I Still Have That New Senator Smell.

I Have My Rights, Not Because Of Washington Suddenly Deciding, Strom Thurmond And Others, "hey, Let's Give Certain Americans Equal Rights." But Because Of The Ardent, Unyielding Voice Of Protesters.

People Who Think I'm Gay, Some Part Of Me Thinks It's Wonderful. Because I Want To Challenge People On Their Homophobia. I Love Seeing On Twitter When Someone Says I'm Gay, And I Say, 'so What Does It Matter If I Am? So Be It. I Hope You Are Not Voting For Me Because You Are Making The Presumption That I'm Straight.'

I Think That We Need To Have An Honest Conversation In This Country. This Idea That Somehow We're Beyond Sexism, Beyond Racism Is Just Wrong. And This Is Where Having An Honest Conversation With White Men About Their Issues And Their Concerns, And Having Honest Conversations About The Experiences That African-americans Are Still Having, Despite Who's The President Of The United States, In The Criminal Justice System That We See In Sentencing, We See In Policing And A Lot Of These Issues.

You Should Be Able To Afford Health Care For Your Family. You Should Be Able To Retire With Dignity And Respect. And You Should Be Able To Give Your Children The Kind Of Education That Allows Them To Dream Even Bigger, Go Even Farther And Accomplish Even More Than You Could Ever Imagine.

We Want Everybody To Think About What's In Their Interests. And I Believe That Our Democratic Party Platform Has A Better Vision And Better Actually Pathway For White Americans, As Well Black Americans, Latino Americans, Women, And So Forth, To Be Successful.