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- This year, I'm so excited about Pride.

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And it's gonna be one of the
most important Prides ever,

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since the existence of Pride,

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because we're gonna
have for the first time

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this time to really reflect
on the how far we've come,

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but then the also how far we need to go.

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And I think what we're seeing now

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is the importance of community

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and how community plays a
role in all of our lives,

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and how we can use that community

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to really support each other.

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- Pride is more important
this year than ever,

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because in a crisis such as this,

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queer people understand in
particularly poignant ways

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how necessary it is to create new systems

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and to find new ways of
seeing and being seen.

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- From tremendous research
that the one thing

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that truly changes a biased mind

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is spending time with people
that violate their stereotypes,

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spending time with people
that are different.

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Well right now, we can't
spend time with anyone.

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And so this is a moment
in which being visible,

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in which having pride in who we are

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can continue to combat the
differences between us.

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- Pride has always been
about more than rainbows

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and parades and parties.

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Well, maybe not parties.

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But it's about people and family and love

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and feeling like you're not alone.

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And this year we need
Pride more than ever.

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We need to celebrate who we are,

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what makes us beautiful
and resilient and strong.

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'Cause we're definitely not alone.

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So let's do this.