a ░░░░░░░░ election my reelect in ░░░░░░░░ and not only did ░░░░░░░░ defeat it we took ░░░░░░░░ the state legislature and ░░░░░░░░ passed gay marriage in ░░░░░░░░ so that s my ░░░░░░░░ and I m very ░░░░░░░░ looking forward to carrying ░░░░░░░░ to the finish line ░░░░░░░░ this other work that ░░░░░░░░ need to do thank ░░░░░░░░ so much thank you ░░░░░░░░ another Iowa question this ░░░░░░░░ Iowa legislators wrote exemptions ░░░░░░░░ the Iowa Civil Rights ░░░░░░░░ that would allow Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ the nya medically necessary ░░░░░░░░ care to transgender Iowans ░░░░░░░░ president what would you ░░░░░░░░ to ensure that transgender ░░░░░░░░ are able to access ░░░░░░░░ necessary care without discrimination ░░░░░░░░ I would be against ░░░░░░░░ I know what you ░░░░░░░░ a problem right no ░░░░░░░░ your legislature and in ░░░░░░░░ governor s office right ░░░░░░░░ Iowa and we need ░░░░░░░░ need to fix that ░░░░░░░░ winning elections okay so ░░░░░░░░ is the first and ░░░░░░░░ of course I would ░░░░░░░░ those kind of policies ░░░░░░░░ would not be for ░░░░░░░░ kinds of policies and ░░░░░░░░ think we ve got ░░░░░░░░ make sure as we ░░░░░░░░ at Medicaid coverage as ░░░░░░░░ look at the Affordable ░░░░░░░░ Act we have to ░░░░░░░░ how important these protections ░░░░░░░░ in the Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ actually for trans people ░░░░░░░░ also for HIV LGBT ░░░░░░░░ name it because remember ░░░░░░░░ this we had people ░░░░░░░░ kicked off their health ░░░░░░░░ for pre existing conditions ░░░░░░░░ not only is this ░░░░░░░░ discriminating and discriminate against ░░░░░░░░ people with health care ░░░░░░░░ their right to be ░░░░░░░░ and serve he is ░░░░░░░░ discriminating against all LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ in his efforts to ░░░░░░░░ the Affordable Care Act ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t repeal it ░░░░░░░░ would strengthen it I ░░░░░░░░ expand it thank you ░░░░░░░░ that earlier this year ░░░░░░░░ Allen and angel Lane ░░░░░░░░ Missouri were busy planning ░░░░░░░░ wedding when they received ░░░░░░░░ unwelcome news a wedding ░░░░░░░░ designer not only rejected ░░░░░░░░ wish to purchase their ░░░░░░░░ wedding dress but went ░░░░░░░░ to say I know ░░░░░░░░ both love each other ░░░░░░░░ that that feels right ░░░░░░░░ I encourage you both ░░░░░░░░ reconsider your marriage and ░░░░░░░░ specifically reconsider your marriage ░░░░░░░░ relationship with God as ░░░░░░░░ midwestern er a Christian ░░░░░░░░ a wife how can ░░░░░░░░ guarantee that LGBTQ couples ░░░░░░░░ have their dream wedding ░░░░░░░░ living in fear of ░░░░░░░░ discriminated against simply for ░░░░░░░░ who they are well ░░░░░░░░ the courts won t ░░░░░░░░ it and they ve ░░░░░░░░ such a problem on ░░░░░░░░ issues as we know ░░░░░░░░ think the answer is ░░░░░░░░ Equality Act I think ░░░░░░░░ would make a big ░░░░░░░░ in protecting people and ░░░░░░░░ as we go forward ░░░░░░░░ is appointing judges especially ░░░░░░░░ to the highest court ░░░░░░░░ a land the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ that respects civil rights ░░░░░░░░ the law and okay ░░░░░░░░ one final question which ░░░░░░░░ from the audience and ░░░░░░░░ actually comes from Brandon ░░░░░░░░ who is an incredibly ░░░░░░░░ incredible activist with equality ░░░░░░░░ and a survivor of ░░░░░░░░ Pulse Nightclub massacre now ░░░░░░░░ asks with the rise ░░░░░░░░ hate violence against LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ specifically trans women of ░░░░░░░░ what actions will you ░░░░░░░░ on guns and hate ░░░░░░░░ in your first hundred ░░░░░░░░ and how will you ░░░░░░░░ that law enforcement are ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ inclusive okay well ░░░░░░░░ could Brandon if you ░░░░░░░░ out there could you ░░░░░░░░ up Brent okay thank ░░░░░░░░ okay I was looking ░░░░░░░░ Brandon