[Applause] it’s mr. Morgan sitting down now is
it’s mr. Morgan sitting down now is
it’s mr. Morgan sitting down now is either okay good hello my name is Emma
either okay good hello my name is Emma
either okay good hello my name is Emma almond I’m a high school senior at Kiev
almond I’m a high school senior at Kiev
almond I’m a high school senior at Kiev international school I’m really nervous
international school I’m really nervous
international school I’m really nervous and I’ll be surprised if my speech isn’t
and I’ll be surprised if my speech isn’t
and I’ll be surprised if my speech isn’t a little shaky so sorry about that in
a little shaky so sorry about that in
a little shaky so sorry about that in advance anyway this events theme is
advance anyway this events theme is
advance anyway this events theme is change so I’m going to talk about how
change so I’m going to talk about how
change so I’m going to talk about how change can happen I think that it’s
change can happen I think that it’s
change can happen I think that it’s easier to think about things on the
easier to think about things on the
easier to think about things on the small scale and expand outwards so I’m
small scale and expand outwards so I’m
small scale and expand outwards so I’m going to look at change in the frame of
going to look at change in the frame of
going to look at change in the frame of the LGBT community LGBT for
the LGBT community LGBT for
the LGBT community LGBT for clarification is not a sandwich it’s an
clarification is not a sandwich it’s an
clarification is not a sandwich it’s an acronym where L stands for lesbian g for
acronym where L stands for lesbian g for
acronym where L stands for lesbian g for gay be for bisexual and T for
gay be for bisexual and T for
gay be for bisexual and T for transgender there is usually a whole
transgender there is usually a whole
transgender there is usually a whole slew of other letters after those but I
slew of other letters after those but I
slew of other letters after those but I really don’t know enough to do it and do
really don’t know enough to do it and do
really don’t know enough to do it and do them any justice so I’m just going to
them any justice so I’m just going to
them any justice so I’m just going to overlook that for now before we entrench
overlook that for now before we entrench
overlook that for now before we entrench ourselves in the particulars of the
ourselves in the particulars of the
ourselves in the particulars of the community and why change in the LGBT
community and why change in the LGBT
community and why change in the LGBT community make a good match I’d like to
community make a good match I’d like to
community make a good match I’d like to tell you a story to provide some context
tell you a story to provide some context
tell you a story to provide some context the year I turned nine years old my
the year I turned nine years old my
the year I turned nine years old my family and I bounced between seven
family and I bounced between seven
family and I bounced between seven houses it felt like we were moving every
houses it felt like we were moving every
houses it felt like we were moving every other week we lost two whole cats and
other week we lost two whole cats and
other week we lost two whole cats and probably broke at least an entire set of
probably broke at least an entire set of
probably broke at least an entire set of dinner plates and yeah sure occasionally
dinner plates and yeah sure occasionally
dinner plates and yeah sure occasionally I had my own room and once we ended up
I had my own room and once we ended up
I had my own room and once we ended up in a house with the yard at least as big
in a house with the yard at least as big
in a house with the yard at least as big as a football field but I loved my cats
as a football field but I loved my cats
as a football field but I loved my cats more than I love my personal space a
more than I love my personal space a
more than I love my personal space a potential case of Stockholm Syndrome and
potential case of Stockholm Syndrome and
potential case of Stockholm Syndrome and we were in that house with a big yard
we were in that house with a big yard
we were in that house with a big yard for like two months before we had to
for like two months before we had to
for like two months before we had to haul off in the middle of the night we
haul off in the middle of the night we
haul off in the middle of the night we did eventually stagger to a momentary
did eventually stagger to a momentary
did eventually stagger to a momentary halt in Texas but by then my opinion of
halt in Texas but by then my opinion of
halt in Texas but by then my opinion of change had soured so completely that I
change had soured so completely that I
change had soured so completely that I was resistant even to the smallest
was resistant even to the smallest
was resistant even to the smallest changes in my routine this was because
changes in my routine this was because
changes in my routine this was because at nine years old every change felt so
at nine years old every change felt so
