say, we are a society that protects the right for people to be lesbian, gay, trans, questioning, nonbinary, that we protect that in employment, we protect that in marriage, we protect that with all the things those laws do to protect norms and protect people to live their daily lives as we see fit. it s one of the reasons with a need marriage equality act passed, and it looks like it will. it s part of why we need states and the federal to say, you can t discriminate on the basis of people s sexual identity or how they re identifying or how they re living their lives, if they can do the job. but add to that your point, katie, it is absolutely clear that when politicians drive stereotypes and drive the underpinning of hate, it emboldens it and gives it permission. it is our job as citizens, as people who reside in this