And even as we’ve faced some crushing defeats, transgender people—and all LGBTQ individuals—have made historic advancements. I’ve seen this progress firsthand in my own life and my own work. I saw it while fighting for equality in my home state of Delaware and in the transforming love of a husband who helped make my life possible even while he was losing his own. I saw it onstage at the Democratic National Convention and I continue to see it every day traveling around the country to stand