at nine years old every change felt so agonizingly monumental that I was sure
agonizingly monumental that I was sure
agonizingly monumental that I was sure that’s how change was supposed to be
that’s how change was supposed to be
that’s how change was supposed to be change was at the default a horrible
change was at the default a horrible
change was at the default a horrible ordeal you had to slog through of course
ordeal you had to slog through of course
ordeal you had to slog through of course despite my newfound loathing of all
despite my newfound loathing of all
despite my newfound loathing of all things non sedentary my family and I
things non sedentary my family and I
things non sedentary my family and I moved to Kiev Ukraine two years later
moved to Kiev Ukraine two years later
moved to Kiev Ukraine two years later and I had never even heard of Ukraine
and I had never even heard of Ukraine
and I had never even heard of Ukraine Thanks American centric geographical
Thanks American centric geographical
Thanks American centric geographical education I couldn’t make heads or tails
education I couldn’t make heads or tails
education I couldn’t make heads or tails of Russian and half my extended family
of Russian and half my extended family
of Russian and half my extended family was positive I was going to come back a
was positive I was going to come back a
was positive I was going to come back a communist we had to ditch three whole
communist we had to ditch three whole
communist we had to ditch three whole cats again and half of everything we
cats again and half of everything we
cats again and half of everything we owned we arrived in the dead of night to
owned we arrived in the dead of night to
owned we arrived in the dead of night to what might as well have been the moon
what might as well have been the moon
what might as well have been the moon for all the places I’d been and I
for all the places I’d been and I
for all the places I’d been and I thought moving from I thought moving
thought moving from I thought moving
thought moving from I thought moving from one County to another was painful
from one County to another was painful
from one County to another was painful the me right now loves Ukraine but 12
the me right now loves Ukraine but 12
the me right now loves Ukraine but 12 year old me was unconvinced even the
year old me was unconvinced even the
year old me was unconvinced even the whole snow in the winter thing was novel
whole snow in the winter thing was novel
whole snow in the winter thing was novel for a hot minute before i realized that
for a hot minute before i realized that
for a hot minute before i realized that texas had us woefully unprepared for
texas had us woefully unprepared for
texas had us woefully unprepared for that nonsense i met people from all over
that nonsense i met people from all over
that nonsense i met people from all over the world but i was so culture shocked
the world but i was so culture shocked
the world but i was so culture shocked by the notion that it seemed endlessly
by the notion that it seemed endlessly
by the notion that it seemed endlessly difficult instead of wondrous and knew i
difficult instead of wondrous and knew i
difficult instead of wondrous and knew i had no intention of letting things in my
had no intention of letting things in my
had no intention of letting things in my life change ever again when I came to
life change ever again when I came to
life change ever again when I came to Ukraine by the way the minute you decide
Ukraine by the way the minute you decide
Ukraine by the way the minute you decide that something is never ever going to
that something is never ever going to
that something is never ever going to happen to you again you may as well ask
happen to you again you may as well ask
happen to you again you may as well ask the universe for the kick in the pants
the universe for the kick in the pants
the universe for the kick in the pants that’s headed your way I wanted to
that’s headed your way I wanted to
that’s headed your way I wanted to continue stomping through life with my
continue stomping through life with my
continue stomping through life with my eyes closed and avoid all things new and
eyes closed and avoid all things new and
eyes closed and avoid all things new and potentially change inducing something
potentially change inducing something
potentially change inducing something was bound to give and of course it did
was bound to give and of course it did
was bound to give and of course it did right about when I turned 13 puberty am
right about when I turned 13 puberty am
right about when I turned 13 puberty am i right I was cruising along enduring
i right I was cruising along enduring
i right I was cruising along enduring what most prepubescence do acne body
what most prepubescence do acne body
what most prepubescence do acne body odor unfortunately not growth spurts and
oh hey I was gay of course I am still
oh hey I was gay of course I am still gay and that is something of a problem
gay and that is something of a problem
gay and that is something of a problem not my problem I’m gay and that’s more
