 The Declaration of Independence says all of us, every one of us, is endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. What we are asking here is for nothing less than that, and nothing more. In my shoes and backbone and gray hairs, I feel the same sense of hard work and pushing that has gone into 13 long years of trying to move non-discrimination legislation. I stand before you as a very out, very proud gay man who can be fired in my own state when I fall in love. Every one of the 67 Pennsylvania counties, there are kids who are still scared. There is not a single statewide LGBT civil right in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and we know that is wrong. We're the only state in the Northeast Quadrant that doesn't have comprehensive civil rights protections for every Pennsylvania. It means so much to so many people who are here, but also to so many people who are terrified in their home. This is your place. This is your home. This is all of our homes. This is an American demand. We're here today because there is a critical mass of support. We're joined by the governor. We're joined by members of the Senate. We are joined by a majority of the population of the Commonwealth in demanding full equality now and nothing less.