“I am here tonight to say ‘how dare they.’ How dare they believe that this is a place that says that God can hate anyone. How dare they tell us who we are and whose we are and who we can believe. I am here tonight because I intend to be the Governor of a state of grace and a state of opportunity and a state of transformation.”

“HRC has done extraordinary work and what is so remarkable about this organization is how it has connected to the cause of justice across this country.”

“The LGBTQ+ community must know that when these elections happen not just their rights are on the line, but their lives are on the line. I was raised to believe that if the least of us is impacted then all of us is impacted. My parents would tell us ‘having nothing is not an excuse for doing nothing.’ Not being the target is not an excuse for being silent. We must fight for all. We must work for all. We must stand for all. In this moment we are fighting for our survival.”

Here in Atlanta we proudly say gay and lesbian and bisexual and transgender. In this town we know two things: Atlanta influences everything and Atlanta includes everybody.”