not my problem I’m gay and that’s more
not my problem I’m gay and that’s more or less the end of things on my end but
or less the end of things on my end but
or less the end of things on my end but it’s not all rainbows and sunshine if
it’s not all rainbows and sunshine if
it’s not all rainbows and sunshine if you’re here in your queer I mean I’m
you’re here in your queer I mean I’m
you’re here in your queer I mean I’m proud to be a member of the LGBT
proud to be a member of the LGBT
proud to be a member of the LGBT community communities are great they put
community communities are great they put
community communities are great they put a bunch of like people under the same
a bunch of like people under the same
a bunch of like people under the same umbrella a rainbow umbrella so they can
umbrella a rainbow umbrella so they can
umbrella a rainbow umbrella so they can hang out with similar people with
hang out with similar people with
hang out with similar people with similar interests problem is when you
similar interests problem is when you
similar interests problem is when you put a bunch of people all together it
put a bunch of people all together it
put a bunch of people all together it makes them a much easier target and LGBT
makes them a much easier target and LGBT
makes them a much easier target and LGBT folks are definitely akin to punching
folks are definitely akin to punching
folks are definitely akin to punching bags in the global community we could
bags in the global community we could
bags in the global community we could look for instance at how they’re treated
look for instance at how they’re treated
look for instance at how they’re treated right here in Ukraine every country that
right here in Ukraine every country that
right here in Ukraine every country that enters into an agreement with the
enters into an agreement with the
enters into an agreement with the European Union trade-related or
European Union trade-related or
European Union trade-related or otherwise has to meet a few conditions
otherwise has to meet a few conditions
otherwise has to meet a few conditions the folding of certainty
the folding of certainty
the folding of certainty existing laws into their to boot into
existing laws into their to boot into
existing laws into their to boot into their justice system for instance among
their justice system for instance among
their justice system for instance among those are laws which prevent the
those are laws which prevent the
those are laws which prevent the discrimination of minority groups which
discrimination of minority groups which
discrimination of minority groups which includes LGBT folks the EU is pretty
includes LGBT folks the EU is pretty
includes LGBT folks the EU is pretty strict about these things with a sort of
strict about these things with a sort of
strict about these things with a sort of accept these conditions or find another
accept these conditions or find another
accept these conditions or find another trade union kind of attitude a list of
trade union kind of attitude a list of
trade union kind of attitude a list of countries who have folded such laws into
countries who have folded such laws into
countries who have folded such laws into their own includes georgia albania
their own includes georgia albania
their own includes georgia albania serbia mexico and even iraq but not
serbia mexico and even iraq but not
serbia mexico and even iraq but not Ukraine so cultural sensitivities and
Ukraine so cultural sensitivities and
Ukraine so cultural sensitivities and even religious proclivities are put by
even religious proclivities are put by
even religious proclivities are put by the roadside when it comes to the e use
the roadside when it comes to the e use
the roadside when it comes to the e use trade agreements and political
trade agreements and political
trade agreements and political agreements but Ukraine was an exception
agreements but Ukraine was an exception
agreements but Ukraine was an exception to the rule for the sake of encouraging
to the rule for the sake of encouraging
to the rule for the sake of encouraging Ukraine to enter into the agreement and
Ukraine to enter into the agreement and
Ukraine to enter into the agreement and make governmental transition a little
make governmental transition a little
make governmental transition a little easier now knowing the climate now
easier now knowing the climate now
easier now knowing the climate now knowing what the climate for LGBT folks
knowing what the climate for LGBT folks
knowing what the climate for LGBT folks is in a country which could even be
is in a country which could even be
is in a country which could even be contained which could even be considered
contained which could even be considered
contained which could even be considered tame in comparison to other countries
tame in comparison to other countries
tame in comparison to other countries like say Nigeria where I have cheese
like say Nigeria where I have cheese
like say Nigeria where I have cheese where I’d have been sentenced to death
where I’d have been sentenced to death
