Political Quotes

“I am thrilled to join people across Washington State and across the country in recognizing Pride Month. Pride is an opportunity every year for people across our country and across the world to mark the progress we have made and the work left to do and celebrate the LGBTQ community. It is a joyful, beautiful thing, and it stands in stark contrast to the bigotry some voices on the far right have been fanning. It is impossible to watch a Pride parade today without seeing just how far we have come as a nation; and, unfortunately, it is also impossible to follow the news without seeing a reminder of how far we still have to go and how hard a bigoted minority of people is fighting to pull us back. Some far-right provocateurs have been twisting the most basic mundane gestures of inclusion into so-called controversies through blatant distortions and demonization. I mean, imagine calling for an investigation into a private company because they just sent their product to a trans person with a massive online audience. Imagine being outraged because a company cares about having a diverse, equitable, inclusive workplace. Imagine getting worked up because of rainbow logos or a Pride sale or an adorable little rainbow baby onesie. I have a news flash for everyone who is trying to act like companies selling their products to every community they can is something new or some new nefarious conspiracy.…”