You cant not be changed by the experience of seeing extreme poverty. You start to want to think about ways in which you can make the world better.
I think it is important for someone like me to not run away from who I am but embrace it. LGBT people across the country need to know they have a friend in Congress.
We, as Americans, do our level best to avoid being cruel to one another; we're led out of a diverse nation to come together and learn how to live with one another in a way that elevates everyone and our way of life. We've tried mightily to renew and imagine - imagine anew what it means to be free, what it means to be fair.
I taught high school English for 24 years. I always teach my students to appreciate the beauty of language and to write poetically.
