And that's why LGBT equality is gender equality and gender equality is LGBT equality. It's why the fight for LGBT equality is so inextricably linked to the fight for gender equality. But if I wasn't feminine enough, I told I wasn't a "real" woman. It took me 21 years to muster up the courage to say those last words, "sister" and "daughter." Today, they are among my proudest identities and, tonight, I'm able to walk out on this stage as the woman that I am.

Source: Huffington Post July 13, 2016 19:52 UTC