Al Gore and Joe Lieberman have taken strong, courageous, positions on behalf of equality. The Democratic platform they support is a work of art in democracy -- unambiguously supporting inclusion for every American. They have never run for cover of silence. Like most Americans, they understand that: As long as a young man can be left on a fence to die, our American family is fractured;
As long as gay parents live in fear that their children might be taken from them, our family is torn;
As long as hardworking Americans can be fired in 30 states simply for being gay, our family is not whole;
As long as gay people are barred from serving openly and with dignity in the armed forces of the United States, our family is not just;
As long as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth are at risk for suicide;
... until there is a cure for AIDS for men, women and children here and around the world ...
... then the American family we celebrate tonight is not yet healed.
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