 I'm Jeffrey McCrae and I'm from Long Beach, California. I'm here today in partnership with the Long Beach Public Library and women who submit West Sides Literary Videos for June's Pride Month. This year's theme is Our Voices. When I think of our LGBTQ community and this year's theme, I think about things like the different forms of stigma and shame we must overcome as individuals and as a community. Sometimes we're never being seen for who we truly are and always feeling the need to fight for every single solitary step we make. Most of us find it easier to just hide when we would really love for our voices to be heard. I think of how great a feeling it would be if we, as a community, didn't have to change or conform to anyone else's interpretation of who we are but our own expression of ourselves. That said, I've written a poem that I'd like to read for you. It's based on this year's theme. It's appropriately entitled Our Voices. Together as one, our voices, together as one, our voice is our cry and so life begins. Our voice is our essence, expressing ourselves to the world. Our voice is our truth for thee and no one else. Our voice is our fight back and we're shouting now. Our voice is our strength like the force of the sun's creation in the universe. Our voice is our passion, cannot love a city try. Our voice is our pride, fist pumping high in the sky. Thank you.