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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1\N00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000\NLike all of you, I was shocked and saddened by the deaths of
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2\N00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,000\Nseveral young people who were bullied and taunted for being
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3\N00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:09,000\Ngay and who ultimately took their own lives.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,4\N00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,000\NAs a parent of two daughters, it breaks my heart.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,5\N00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,000\NIt's something that just shouldn't happen
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,6\N00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:15,000\Nin this country.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,7\N00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,000\NNow we've got to dispel this myth that bullying is just a
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,8\N00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,000\Nnormal rite of passage, that it's some inevitable
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,9\N00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,000\Npart of growing up.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,10\N00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,000\NIt's not.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,11\N00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,000\NWe have an obligation to ensure that our schools are safe for
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,12\N00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,000\Nall of our kids.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,13\N00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,000\NAnd to every young person out there,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,14\N00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,000\Nyou need to know that if you're in trouble,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,15\N00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,000\Nthere are caring adults who can help.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,16\N00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,000\NI don't know what it's like to be picked on for being gay,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,17\N00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,000\Nbut I do know what it's like to grow up feeling that sometimes
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,18\N00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,000\Nyou don't belong.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,19\N00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,000\NIt's tough.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,20\N00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,000\NAnd for a lot of kids the sense of being alone or apart,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,21\N00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,000\NI know it can just wear on you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,22\N00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,000\NAnd when you're teased or bullied it can seem like somehow
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,23\N00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,000\Nyou have brought it on yourself for being different or for not
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,24\N00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,000\Nfitting in with everybody else.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,25\N00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,000\NBut what I want to say is this: You are not alone,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,26\N00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,000\Nyou didn't do anything wrong, you didn't do anything to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,27\N00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,000\Ndeserve being bullied, and there's a whole world waiting
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,28\N00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,000\Nfor you filled with possibilities.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,29\N00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,000\NThere are people out there that love you and care about you
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,30\N00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,000\Njust the way you are.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,31\N00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:26,000\NAnd so, if you ever feel like because of bullying,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,32\N00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,000\Nbecause of what people are saying,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,33\N00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,000\Nthat you are getting down on yourself,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,34\N00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,000\Nyou've got to make sure to reach out to people you trust;
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,35\N00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,000\Nwhether it's your parents, teachers,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,36\N00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,000\Nor folks that you know care about you just the way you are.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,37\N00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,000\NYou've got to reach out to them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,38\N00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:45,000\NDon't feel like you are in this by yourself.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,39\N00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,000\NThe other thing you need to know is things will get better,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,40\N00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,000\Nand more than that, with time you are going to see that your
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,41\N00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:55,000\Ndifferences are a source of pride and a source of strength.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,42\N00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,000\NYou'll look back on the struggles you've faced with
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,43\N00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,000\Ncompassion and wisdom, and that's not just going to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,44\N00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,000\Nserve you, but it'll help you get involved and make
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,45\N00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,000\Nthis country a better place.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,46\N00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,000\NIt will mean that you'll be more likely to help fight
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,47\N00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,000\Ndiscrimination, not just against LGBT Americans but
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,48\N00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,000\Ndiscrimination in all its forms.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,49\N00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,000\NIt means you'll be more likely to understand personally and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,50\N00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,000\Ndeeply why it's so important that as adults we set an example
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,51\N00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,000\Nin our own lives and that we treat everybody with respect,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,52\N00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,000\Nthat we are able to see the world through other people's
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,53\N00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,000\Neyes and stand in their shoes, that we never lose sight of
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,54\N00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,000\Nwhat binds us together.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,55\N00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,000\NAs a nation, we're founded on the belief that all of us are
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,56\N00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,000\Nequal and each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,57\N00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:45,000\Nversion of happiness, to make the most of our talents,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,58\N00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,000\Nto speak our minds, to not fit in;
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,59\N00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,000\Nmost of all,to be true to ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,60\N00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,000\NThat's the freedom that enriches all of us.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,61\N00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,000\NThat's what America is all about,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,62\N00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,000\Nand every day it gets better.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,