And I look back sometimes at that experience and wonder, would I have had the courage to be the first if I hadn't have had these incredible role models who had at least paved the way for me? And then thereafter, I was the first openly gay person elected to the state legislature. and the first, you know, but I had had these incredible role models, and, you know, it's hard to be it if you can't see it. (01:57–02:02)
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Asserts that Tammy Baldwin was the first openly gay person elected to the state legislature.
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