 Today, the United States Court of Appeals has affirmed a simple, fundamental American truth. How we are born and who we choose to love should not be a basis for discrimination in this country. What the court did today affirms that you cannot single out one group of people and deny them the dignity and respect which all citizens deserve. People who are our neighbors, our family, our colleagues and friends, people who fight for, serve our country every day and protect us. We brought this case for them and for the millions of young gay and lesbians across this country in the hopes that they might be the first generation to grow up with full and equal protection of our laws and the promise of a future that isn't just a possibility for some but for all. To those young people, you have a right to feel what is in your heart. You have a right to be who you are and the court today has just taken a big step towards giving you the future and the protections you so deserve.