Christine Quinn: GOP Has ‘One of the Most Anti-Gay Platforms Ever’

QUINN: "They’re trying to take who God made them to be and pull it out because it’s bad, and force them to live a lie. And you see in the Republican Party one of the most anti-gay platforms ever and a deep commitment to that. And I just want to say, relevant to that, the speakers last night — if you’re a member of a community — a lesbian, a person of color, a disabled person, an undocumented immigrant and you have never really, or not always, been seen, been embraced, put on a stage, said you matter. It makes a huge difference if you’re on the stage of a national convention. It’s really not about votes or politics, it’s actually about affirming the identity of Americans and lifting people up and saying you matter. We see you, we say your name, and we’re going to work with you to make your lives better."