at some point in our lives someone is in minds like us we all know that they
minds like us we all know that they
minds like us we all know that they could like us they couldn’t like us for
could like us they couldn’t like us for
could like us they couldn’t like us for any reason like for the way we dress or
any reason like for the way we dress or
any reason like for the way we dress or the way we act for our opinions maybe
the way we act for our opinions maybe
the way we act for our opinions maybe but sometimes someone won’t like us
but sometimes someone won’t like us
but sometimes someone won’t like us based on our ace or our sexuality or
based on our ace or our sexuality or
based on our ace or our sexuality or agender and this isn’t fair
agender and this isn’t fair
agender and this isn’t fair someone determining things about you
someone determining things about you
someone determining things about you based on a single aspect of you is
based on a single aspect of you is
based on a single aspect of you is unfair but these disliking x’ can become
unfair but these disliking x’ can become
unfair but these disliking x’ can become something much more major these
something much more major these
something much more major these disliking x’ can go into work people
disliking x’ can go into work people
disliking x’ can go into work people become excluded from things assaulted
become excluded from things assaulted
become excluded from things assaulted for what for what they love or for the
for what for what they love or for the
for what for what they love or for the color of their skin 15 43% of gay people
color of their skin 15 43% of gay people
color of their skin 15 43% of gay people have experienced some form of
have experienced some form of
have experienced some form of discrimination in a workplace job
discrimination in a workplace job
discrimination in a workplace job applicants with black sounding names are
applicants with black sounding names are
applicants with black sounding names are less likely to be called back for an
less likely to be called back for an
less likely to be called back for an interview than a white sounding
interview than a white sounding
interview than a white sounding countable women most often go into jobs
countable women most often go into jobs
countable women most often go into jobs are expected of them people who are part
are expected of them people who are part
are expected of them people who are part of these communities aren’t allowed to
of these communities aren’t allowed to
of these communities aren’t allowed to work based on something that shouldn’t
work based on something that shouldn’t
work based on something that shouldn’t even affect their work ethic and it’s so
even affect their work ethic and it’s so
even affect their work ethic and it’s so unfair and makes me mad when someone is
unfair and makes me mad when someone is
unfair and makes me mad when someone is told they matter less for something that
told they matter less for something that
told they matter less for something that isn’t wrong and something they can’t
isn’t wrong and something they can’t
isn’t wrong and something they can’t help shamed for being who they are every
help shamed for being who they are every
help shamed for being who they are every day adults and children become more
day adults and children become more
day adults and children become more self-conscious about these traits they
self-conscious about these traits they
self-conscious about these traits they may find in themselves not allowed to be
may find in themselves not allowed to be
may find in themselves not allowed to be themselves because they’re scared of the
themselves because they’re scared of the
themselves because they’re scared of the effects it might have in their lives not
effects it might have in their lives not
effects it might have in their lives not allowed to be themselves because it
allowed to be themselves because it
allowed to be themselves because it might make other people uncomfortable
it’s not fair for like to have been
it’s not fair for like to have been labeled and to get a reputation and an
labeled and to get a reputation and an
labeled and to get a reputation and an expectation based on for what you are
expectation based on for what you are
expectation based on for what you are rather than who you are this
rather than who you are this
rather than who you are this discrimination can have a very bad
discrimination can have a very bad
discrimination can have a very bad impact members of the lgbtq+ community
impact members of the lgbtq+ community
impact members of the lgbtq+ community twice as likely to commit to attempt
twice as likely to commit to attempt
twice as likely to commit to attempt suicide compared to someone whose head
suicide compared to someone whose head
suicide compared to someone whose head actual people from a black ethnicity or
actual people from a black ethnicity or
actual people from a black ethnicity or a minority is more likely to be
a minority is more likely to be
a minority is more likely to be diagnosed with a mental health issue
diagnosed with a mental health issue
diagnosed with a mental health issue this can be traced back to the
this can be traced back to the
this can be traced back to the discrimination they face the treatment
discrimination they face the treatment
discrimination they face the treatment they may receive affects them both
