Growing up, like many people in this room, I suspect, I watched as mostly--as straight politicians, many of them White, many of them men, used my basic human rights as a political football to further their careers.
Jones criticizes how politicians exploit LGBTQ rights for personal gain.
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Our enemies are only growing stronger and I'm talking about Russia and China, which is why we have to make sure that we keep our alliances strong.
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