Ted Kennedy was a hero to tens of millions of LGBT people across America.   In advocating for our equality earlier and bolder than practically any other straight politician in America, he made us feel loved and respected in ways that too many of our own families have not. 

That, of course, was Senator Kennedy’s gift to everyone who has been disenfranchised, disinherited or dispossessed, for whatever reason.  If you suffered discrimination, he made your cause his cause.  He made you feel as if you were part of his life. 

Senator Kennedy was a pioneering champion of LGBT civil rights, including marriage equality.  As he said at the 2008 Democratic convention, “All around us there is a new wave of change all around us, and if we set our compass true, we will reach our destination.  Let us close the book on the old politics of race and gender, and group against group, and straight against gay.”

Today, in honor of the blessed memory of Senator Kennedy, we resolve anew to win equality, including the freedom to marry for all.

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