they may receive affects them both
they may receive affects them both socially and mentally and it isn’t just
socially and mentally and it isn’t just
socially and mentally and it isn’t just to suffer for something that isn’t even
to suffer for something that isn’t even
to suffer for something that isn’t even wrong for years and years people fought
wrong for years and years people fought
wrong for years and years people fought for what is right to be accepted by
for what is right to be accepted by
for what is right to be accepted by society gay people gay marriage is now
society gay people gay marriage is now
society gay people gay marriage is now legal eyes din over 20 countries and
legal eyes din over 20 countries and
legal eyes din over 20 countries and whilst this is an improvement there’s
whilst this is an improvement there’s
whilst this is an improvement there’s still room for so much more black people
still room for so much more black people
still room for so much more black people fought for freedom rights they deserve
fought for freedom rights they deserve
fought for freedom rights they deserve but still improvements to be made lgbtq+
but still improvements to be made lgbtq+
but still improvements to be made lgbtq+ relationships and characters in modern
relationships and characters in modern
relationships and characters in modern media are so important as I represented
media are so important as I represented
media are so important as I represented now it gives them something they can
now it gives them something they can
now it gives them something they can relate to if they identify this way all
relate to if they identify this way all
relate to if they identify this way all this because people know that we are all
this because people know that we are all
this because people know that we are all human beings and we all deserve equal
human beings and we all deserve equal
human beings and we all deserve equal treatment
treatment
treatment what should it matter if someone’s gay
what should it matter if someone’s gay
what should it matter if someone’s gay or straight or black or white or a man
or straight or black or white or a man
or straight or black or white or a man or a woman we’re all people
or a woman we’re all people
or a woman we’re all people we all deserve the chance to be treated
we all deserve the chance to be treated
we all deserve the chance to be treated fairly and not to be judged before there
fairly and not to be judged before there
fairly and not to be judged before there truly long truly known doesn’t everyone
truly long truly known doesn’t everyone
truly long truly known doesn’t everyone deserve a good life
deserve a good life
deserve a good life [Applause]
you know backstage when I was chatting
you know backstage when I was chatting to Ewing because we didn’t get a chance
to Ewing because we didn’t get a chance
to Ewing because we didn’t get a chance to meet on Thursday did we at rehearsal
to meet on Thursday did we at rehearsal
to meet on Thursday did we at rehearsal so I’ve been looking at his photo
so I’ve been looking at his photo
so I’ve been looking at his photo reading what he’s talked about and
reading what he’s talked about and
reading what he’s talked about and backstage and I got to meet him I said
backstage and I got to meet him I said
backstage and I got to meet him I said you know how you feeling
you know how you feeling
you know how you feeling and he said I’m a bit nervous and I said
and he said I’m a bit nervous and I said
and he said I’m a bit nervous and I said and yet you’re going out there and doing
and yet you’re going out there and doing
and yet you’re going out there and doing it and that’s what’s incredible to feel
it and that’s what’s incredible to feel
it and that’s what’s incredible to feel that way and then still do it and can
that way and then still do it and can
that way and then still do it and can you feel the passion emanating from this
you feel the passion emanating from this
you feel the passion emanating from this young man that you and that’s your gift
young man that you and that’s your gift
young man that you and that’s your gift that is a gift and what you’ve just
that is a gift and what you’ve just
that is a gift and what you’ve just given people in sharing that passion
given people in sharing that passion
given people in sharing that passion even though you’re kind of fighting
even though you’re kind of fighting
even though you’re kind of fighting against the room sharing that passion is
against the room sharing that passion is
against the room sharing that passion is you’ve actually passed confidence and
you’ve actually passed confidence and
you’ve actually passed confidence and kind of compassion and bravery onto
kind of compassion and bravery onto
kind of compassion and bravery onto others it’s an incredible thing to do
others it’s an incredible thing to do
others it’s an incredible thing to do tell me what’s next having done this do
tell me what’s next having done this do
tell me what’s next having done this do you feel that you can spread your
you feel that you can spread your
you feel that you can spread your message further yeah I want to let
message further yeah I want to let
message further yeah I want to let everyone know now like the world the
everyone know now like the world the
everyone know now like the world the world today follow tomorrow
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