Call, click, or visit a store today. [ applause ] and welcome back to this historic night on cnn, a democratic president ial town hall focused on equality in america. Im anderson cooper. For those just joining us, were live from the novo in los angeles. Were partnering with the Human Rights Campaign to give lesbian, gay, by sexual, transgender and queer americans and their allies the chance to ask questions of the democratic president ial candidates. Until recently, i mean, just think about it, an event like this, it would have been unthinkable. Generations of people just like me, gay, lesbian, transgendered americans have been forced to live in silence for decades, unable to speak out, afraid to hold hands in public with the person we love, afraid to be ourselves at work because we dont have the same protections from discrimination. There have been so many brave members of our community who for decades and generations have risked their careers, have risked their lives and lost their l