Brandon is actually ░░░░░░░░ here Brandon you in ░░░░░░░░ standard look right there ░░░░░░░░ thank you so stay ░░░░░░░░ here when I tell ░░░░░░░░ because I am when ░░░░░░░░ think about what happened ░░░░░░░░ that pulse net club ░░░░░░░░ you think of those ░░░░░░░░ in there just out ░░░░░░░░ the night and you ░░░░░░░░ of this criminal that ░░░░░░░░ in there someone that ░░░░░░░░ to do them harm ░░░░░░░░ that wanted to do ░░░░░░░░ in simply because of ░░░░░░░░ they loved and I ░░░░░░░░ believed that this is ░░░░░░░░ country of shared dreams ░░░░░░░░ no matter where you ░░░░░░░░ from no matter who ░░░░░░░░ know no matter who ░░░░░░░░ love that you should ░░░░░░░░ able to do what ░░░░░░░░ want and achieve things ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ so let s start ░░░░░░░░ that and I have ░░░░░░░░ really really proud of ░░░░░░░░ way the gay community ░░░░░░░░ pulse net Club has ░░░░░░░░ up with every tone ░░░░░░░░ with gun survivor groups ░░░░░░░░ with Brady group and ░░░░░░░░ said this is going ░░░░░░░░ be one of our ░░░░░░░░ to get gun safety ░░░░░░░░ passed this is near ░░░░░░░░ dear to my heart ░░░░░░░░ am a former prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ I m just imagining ░░░░░░░░ now if Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ on the debate stage ░░░░░░░░ me okay this is ░░░░░░░░ I would say I ░░░░░░░░ from a proud hunting ░░░░░░░░ and by the way ░░░░░░░░ is Iowa and I ░░░░░░░░ at these proposals for ░░░░░░░░ background checks for the ░░░░░░░░ weapon ban for magazine ░░░░░░░░ and I say do ░░░░░░░░ hurt my uncle dick ░░░░░░░░ the deer stand they ░░░░░░░░ not and I would ░░░░░░░░ to him you know ░░░░░░░░ Mr President after parkland ░░░░░░░░ was after pulse which ░░░░░░░░ after the horrible horrible ░░░░░░░░ that took place in ░░░░░░░░ elementary school and Sandy ░░░░░░░░ after all of those ░░░░░░░░ the day to day ░░░░░░░░ that we see in ░░░░░░░░ street with a classroom ░░░░░░░░ kids killed nearly every ░░░░░░░░ I would say to ░░░░░░░░ President I sat across ░░░░░░░░ table from you at ░░░░░░░░ White House after Parkland ░░░░░░░░ was invited because I ░░░░░░░░ a leader in these ░░░░░░░░ safety bills and the ░░░░░░░░ I d done with ░░░░░░░░ violence and I sat ░░░░░░░░ from you and I ░░░░░░░░ you that this wouldn ░░░░░░░░ hurt hunters and I ░░░░░░░░ there was vast support ░░░░░░░░ there which by the ░░░░░░░░ right now the majority ░░░░░░░░ Trump voters want to ░░░░░░░░ universal background checks the ░░░░░░░░ of punters wanna see ░░░░░░░░ background checks and I ░░░░░░░░ across from him and ░░░░░░░░ had a piece of ░░░░░░░░ that I saved and ░░░░░░░░ used hash marks and ░░░░░░░░ times the present United ░░░░░░░░ said that he wanted ░░░░░░░░ change this that he ░░░░░░░░ to see universal background ░░░░░░░░ you can watch the ░░░░░░░░ it s all on ░░░░░░░░ nine times so what ░░░░░░░░ and I ve left ░░░░░░░░ meeting and I thought ░░░░░░░░ we finally made a ░░░░░░░░ and I went home ░░░░░░░░ the next day he ░░░░░░░░ with the NRA and ░░░░░░░░ folded and I will ░░░░░░░░ you this as your ░░░░░░░░ I will not hold ░░░░░░░░ will not fall to ░░░░░░░░ NRA I will not ░░░░░░░░ in to them not ░░░░░░░░ those victims at the ░░░░░░░░ Nightclub not for those ░░░░░░░░ in Midland and Odessa ░░░░░░░░ in El Paso and ░░░░░░░░ Dayton and you think ░░░░░░░░ that shooting a Dayton ░░░░░░░░ the police showed up ░░░░░░░░ one minute they were ░░░░░░░░ in one minute yet ░░░░░░░░ 30 seconds nine people ░░░░░░░░ to hide if that ░░░░░░░░ t cry out for ░░░░░░░░ change in our gun ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ does so the answer ░░░░░░░░ now right now to ░░░░░░░░ Mitch McConnell to call ░░░░░░░░ three bills up for ░░░░░░░░ vote so we have ░░░░░░░░ bar right now so ░░░░░░░░ s get this done ░░░░░░░░ you all right hi ░░░░░░░░ I ve been told ░░░░░░░░ re trending number four ░░░░░░░░ the world and I ░░░░░░░░ that