where I’d have been sentenced to death by now it hopefully is understandable
by now it hopefully is understandable
by now it hopefully is understandable that I’d like to shake things up a
that I’d like to shake things up a
that I’d like to shake things up a little which brings me back to the
little which brings me back to the
little which brings me back to the overarching topic of this talk change
overarching topic of this talk change
overarching topic of this talk change I’m of the opinion that how we think
I’m of the opinion that how we think
I’m of the opinion that how we think about change is not always conducive to
about change is not always conducive to
about change is not always conducive to progress we like to talk about change in
progress we like to talk about change in
progress we like to talk about change in uncomfortably broad terms burdened by
uncomfortably broad terms burdened by
uncomfortably broad terms burdened by connotation it’s heroic and triumphant
connotation it’s heroic and triumphant
connotation it’s heroic and triumphant or it’s agonizing but inspiring always
or it’s agonizing but inspiring always
or it’s agonizing but inspiring always though it’s big change has got to be big
though it’s big change has got to be big
though it’s big change has got to be big and exciting and important the year I
and exciting and important the year I
and exciting and important the year I was nine and moving all over the place I
was nine and moving all over the place I
was nine and moving all over the place I hated change with a burning passion to
hated change with a burning passion to
hated change with a burning passion to the point that I began to hate to the
the point that I began to hate to the
the point that I began to hate to the point that I began to hate the idea of
point that I began to hate the idea of
point that I began to hate the idea of change I thought that because the
change I thought that because the
change I thought that because the changes that had happened in my life had
changes that had happened in my life had
changes that had happened in my life had all seems so colossal that all changed
all seems so colossal that all changed
all seems so colossal that all changed afterwards was going to be just as
afterwards was going to be just as
afterwards was going to be just as horrific I even expected some
horrific I even expected some
horrific I even expected some earth-shaking change when I stumbled
earth-shaking change when I stumbled
earth-shaking change when I stumbled over my sexuality nothing was ever going
over my sexuality nothing was ever going
over my sexuality nothing was ever going to be the same I figured that the next
to be the same I figured that the next
to be the same I figured that the next day I was going to get up go to school
day I was going to get up go to school
day I was going to get up go to school and somehow everyone would know as it
and somehow everyone would know as it
and somehow everyone would know as it turns out life just goes on I got
turns out life just goes on I got
turns out life just goes on I got dressed the next morning I went to my
dressed the next morning I went to my
dressed the next morning I went to my classes struggled to meth ate a peanut
classes struggled to meth ate a peanut
classes struggled to meth ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and the whole
butter and jelly sandwich and the whole
butter and jelly sandwich and the whole time I was gay and doing the same stuff
time I was gay and doing the same stuff
time I was gay and doing the same stuff I always do
I always do
I always do there weren’t any extra rainbows or
there weren’t any extra rainbows or
there weren’t any extra rainbows or glitter involved and that awkward
glitter involved and that awkward
glitter involved and that awkward juxtaposition of that frightened fantasy
juxtaposition of that frightened fantasy
juxtaposition of that frightened fantasy and the really Monday in reality helped
and the really Monday in reality helped
and the really Monday in reality helped me understand that we’re thinking of
me understand that we’re thinking of
me understand that we’re thinking of things mm-hmm not things we’re thinking
things mm-hmm not things we’re thinking
things mm-hmm not things we’re thinking of change like it’s a mountain when
of change like it’s a mountain when
of change like it’s a mountain when really it’s a molehill which is that
really it’s a molehill which is that
really it’s a molehill which is that little pile of dirt you get when moles
little pile of dirt you get when moles
little pile of dirt you get when moles poke their heads up above ground they’re
poke their heads up above ground they’re
poke their heads up above ground they’re small and mountains are babe guess what
small and mountains are babe guess what
small and mountains are babe guess what I’m getting at and if we’re assuming
I’m getting at and if we’re assuming
I’m getting at and if we’re assuming that mole hills or mountains nothing is
that mole hills or mountains nothing is
that mole hills or mountains nothing is getting done the thing about change is
