But now it is more important than ever that we don't just celebrate history, but that we show up for the fight that we're in right at this moment, The protests here at Stonewall in 1969 thrust New York City's LGBTQ community into the public eye and gave birth to the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement. I've been proud to stand alongside the LGBTQ community for my entire adult life. In 1996, when Meg and I were married, Congress was considering the Defense of Marriage act, … (05:35–06:00)
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