WE have felt the sting of ignorance, and we have come to the Democratic Party seeking new hope which this party has always represented. Over and over again the Democratic Party has insisted that in our society there can be no haven for discrimination. I can compare, and I do compare them. I know what it means to be called a nigger. I know what it means to be called a faggot.
Bigotry is bigotry.
I have been booed before. Discrimination is discrimination. It hurts just as much. It dishonors our way of life just as much, and it betrays a common lack of understanding, fairness and compassion. I know I am an American.