getting done the thing about change is
getting done the thing about change is that it rarely ever starts out as more
that it rarely ever starts out as more
that it rarely ever starts out as more than a molehill or really as one mole
than a molehill or really as one mole
than a molehill or really as one mole one person who gets to thinking or makes
one person who gets to thinking or makes
one person who gets to thinking or makes one unintentional or perhaps even
one unintentional or perhaps even
one unintentional or perhaps even deliberate shift in routine or diet or
deliberate shift in routine or diet or
deliberate shift in routine or diet or behavior it doesn’t immediately feel
behavior it doesn’t immediately feel
behavior it doesn’t immediately feel like anything has happened moles aren’t
like anything has happened moles aren’t
like anything has happened moles aren’t usually aware that they’re moles in the
usually aware that they’re moles in the
usually aware that they’re moles in the first place but they do what they do and
first place but they do what they do and
first place but they do what they do and they leave a mole hill behind maybe your
they leave a mole hill behind maybe your
they leave a mole hill behind maybe your mole hill is saying hello to that quiet
mole hill is saying hello to that quiet
mole hill is saying hello to that quiet girl in class or trying a new sugar-free
girl in class or trying a new sugar-free
girl in class or trying a new sugar-free diet for a while it’s going to be
diet for a while it’s going to be
diet for a while it’s going to be uninteresting and run of the mill but
uninteresting and run of the mill but
uninteresting and run of the mill but that’s just the beginning I’m the mole
that’s just the beginning I’m the mole
that’s just the beginning I’m the mole and gay rights or my mole hill and of
and gay rights or my mole hill and of
and gay rights or my mole hill and of course things have started to change
course things have started to change
course things have started to change little by little I got comfortable
little by little I got comfortable
little by little I got comfortable expressing myself in ways I thought
expressing myself in ways I thought
expressing myself in ways I thought would be incriminating before I cut my
would be incriminating before I cut my
would be incriminating before I cut my hair short and we’re masculine clothes
hair short and we’re masculine clothes
hair short and we’re masculine clothes and you know I’ve taken a few blows in
and you know I’ve taken a few blows in
and you know I’ve taken a few blows in consequence but it’s still nothing like
consequence but it’s still nothing like
consequence but it’s still nothing like the mountain I had thought it would be
the mountain I had thought it would be
the mountain I had thought it would be when I was 13 I had a horror story all
when I was 13 I had a horror story all
when I was 13 I had a horror story all mapped out in my head getting lynched
mapped out in my head getting lynched
mapped out in my head getting lynched never finding a loyal or loving partner
never finding a loyal or loving partner
never finding a loyal or loving partner and never being able to build a family
and never being able to build a family
and never being able to build a family because change is supposed to be
because change is supposed to be
because change is supposed to be agonizing big and exciting and important
agonizing big and exciting and important
agonizing big and exciting and important because that’s easy it’s easy to think
because that’s easy it’s easy to think
because that’s easy it’s easy to think that one thing happens and it builds and
that one thing happens and it builds and
that one thing happens and it builds and builds and builds all on its own to
builds and builds all on its own to
builds and builds all on its own to something remarkable because of that one
something remarkable because of that one
something remarkable because of that one initial action we think of change like
initial action we think of change like
initial action we think of change like some sort of inertia we implement that
some sort of inertia we implement that
some sort of inertia we implement that initial push and sit back and watch the
initial push and sit back and watch the
initial push and sit back and watch the rest happen and of course that’s how we
rest happen and of course that’s how we
rest happen and of course that’s how we want change to work i wish i could give
want change to work i wish i could give
want change to work i wish i could give this speech and let it snowball out of
this speech and let it snowball out of
this speech and let it snowball out of control well I look on maybe in a year’s
control well I look on maybe in a year’s
control well I look on maybe in a year’s time LGBT rights will have improved but
time LGBT rights will have improved but
time LGBT rights will have improved but that’s just pretty thinking and it’s not
that’s just pretty thinking and it’s not
that’s just pretty thinking and it’s not going to get me to the places I want to
