Equal | Hillary Clinton — Transcript

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1. 0:01Hillary: The story of America is a story of hard-fought, hard-won progress, and it continues
2. 0:07today.
3. 0:09Groom: I can’t believe we’re here.
4. 0:11Hillary: New chapters are being written by men and women who believe that all of us,
5. 0:16not just some but all, should have the chance to live up to our God-given potential.
6. 0:21Groom: The reason I can't believe it is because…
7. 0:25Hillary: This progress was not easily won. People fought and organized and campaigned
8. 0:32in public squares and private spaces to change not only laws, but hearts and minds
9. 0:39Groom: I remember all the thoughts that ran through my head when I started to realize
10. 0:45that I was gay: Why me? What am I gonna do? Will anyone love me? I’ll never get married.
11. 0:55That’s the one that really hurt: I’ll never get married.
12. 0:59Hillary: And, thanks to that work of generations, for millions of individuals, barriers that
13. 1:06once prevented people from enjoying the full measure of liberty…
14. 1:11Groom: I felt sad
15. 1:12Hillary: …the full experience of dignity…
16. 1:14Groom: I felt alone
17. 1:16Hillary: …and the full benefits of humanity, have fallen away
18. 1:22Groom: I’ll never feel alone again. I love you.
19. 1:30Is that a yes?
20. 1:32My heart will forever be linked to yours.
21. 1:34Will you marry me? She said yes!
22. 1:37I now pronounce you spouse for life.
23. 1:42I was able to find my prince.
24. 1:44I don’t have the right words to describe what it was like to fall in love with you.
25. 1:48My inspiration, my best friend, my husband. I love you.
26. 1:52Hillary: Some have suggested that gay rights and human rights are separate and distinct.
27. 1:58But, in fact they are one and the same.
28. 2:04Being LGBT does not make you less human
29. 2:09and that is why gay rights are human rights
30. 2:15and human rights are gay rights.