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" I hope that upon this scorched earth we have planted the seeds of ideas that will bear the fruit of more diverse and inclusive stories that include people of color in the LGBT community. "
Wilson Cruz
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" The seeds of marriage equality... were planted on MTV. "
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" I was 19, 20. I didn't know what to do. I knew one thing: I never saw myself on TV or anyone like me, and I wanted to be that for someone else. I think the most courageous thing I did was ask for help. "
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" It's one thing to be sitting in a classroom and have a teacher tell you how to treat other people; it's a whole other thing to watch, week after week, somebody's life spelled out to you in an emotional way: That lesson is something that will stay with you forever. "
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" You cannot overstate, I don't think, the impact of a show like 'Glee' on a generation. "
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" I am honored to be receiving the Point Courage Award. "
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" What's disheartening for me and to all of us in GLAAD is when it comes to major studio films, LGBT people are basically invisible. And when we do show up, it's largely a part of comedies as carictatures to service a joke that's at the expense of the character. "
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" The thing about me and school was that as much as I felt that I didn't belong, as long as I was on a stage or dancing, that's where I excelled the most, felt worthy. "
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Me
School
" It takes a certain kind of person who loves 'Star Trek' to bring it to life. "
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Kind
" I'm aware that I'm playing one of the first LGBT characters on 'Star Trek' in the first relationship, so there's a responsibility that comes with that. I'm aware of that. "
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" I remember just calling myself gay was a big step for me, and I remember being in the bathroom brushing my teeth, testing out to myself in the mirror, saying, 'I am gay,' and seeing if the world was going to stop or if the ceiling would fall in on me. "
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World
Fall
Step
" Let me speak for myself: I think I wanted to see people who looked like me on TV. I wanted to see people who had similar experiences as I had, growing up. There was nobody on television when I was a teenager who I could relate to. "
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Me
People
Think
" I feel really fortunate and grateful that not only do I get to do what I love, but I get to do it and serve a conversation that I feel is necessary culturally. The fact that I get to bring those two passions together is amazing to me - that I get to use my art in order to inform my activism and vice versa! "
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Art
Grateful
" When I got the appetite for more and more theatre, all I could think of was trying to get back to New York. "
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" The work that needs to be done now is to diversify the picture of LGBTQ people so that people can see that we come from all races, different genders; we have trans people. "
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" Steve Warren's work and career have opened doors for out professionals across the entertainment industry. In addition to advocating for LGBT people, he has continuously mobilized a large base of high-profile allies to help bring about social change. "
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" When we talk about LGBT characters on TV we're talking about the entire rainbow, and that includes trans people, and that includes non-binary people, people of color, women, differently-abled people. There is so much opportunity for storytelling there, and I hope that we continue to see more of that. "
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Rainbow
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" Adam Lambert's continued success as one of the world's best-selling pop stars shows LGBT people that they can be themselves and make it in a mainstream industry that many feel unfairly rejects them. "
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Feel
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Stars
" President Clinton's support of the LGBT community and recognition that DOMA, the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, is unconstitutional and should be struck down shows that the political landscape continues to change in favor of LGBT equality. Leaders and allies like President Clinton are critical to moving our march for equality forward. "
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" I don't think that there's any shame at all in doing what you have to do in order to survive, to make money while you continue to pursue your dreams. "
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" ADCOLOR is an incredible organization that not only empowers people from all backgrounds to rise up but also to give back. "
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Rise
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" I think about a young person who is sitting at home, 13 or 14, a person of color, possibly questioning their sexuality, and watching Dr. Hugh Culber and saying, 'I'm a part of an ideal future that we could work towards.' We're planting seeds in the minds of young people to say, 'Your possibilities are limitless.' "
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Future
Work
Color
" I think people come home, and they turn on the TV and don't necessarily want a mirror in their face. They want to escape. "
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" My dad is now an incredibly important ally of mine. I'm so impressed with him. He's a hero to me because he put love and his family first. "
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" When you were a teenager, everything's kind of drawn in primary colors; everything's big, and everything's life or death. "
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Big
Colors
Death
" It sounds corny, but I wanted to be the change I wanted to see in the world. I used to have that on my notebook in school. "
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World
Used
See
" All I ever wanted to do when I was a kid was be in a Broadway musical and to be in 'Star Trek,' and I can finally say I've done that. "
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Kid
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" I love being an actor. "
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" As a fan of the franchise, I count myself among the countless LGBTQ fans who have longed to see themselves and our relationships depicted on 'Star Trek.' "
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" When I think about people coming out, especially young people, my first concern is, 'Are you safe? Is this a safe time? Are you in a safe place?' Do you have a network of people outside of your parents you can go to if this doesn't go as well as you hoped? "
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