going to get me to the places I want to
going to get me to the places I want to be the trouble is that we can’t change
be the trouble is that we can’t change
be the trouble is that we can’t change the world
the world
the world a molehill isn’t a mountain sometimes it
a molehill isn’t a mountain sometimes it
a molehill isn’t a mountain sometimes it feels like a mountain I have people I
feels like a mountain I have people I
feels like a mountain I have people I love who will watch this video and our
love who will watch this video and our
love who will watch this video and our relationship is going to change because
relationship is going to change because
relationship is going to change because of what I’ve said here today it feels
of what I’ve said here today it feels
of what I’ve said here today it feels like a mountain but for all the enormity
like a mountain but for all the enormity
like a mountain but for all the enormity it only really matters that much to me
it only really matters that much to me
it only really matters that much to me for now we all have people and things in
for now we all have people and things in
for now we all have people and things in our lives that we can reach out and
our lives that we can reach out and
our lives that we can reach out and change right then and there these are
change right then and there these are
change right then and there these are our spheres of influence and I’ll reach
our spheres of influence and I’ll reach
our spheres of influence and I’ll reach out to everyone I can even if it feels
out to everyone I can even if it feels
out to everyone I can even if it feels big even if it hurts despite my best
big even if it hurts despite my best
big even if it hurts despite my best efforts though I can only reach so many
efforts though I can only reach so many
efforts though I can only reach so many people I have a relatively small sphere
people I have a relatively small sphere
people I have a relatively small sphere of influence and no one in this room
of influence and no one in this room
of influence and no one in this room sorry has a sphere of influence big
sorry has a sphere of influence big
sorry has a sphere of influence big enough that they alone could make the
enough that they alone could make the
enough that they alone could make the monumental change we all like to think
monumental change we all like to think
monumental change we all like to think about instead we have to content
about instead we have to content
about instead we have to content ourselves with making mole hills which
ourselves with making mole hills which
ourselves with making mole hills which isn’t as bad as it seems it’s not as
isn’t as bad as it seems it’s not as
isn’t as bad as it seems it’s not as though mole hills can’t become mountains
though mole hills can’t become mountains
though mole hills can’t become mountains but making mole hills into mountains is
but making mole hills into mountains is
but making mole hills into mountains is hard work it’s arduous and tedious it
hard work it’s arduous and tedious it
hard work it’s arduous and tedious it takes integrity and endurance it takes
takes integrity and endurance it takes
takes integrity and endurance it takes wherewithal and patience and a heap of
wherewithal and patience and a heap of
wherewithal and patience and a heap of other synonymous s80 words but more than
other synonymous s80 words but more than
other synonymous s80 words but more than anything it takes commitment we have to
anything it takes commitment we have to
anything it takes commitment we have to make our molehill into a mountain and
make our molehill into a mountain and
make our molehill into a mountain and not everybody likes to think that your
not everybody likes to think that your
not everybody likes to think that your mole hill deserves to be a mountain and
mole hill deserves to be a mountain and
mole hill deserves to be a mountain and that’s why it’s a molehill in the first
that’s why it’s a molehill in the first
that’s why it’s a molehill in the first place that’s where the grip comes in
place that’s where the grip comes in
place that’s where the grip comes in it’s going to start unremarkable
it’s going to start unremarkable
it’s going to start unremarkable unattractive and so small you can barely
unattractive and so small you can barely
unattractive and so small you can barely tell it’s there you have to pack dirt
tell it’s there you have to pack dirt
tell it’s there you have to pack dirt into that little mole hill until you’ve
into that little mole hill until you’ve
into that little mole hill until you’ve got something that passes for a mountain
got something that passes for a mountain
got something that passes for a mountain and you might have to drag all your
and you might have to drag all your
and you might have to drag all your friends to come and see what you’ve made
friends to come and see what you’ve made
friends to come and see what you’ve made it’s not going to be easy and it might
it’s not going to be easy and it might
it’s not going to be easy and it might take a while but it can be done I think
