I love politics, love government, and I definitely want to stay involved. But I don’t know if I’d ever want to run for office. Sarah McBride Read Quote
The first thing we need allies to do is listen. Come to us with a willingness to grow and evolve. You’re going to make mistakes, and that’s fine, but be willing to listen and grow from those mistakes. I think that’s the most important trait an ally can have. Sarah McBride Read Quote
Trans issues are also environmental issues. They’re also healthcare issues. They’re also national security issues. Sarah McBride Read Quote
I think, for me, with regard to my parents, my biggest fear was not that they would reject me but that I would disappoint them. That by coming out, I would simultaneously dash my own dreams and their dreams for me, and I was afraid of letting them down. Sarah McBride Read Quote
I didn’t come out for 21 years because I thought that everything I wanted to do with my life – have a family, get a great job, make a change in this world – that the moment I came out, that I would not be able to do any of those things. Sarah McBride Read Quote
When a person finally has the courage to say, ‘This is who I am,’ and society is not there to welcome them with open arms, it is so tragic. Sarah McBride Read Quote
I now know that my dreams and my identity are only mutually exclusive if I don’t try. Sarah McBride Read Quote
It’s OK to be talking to one another about what it means to be transgender. We don’t have to shield everyone from the existence of people like me. Sarah McBride Read Quote
I’m so proud to stand with the LGBT Caucus and speak out in support of Hillary Clinton, because we know she stands with us. Sarah McBride Read Quote