s gonna get ░░░░░░░░ little bit higher because ░░░░░░░░ next person we have ░░░░░░░░ us is senator Elizabeth ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ so senator if elected ░░░░░░░░ what should L GBT ░░░░░░░░ Americans expect from the ░░░░░░░░ 100 days in office ░░░░░░░░ good to be here ░░░░░░░░ you um I m ░░░░░░░░ m not gonna tell ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ you Applause Dana Martin ░░░░░░░░ where Ashanti Carmen Claire ░░░░░░░░ Malaysia Booker Michelle Tamika ░░░░░░░░ Paris Cameron shine al ░░░░░░░░ Chanel Spurlock Zoe Spears ░░░░░░░░ Lindsay Denali Berry s ░░░░░░░░ Kiki fan Troy pebbles ░░░░░░░░ dime dime doe Tracey ░░░░░░░░ Bailey Reeves beloved Slater ░░░░░░░░ Adam are 18 trans ░░░░░░░░ of color who have ░░░░░░░░ killed so far this ░░░░░░░░ it is time for ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ of America to say ░░░░░░░░ names Applause equality is ░░░░░░░░ off for many people ░░░░░░░░ this country but the ░░░░░░░░ of inequality for trans ░░░░░░░░ particularly trans women of ░░░░░░░░ has now reached a ░░░░░░░░ of crisis and it ░░░░░░░░ time for everyone in ░░░░░░░░ to speak out on ░░░░░░░░ issue Applause Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ a strategy he s ░░░░░░░░ a plan his strategy ░░░░░░░░ turn people against people ░░░░░░░░ white against black turn ░░░░░░░░ against gay and particularly ░░░░░░░░ turn Christians against Muslims ░░░░░░░░ people in urban areas ░░░░░░░░ people in rural areas ░░░░░░░░ everyone against immigrants particularly ░░░░░░░░ of color his strategy ░░░░░░░░ oh yeah he knows ░░░░░░░░ this strategy is this ░░░░░░░░ is one of as ░░░░░░░░ as people are turned ░░░░░░░░ each other then maybe ░░░░░░░░ won t notice that ░░░░░░░░ Trump and his corrupt ░░░░░░░░ are robbing the rest ░░░░░░░░ this country of its ░░░░░░░░ and its dignity Applause ░░░░░░░░ it s not going ░░░░░░░░ work we are going ░░░░░░░░ stand together we are ░░░░░░░░ to fight together we ░░░░░░░░ going to persist together ░░░░░░░░ protect every vulnerable person ░░░░░░░░ this country thank you ░░░░░░░░ much senator we re ░░░░░░░░ ask some questions all ░░░░░░░░ hi so in 2012 ░░░░░░░░ you wrote that you ░░░░░░░░ not support gender affirming ░░░░░░░░ for trans inmates in ░░░░░░░░ of this year you ░░░░░░░░ your opinion and said ░░░░░░░░ had changed on this ░░░░░░░░ which is great but ░░░░░░░░ many people in America ░░░░░░░░ t as you were ░░░░░░░░ talking about so here ░░░░░░░░ Iowa a Republican led ░░░░░░░░ changed our civil right ░░░░░░░░ to deny trans people ░░░░░░░░ right to gender affirming ░░░░░░░░ under Medicaid so you ░░░░░░░░ said we have to ░░░░░░░░ everybody on board how ░░░░░░░░ we even do that ░░░░░░░░ the way I think ░░░░░░░░ this in America equal ░░░░░░░░ equal and that is ░░░░░░░░ everywhere it s true ░░░░░░░░ the workplace it s ░░░░░░░░ in marriage and it ░░░░░░░░ true in health care ░░░░░░░░ we have to be ░░░░░░░░ to get out there ░░░░░░░░ fight for it and ░░░░░░░░ s true for people ░░░░░░░░ are straight it s ░░░░░░░░ for people who are ░░░░░░░░ bi trans intersex it ░░░░░░░░ true for everyone and ░░░░░░░░ think this is a ░░░░░░░░ step forward in health ░░░░░░░░ that Medicare for all ░░░░░░░░ not something that goes ░░░░░░░░ the states this is ░░░░░░░░ direct commitment from the ░░░░░░░░ government to every single ░░░░░░░░ in this country that ░░░░░░░░ will have the full ░░░░░░░░ of health care services ░░░░░░░░ you need it is ░░░░░░░░ affirmation that health care ░░░░░░░░ a basic human right ░░░░░░░░ every human being and ░░░░░░░░ will senator maybe you ░░░░░░░░ saw this too I ░░░░░░░░ in the audience a ░░░░░░░░ that said bring back ░░░░░░░░ and backstage you and ░░░░░░░░ were talking about faith ░░░░░░░░ what that means so ░░░░░░░░ how sometimes morality means ░░░░░░░░ thing and it s ░░░░░░░░ used as a weapon ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ Americans so I ░░░░░░░░ to talk about what ░░░░░░░░ being moral mean to ░░░░░░░░ let me just do ░░░░░░░░ out of the story ░░░░░░░░ The Bible preach yeah ░░░░░░░░ got it you ready ░░░░░░░░ this one Matthew 25 ░░░░░░░░ and an equivalence what ░░░░░░░░ it such a good ░░░░░░░░ is there a variations ░░░░░░░░ it in the Old ░░░░░░░░ there are variations in ░░░░░░░░ religions but here s ░░░░░░░░ basic story for any ░░░░░░░░ you who don t ░░░░░░░░ it the Shepherd this ░░░░░░░░ a story has a ░░░░░░░░ of metaphor in it ░░░░░░░░ Shepherd is dividing the ░░░░░░░░ from the goats and ░░░░░░░░ inside story here spoiler ░░░░░░░░ the guts are going ░░░░░░░░ Hell I said think ░░░░░░░░ know that cake song ░░░░░░░░ so the question is ░░░░░░░░ get to the end ░░░░░░░░ then they ve all ░░░░░░░░ divided the goats are ░░░░░░░░ here cheaper over here ░░░░░░░░ Sheep have question for ░░░░░░░░ shepherd and the question ░░░░░░░░ why us we look ░░░░░░░░ them what makes us ░░░░░░░░ that we make it ░░░░░░░░ they dump and the ░░░░░░░░ from the shepherd is ░░░░░░░░ was hungry and he ░░░░░░░░ me I was naked ░░░░░░░░ you clothed me thirsty ░░░░░░░░ you gave me drink ░░░░░░░░ was in prison and ░░░░░░░░ visited me and the ░░░░░░░░ sheep say but we ░░░░░░░░ saw you we never ░░░░░░░░ you Shepherd or Lord ░░░░░░░░ never saw you so ░░░░░░░░ did that happen and ░░░░░░░░ answer is in as ░░░░░░░░ as she have done ░░░░░░░░ unto one of these ░░░░░░░░ least of thy brethren ░░░░░░░░ have done it unto ░░░░░░░░ and what that passage ░░░░░░░░ to me is two ░░░░░░░░ important things the first ░░░░░░░░ there is God or ░░░░░░░░ or power what word ░░░░░░░░ use in every single ░░░░░░░░ being every one of ░░░░░░░░ and part two is ░░░░░░░░ we are not called ░░░░░░░░ simply to have a ░░░░░░░░ heart we re not ░░░░░░░░ on to smile to ░░░░░░░░ an open mind all ░░░░░░░░ but not enough to ░░░░░░░░ the sheep from adults ░░░░░░░░ are called on to ░░░░░░░░ we are called on ░░░░░░░░ act I want to ░░░░░░░░ the hungry to clothe ░░░░░░░░ naked to give drink ░░░░░░░░ the thirsty to visit ░░░░░░░░ in prison we are ░░░░░░░░ on to and that ░░░░░░░░ what we will do ░░░░░░░░ you for taking us ░░░░░░░░ church senator every day ░░░░░░░░ have a last question ░░░░░░░░ want to slip in ░░░░░░░░ it s from someone ░░░░░░░░ our community Renee in ░░░░░░░░ Rapids asks about on ░░░░░░░░ 8th the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ hear arguments on whether ░░░░░░░░ are protected from discrimination ░░░░░░░░ on sexual orientation and ░░░░░░░░ identity so if the ░░░░░░░░ decides they are not ░░░░░░░░ what will be your ░░░░░░░░ of action to make ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ individuals do not ░░░░░░░░ their Jobs or homes ░░░░░░░░ we need to move ░░░░░░░░ Congress and we need ░░░░░░░░ move in Congress in ░░░░░░░░ view even before the ░░░░░░░░ Court acts remember we ░░░░░░░░ have to remember in ░░░░░░░░ democracy we ve relied ░░░░░░░░ our courts to protect ░░░░░░░░ rights of individuals that ░░░░░░░░ what it s been ░░░░░░░░ they re there to ░░░░░░░░ the minority to protect ░░░░░░░░ individual and yet what ░░░░░░░░ been happening to our ░░░░░░░░ courts for a long ░░░░░░░░ now it s been ░░░░░░░░ lawyers who got appointed ░░░░░░░░ those courts it s ░░░░░░░░ people who keep recognizing ░░░░░░░░ rights of corporations including ░░░░░░░░ rights of corporations to ░░░░░░░░ so called religious expression ░░░░░░░░ that means cutting off ░░░░░░░░ care to individuals it ░░░░░░░░ been about Pro corporate ░░░░░░░░ and less and less ░░░░░░░░ for human beings so ░░░░░░░░ re gonna keep fighting ░░░░░░░░ fight in the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ and with the nominees ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court we ░░░░░░░░ somebody for President of ░░░░░░░░ United States who will ░░░░░░░░ name someone like Brett ░░░░░░░░ to the United States ░░░░░░░░ Court Applause but let ░░░░░░░░ just add I hope ░░░░░░░░ don t lose this ░░░░░░░░ I will stay on ░░░░░░░░ of this but remember ░░░░░░░░ also have a Congress ░░░░░░░░ we can hold accountable ░░░░░░░░ our Congress can decide ░░░░░░░░ we all are equal ░░░░░░░░ this country and that ░░░░░░░░ the fight I am ░░░░░░░░ to leave thank you ░░░░░░░░ you so much Applause ░░░░░░░░ how s it going ░░░░░░░░ I go isn t ░░░░░░░░ hot girl come on ░░░░░░░░ Jesus I work her ░░░░░░░░ lived in LA I ░░░░░░░░ that was hot anyway ░░░░░░░░ dinner tonight almost we ░░░░░░░░ one last person are ░░░░░░░░ all excited yes all ░░░░░░░░ well please join me ░░░░░░░░ welcoming to the stage ░░░░░░░░ Castro who is our ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of Housing and ░░░░░░░░ Development Mr Castro is ░░░░░░░░ media thank you meet ░░░░░░░░ all right so I ░░░░░░░░ gonna I m gonna ░░░░░░░░ you off I m ░░░░░░░░ step off stage and ░░░░░░░░ ll come back and ░░░░░░░░ a quick conversation sound ░░░░░░░░ all right so tell ░░░░░░░░ folks what they can ░░░░░░░░ if you are elected ░░░░░░░░ in your first hundred ░░░░░░░░ all right good evening ░░░░░░░░ of all let me ░░░░░░░░ a huge thank you ░░░░░░░░ you Zack and the ░░░░░░░░ glad into one Iowa ░░░░░░░░ of the organizations who ░░░░░░░░ put this together and ░░░░░░░░ who s here today ░░░░░░░░ the first thing is ░░░░░░░░ on January 20th 2021 ░░░░░░░░ re gonna say adios ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump Applause and ░░░░░░░░ re going to usher ░░░░░░░░ a better America because ░░░░░░░░ it I grew up ░░░░░░░░ a mother who was ░░░░░░░░ in the Mexican American ░░░░░░░░ rights movement and one ░░░░░░░░ the things that is ░░░░░░░░ that is core to ░░░░░░░░ I believe and I ░░░░░░░░ sure that that s ░░░░░░░░ for the folks here ░░░░░░░░ this room is that ░░░░░░░░ should have no second ░░░░░░░░ citizens in the United ░░░░░░░░ of America everybody should ░░░░░░░░ treated the same Applause ░░░░░░░░ that s not true ░░░░░░░░ the LGBTQ community but ░░░░░░░░ can make that true ░░░░░░░░ the years to come ░░░░░░░░ I m elected president ░░░░░░░░ s what I m ░░░░░░░░ do in the first ░░░░░░░░ days we re gonna ░░░░░░░░ to number one maximize ░░░░░░░░ authority I would begin ░░░░░░░░ in pointing a cabinet ░░░░░░░░ White House staff that ░░░░░░░░ like America and reflects ░░░░░░░░ diversity of this nation ░░░░░░░░ individuals from the LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ I would follow that ░░░░░░░░ immediately on the first ░░░░░░░░ with a list of ░░░░░░░░ of the risks that ░░░░░░░░ president and his administration ░░░░░░░░ put into place including ░░░░░░░░ that have rolled back ░░░░░░░░ of the community and ░░░░░░░░ would specifically begin with ░░░░░░░░ religious exemptions that have ░░░░░░░░ licensed discrimination because they ░░░░░░░░ companies and other institutions ░░░░░░░░ individuals off the hook ░░░░░░░░ enforcing anti discrimination laws ░░░░░░░░ it s in housing ░░░░░░░░ employment or health care ░░░░░░░░ in adoptions or in ░░░░░░░░ military we re going ░░░░░░░░ roll those back go ░░░░░░░░ to what we did ░░░░░░░░ President Obama and then ░░░░░░░░ it to the next ░░░░░░░░ I would also appoint ░░░░░░░░ task force to assist ░░░░░░░░ and local authorities to ░░░░░░░░ the deaths and injuries ░░░░░░░░ transgender women of color ░░░░░░░░ connect the dots of ░░░░░░░░ for instance ensuring that ░░░░░░░░ because somebody is HIV ░░░░░░░░ if they are in ░░░░░░░░ immigration system seeking asylum ░░░░░░░░ re not separated from ░░░░░░░░ family that we treat ░░░░░░░░ the same family love ░░░░░░░░ t know that kind ░░░░░░░░ boundary so we shouldn ░░░░░░░░ treat people differently of ░░░░░░░░ we also have to ░░░░░░░░ with Congress and I ░░░░░░░░ work with Congress to ░░░░░░░░ things like pass the ░░░░░░░░ Act and make that ░░░░░░░░ priority legislatively so that ░░░░░░░░ can t be discriminated ░░░░░░░░ you go look for ░░░░░░░░ job or look for ░░░░░░░░ apartment or a house ░░░░░░░░ goal as president would ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ in this country can ░░░░░░░░ their full potential love ░░░░░░░░ they are be who ░░░░░░░░ are enjoy this country ░░░░░░░░ anybody else that s ░░░░░░░░ kind of America that ░░░░░░░░ can all believe in ░░░░░░░░ nice yes thank you ░░░░░░░░ look forward to the ░░░░░░░░ Wow thank you for ░░░░░░░░ to time I didn ░░░░░░░░ have to come out ░░░░░░░░ that was great thank ░░░░░░░░ sorry for being so ░░░░░░░░ down by the way ░░░░░░░░ was a high school ░░░░░░░░ s fine it s ░░░░░░░░ cuz I never wear ░░░░░░░░ so you know we ░░░░░░░░ opposites today well I ░░░░░░░░ gonna sort off with ░░░░░░░░ personal question or more ░░░░░░░░ a personal story and ░░░░░░░░ comes from family equality ░░░░░░░░ which is a nonprofit ░░░░░░░░ works with queer families ░░░░░░░░ they shared a story ░░░░░░░░ behalf of Christopher sharp ░░░░░░░░ was a gay foster ░░░░░░░░ in Texas where his ░░░░░░░░ removed him from his ░░░░░░░░ family and while driving ░░░░░░░░ to a group home ░░░░░░░░ told him that unless ░░░░░░░░ manned up he would ░░░░░░░░ find a forever family ░░░░░░░░ people just don t ░░░░░░░░ gay kids he was ░░░░░░░░ was moved from group ░░░░░░░░ to group home aged ░░░░░░░░ of foster care they ░░░░░░░░ homelessness before getting his ░░░░░░░░ degree and becoming a ░░░░░░░░ advocate Texas your state ░░░░░░░░ a law on the ░░░░░░░░ explicitly allowing foster care ░░░░░░░░ and workers to discriminate ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ foster parents and ░░░░░░░░ as parent what would ░░░░░░░░ do to improve the ░░░░░░░░ for the one in ░░░░░░░░ foster youth who by ░░░░░░░░ are LGBTQ thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for that question ░░░░░░░░ one I would prohibit ░░░░░░░░ kind of discrimination in ░░░░░░░░ foster care system I ░░░░░░░░ also ensure that we ░░░░░░░░ in the foster care ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ has the resources to ░░░░░░░░ all of the kids ░░░░░░░░ are in that system ░░░░░░░░ of all as a ░░░░░░░░ as folks know who ░░░░░░░░ oftentimes end up dropping ░░░░░░░░ of high school or ░░░░░░░░ up homeless or in ░░░░░░░░ we need to invest ░░░░░░░░ our foster care system ░░░░░░░░ large because you can ░░░░░░░░ across the board that ░░░░░░░░ people are not able ░░░░░░░░ live up to their ░░░░░░░░ potential oftentimes so we ░░░░░░░░ to improve it but ░░░░░░░░ also need to make ░░░░░░░░ that no matter what ░░░░░░░░ sexual orientation or your ░░░░░░░░ identity is that you ░░░░░░░░ feel at home that ░░░░░░░░ can feel like you ░░░░░░░░ loved that you can ░░░░░░░░ like you count too ░░░░░░░░ you can be able ░░░░░░░░ you know grow up ░░░░░░░░ go on and be ░░░░░░░░ and reach your dreams ░░░░░░░░ those dreams are and ░░░░░░░░ begins by ensuring non ░░░░░░░░ in that system okay ░░░░░░░░ you I have to ░░░░░░░░ a question about your ░░░░░░░░ job as you know ░░░░░░░░ have a housing expert ░░░░░░░░ today and you know ░░░░░░░░ is an issue that ░░░░░░░░ have yet to solve ░░░░░░░░ America and the world ░░░░░░░░ instead it s only ░░░░░░░░ growing multiple studies have ░░░░░░░░ that within this epidemic ░░░░░░░░ 20 and 40 of ░░░░░░░░ homeless youth are LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ while only making up ░░░░░░░░ fraction of the total ░░░░░░░░ a very very small ░░░░░░░░ small bit while you ░░░░░░░░ under Obama we saw ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ protections passed than ░░░░░░░░ before however this situation ░░░░░░░░ only stayed the same ░░░░░░░░ it grew some as ░░░░░░░░ what are your plans ░░░░░░░░ deal with this issue ░░░░░░░░ it seems as we ░░░░░░░░ more of these conversations ░░░░░░░░ more of us come ░░░░░░░░ the more homeless were ░░░░░░░░ thank you for that ░░░░░░░░ first of all let ░░░░░░░░ say that what Ben ░░░░░░░░ said what was reported ░░░░░░░░ he said the other ░░░░░░░░ is disgusting and we ░░░░░░░░ a secretary of housing ░░░░░░░░ can represent everybody and ░░░░░░░░ sure that everybody is ░░░░░░░░ fairly and if he ░░░░░░░░ t do that he ░░░░░░░░ step down as Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Housing and Urban Development ░░░░░░░░ I was there we ░░░░░░░░ the transgender rule that ░░░░░░░░ said if you seek ░░░░░░░░ at a federally funded ░░░░░░░░ that you need to ░░░░░░░░ accommodated according to your ░░░░░░░░ according to what makes ░░░░░░░░ comfortable and I want ░░░░░░░░ ensure that we hold ░░░░░░░░ to that so we ░░░░░░░░ go back to that ░░░░░░░░ that kind of protection ░░░░░░░░ it comes to youth ░░░░░░░░ we did have a ░░░░░░░░ of opportunity to work ░░░░░░░░ get those numbers down ░░░░░░░░ I have a housing ░░░░░░░░ that includes ending youth ░░░░░░░░ by the end of ░░░░░░░░ first term and I ░░░░░░░░ do that by investing ░░░░░░░░ more Housing Choice vouchers ░░░░░░░░ rehousing dollars and other ░░░░░░░░ that would help young ░░░░░░░░ be able to find ░░░░░░░░ permanent place to live ░░░░░░░░ somebody turns 18 and ░░░░░░░░ re an adult they ░░░░░░░░ a permanent place to ░░░░░░░░ before then they need ░░░░░░░░ loving stable place that ░░░░░░░░ can live that takes ░░░░░░░░ that also takes making ░░░░░░░░ that we re aware ░░░░░░░░ as you said the ░░░░░░░░ that up to forty ░░░░░░░░ in some communities of ░░░░░░░░ who are homeless are ░░░░░░░░ the LGBTQ community we ░░░░░░░░ to prevent that we ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ better understand that somebody ░░░░░░░░ comes out as gay ░░░░░░░░ lesbian or transgender you ░░░░░░░░ how do we get ░░░░░░░░ to better accept who ░░░░░░░░ loved one is and ░░░░░░░░ there any kind of ░░░░░░░░ you would or not ░░░░░░░░ but more like how ░░░░░░░░ that conversation go in ░░░░░░░░ White House you know ░░░░░░░░ hear so much about ░░░░░░░░ m gonna pass this ░░░░░░░░ legislation I m gonna ░░░░░░░░ it stronger but all ░░░░░░░░ that conversation look like ░░░░░░░░ you re sitting in ░░░░░░░░ White House telling you ░░░░░░░░ a large part of ░░░░░░░░ that like hey you ░░░░░░░░ not be kicking out ░░░░░░░░ kids even though they ░░░░░░░░ all over you no ░░░░░░░░ right now it begins ░░░░░░░░ I think first of ░░░░░░░░ it begins with letting ░░░░░░░░ know what the challenge ░░░░░░░░ I think most Americans ░░░░░░░░ t understand that that ░░░░░░░░ percentage of our youth ░░░░░░░░ come from the LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ secondly I actually believe ░░░░░░░░ it starts in our ░░░░░░░░ system in our institutions ░░░░░░░░ that we have a ░░░░░░░░ in the years to ░░░░░░░░ that values the contributions ░░░░░░░░ people from the LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ that understands the history ░░░░░░░░ instead of seeing them ░░░░░░░░ oftentimes as the other ░░░░░░░░ understand that that you ░░░░░░░░ we re fully part ░░░░░░░░ one American family and ░░░░░░░░ it s housing dollars ░░░░░░░░ you asked about what ░░░░░░░░ that actually mean like ░░░░░░░░ mechanically what does that ░░░░░░░░ it s housing dollars ░░░░░░░░ it s also understanding ░░░░░░░░ we can do at ░░░░░░░░ institutional level out there ░░░░░░░░ our schools working with ░░░░░░░░ challenging The Nation to ░░░░░░░░ more understanding and more ░░░░░░░░ in the media today ░░░░░░░░ much of whether people ░░░░░░░░ understood or not plays ░░░░░░░░ out in American media ░░░░░░░░ culture and so I ░░░░░░░░ across the board there ░░░░░░░░ ways for us to ░░░░░░░░ sure that progress continues ░░░░░░░░ happen ok so my ░░░░░░░░ question before I let ░░░░░░░░ go it actually comes ░░░░░░░░ Honduras a year ago ░░░░░░░░ did a story at ░░░░░░░░ magazine a gentleman called ░░░░░░░░ that was under Grinder ░░░░░░░░ and we did tell ░░░░░░░░ story to young people ░░░░░░░░ were married in Tijuana ░░░░░░░░ was a group of ░░░░░░░░ people that were actually ░░░░░░░░ read in Tijuana as ░░░░░░░░ waited for asylum in ░░░░░░░░ US these two young ░░░░░░░░ did get married and ░░░░░░░░ had beautiful photos but ░░░░░░░░ they cross ice detained ░░░░░░░░ they ve been held ░░░░░░░░ the past 10 months ░░░░░░░░ were abused and they ░░░░░░░░ just sent back to ░░░░░░░░ and they re currently ░░░░░░░░ their life there and ░░░░░░░░ literally die at any ░░░░░░░░ what will you do ░░░░░░░░ asylum seekers as president ░░░░░░░░ make sure that queer ░░░░░░░░ who are fleeing here ░░░░░░░░ stay alive do not ░░░░░░░░ let s sit back ░░░░░░░░ s so much I ░░░░░░░░ I put out an ░░░░░░░░ plan in early April ░░░░░░░░ I have a very ░░░░░░░░ view of immigration from ░░░░░░░░ president and I m ░░░░░░░░ gonna be afraid to ░░░░░░░░ that vision but with ░░░░░░░░ to asylum seekers I ░░░░░░░░ do several things number ░░░░░░░░ I would I would ░░░░░░░░ playing games with asylum ░░░░░░░░ at the border stop ░░░░░░░░ metering stopped the npp ░░░░░░░░ remain in Mexico program ░░░░░░░░ would with asylum seekers ░░░░░░░░ the reason that somebody ░░░░░░░░ fleeing from domestic or ░░░░░░░░ violence again to be ░░░░░░░░ in somebody s asylum ░░░░░░░░ because too often times ░░░░░░░░ transgender individuals are fleeing ░░░░░░░░ that kind of threat ░░░░░░░░ violence or actual violence ░░░░░░░░ would stop as I ░░░░░░░░ separating asylum seekers because ░░░░░░░░ is HIV positive or ░░░░░░░░ of being that so ░░░░░░░░ day one there are ░░░░░░░░ actions that we can ░░░░░░░░ to treat people more ░░░░░░░░ and also to allow ░░░░░░░░ to make their Asylum ░░░░░░░░ in the first place ░░░░░░░░ also need an immigration ░░░░░░░░ system that is independent ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ has the judges and ░░░░░░░░ staff to actually hear ░░░░░░░░ s cases I don ░░░░░░░░ want people having to ░░░░░░░░ three or four years ░░░░░░░░ get an answer on ░░░░░░░░ asylum claim I don ░░░░░░░░ want to separate families ░░░░░░░░ don t want kids ░░░░░░░░ cages I want people ░░░░░░░░ have justice and to ░░░░░░░░ able to get a ░░░░░░░░ or no and then ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned Honduras I ░░░░░░░░ believe what we need ░░░░░░░░ do is that we ░░░░░░░░ a 21st century Marshall ░░░░░░░░ for on dudas El ░░░░░░░░ and Guatemala so that ░░░░░░░░ can find safety and ░░░░░░░░ at home instead of ░░░░░░░░ to make that dangerous ░░░░░░░░ to the United States ░░░░░░░░ Mr Castro thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for joining us ░░░░░░░░ thanks for chatting thank ░░░░░░░░ for having me alright ░░░░░░░░ y all enjoy that ░░░░░░░░ God alright well on ░░░░░░░░ of one Iowa think ░░░░░░░░ that the advocate and ░░░░░░░░ we d like to ░░░░░░░░ all of you for ░░░░░░░░ with us tonight and ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ is you know this ░░░░░░░░ only two hours and ░░░░░░░░ 10 two hours and ░░░░░░░░ candidates we can t ░░░░░░░░ every question so on ░░░░░░░░ 10th our friends at ░░░░░░░░ and the Human Rights ░░░░░░░░ will be broadcasting another ░░░░░░░░ that is four hours ░░░░░░░░ will they be asking ░░░░░░░░ questions that you ve ░░░░░░░░ and making this conversation ░░░░░░░░ bigger so if you ░░░░░░░░ not hear your answer ░░░░░░░░ you have a few ░░░░░░░░ so tune in there ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ up by welcoming back ░░░░░░░░ host the incomparable Angelica ░░░░░░░░ yes I had to ░░░░░░░░ it up real quick ░░░░░░░░ we promote trying something ░░░░░░░░ and switching it up ░░░░░░░░ this community thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Zack for announcing ░░░░░░░░ other debate cuz I ░░░░░░░░ got questions and thank ░░░░░░░░ to everyone for being ░░░░░░░░ tonight I have one ░░░░░░░░ request for you for ░░░░░░░░ families for your friends ░░░░░░░░ for everyone in your ░░░░░░░░ vote goodnight Music Applause ░░░░░░░░