>> i think the 1993 march was about saying, we are americans. we are part of this country. we are proud of it. and we want access and respect. >> i stand with you in the struggle for equality for all americans, including gay men and lesbian americans. out of the aids crisis, it became very clear that there were things we needed as lgbtq people if we were going to be part of the full american community. we needed to be accepted into the military. we also needed to be allowed to marry. without those things, we were never be full and equal partners in the american dream. >> and for the first time ever, there was a president in office who, as a candidate, promised action on aids and lgbt equality on his way to the white house. >> we can't afford to waste the capacity, the contributions, the hearts and souls and the minds of the gay and lesbian american body. >> for a gay american to see