take a while but it can be done I think
take a while but it can be done I think that if more people could face the music
that if more people could face the music
that if more people could face the music and start approaching change with mole
and start approaching change with mole
and start approaching change with mole hills in mind we’d get a lot more done
hills in mind we’d get a lot more done
hills in mind we’d get a lot more done that’s not to say there’s not a lot
that’s not to say there’s not a lot
that’s not to say there’s not a lot being done gay rights are on the up and
being done gay rights are on the up and
being done gay rights are on the up and up and we’ve seen right here in Ukraine
up and we’ve seen right here in Ukraine
up and we’ve seen right here in Ukraine what happens when somebody turns some
what happens when somebody turns some
what happens when somebody turns some other molehill into a mountain one of
other molehill into a mountain one of
other molehill into a mountain one of those protestors in my dawn sat down did
those protestors in my dawn sat down did
those protestors in my dawn sat down did their bit and waited for the ripple
their bit and waited for the ripple
their bit and waited for the ripple effect to do the rest they hunkered down
effect to do the rest they hunkered down
effect to do the rest they hunkered down and they started packing in dirt every
and they started packing in dirt every
and they started packing in dirt every way they could they called friends they
way they could they called friends they
way they could they called friends they rented billboards and they raised a
rented billboards and they raised a
rented billboards and they raised a stink about unfair government where
stink about unfair government where
stink about unfair government where everybody could see they wanted
everybody could see they wanted
everybody could see they wanted something to happen and they made it
something to happen and they made it
something to happen and they made it happen they
happen they
happen they made it a big deal they made that
made it a big deal they made that
made it a big deal they made that molehill a mountain it’s easy to feel
molehill a mountain it’s easy to feel
molehill a mountain it’s easy to feel defeatist when you think this way I’m
defeatist when you think this way I’m
defeatist when you think this way I’m just making little changes look at my
just making little changes look at my
just making little changes look at my sad little mole hill or to feel like
sad little mole hill or to feel like
sad little mole hill or to feel like you’re not making enough of a difference
you’re not making enough of a difference
you’re not making enough of a difference so you might as well not make one at all
so you might as well not make one at all
so you might as well not make one at all the world is too big and I’m too small
the world is too big and I’m too small
the world is too big and I’m too small why try to make something happen when
why try to make something happen when
why try to make something happen when it’s so hard that was definitely me like
it’s so hard that was definitely me like
it’s so hard that was definitely me like three years ago but the LGBT community
three years ago but the LGBT community
three years ago but the LGBT community here needs that kind of change and I’m
here needs that kind of change and I’m
here needs that kind of change and I’m not a networking speech giving kind of
not a networking speech giving kind of
not a networking speech giving kind of gal usually but I’m willing to get on a
gal usually but I’m willing to get on a
gal usually but I’m willing to get on a stage in front of a sea of almost
stage in front of a sea of almost
stage in front of a sea of almost strangers because gay rights my rights
strangers because gay rights my rights
strangers because gay rights my rights matter to me they matter enough that I’m
matter to me they matter enough that I’m
matter to me they matter enough that I’m willing to do just about anything that I
willing to do just about anything that I
willing to do just about anything that I can do to make things a little bit
can do to make things a little bit
can do to make things a little bit better real change is a lot less
better real change is a lot less
better real change is a lot less stoicism and heroic suffering and a lot
stoicism and heroic suffering and a lot
stoicism and heroic suffering and a lot more network King and shameless slogging
more network King and shameless slogging
more network King and shameless slogging through the mud but if it matters if
through the mud but if it matters if
through the mud but if it matters if it’s worth doing then it’s worth the
it’s worth doing then it’s worth the
it’s worth doing then it’s worth the tedious task of piling the effort up and
tedious task of piling the effort up and
tedious task of piling the effort up and up and up until your mole hill is a
up and up until your mole hill is a
up and up until your mole hill is a mountain thank
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