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The truth is the justice system does need review, there are troubling questions that need to be answered, law enforcement needs to respect the community and the community needs to respect law enforcement. – Mario Cuomo	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If anyone can break the record, Steve can, and I plan to help him get there. – Chris Hopkinson	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I understand that it can feel really hard, but I ask them to take some time to think about whether it is really, really that hard. – Fran Cassata	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Transgender people knew just the same as you, the difference is that we didn't have the language to describe it. – Aidan Key	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Well, OK, then they do! give them that freedom. – Aidan Key	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I always tell them to start with the core values of a religion -- love and acceptance and non-judgment, there may be an inclination to go talk to a pastor or some other leader. – Aidan Key	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Oh look, he's confused. – Pauline Moreno	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The fact that she's transgender gives her a harder road ahead, an absolute harder road. – Pauline Moreno	Found on CNN 9 years ago
As soon as we let him put on a dress, his personality changed from a very sad kid who sat still, didn't do much of anything to a very happy little girl who was thrilled to be alive. – Pauline Moreno	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The vast majority of children lose their desire to be of the other gender later, so what that means is that one should be very cautious in assuming say that a 6-year-old who has strong desire to be of the other gender will feel that way 10 years later. – Kenneth Zucker	Found on CNN 9 years ago
No parent wants to be in this situation, nobody had a child and imagined this was what would happen. – Lisa Kenney	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The parents are tortured by it, these are not easy decisions. Parents go through a long process going through this. – Lisa Kenney	Found on CNN 9 years ago
He seemed so depressed and unhappy all the time, he didn't enjoy playing. He sat there all the time, not interacting with anybody. He seemed really lonely. – Debra Lobel	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We are happy to be a part of something like the parade, and that's because we are happy to be supportive of her, she has taught us -- and I totally agree -- that it's nothing to be ashamed of. – The Perez	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The highest degree of acceptance is celebration, not that I just tolerate or accept you, but that I celebrate and embrace you, there is value in saying it publicly. It's saying to your child I will go out and I will publicly show the world that I really celebrate you and I really love who you are and I'm not ashamed. – Jean Malpas	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Pride Is For Kids, Too. gFP and the participating families very much hope that such a positive demonstration of pride and support for gender nonconforming children and transgender adolescents will inspire other families to provide the supportive and caring environment these children need to live happy lives. – Jean Malpas	Found on CNN 9 years ago
GFP and the participating families very much hope that such a positive demonstration of pride and support for gender nonconforming children and transgender adolescents will inspire other families to provide the supportive and caring environment these children need to live happy lives. – Jean Malpas	Found on CNN 9 years ago
There is value in saying it publicly. It's saying to your child I will go out and I will publicly show the world that I really celebrate you and I really love who you are and I'm not ashamed. – Jean Malpas	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Gender nonconforming and transgender individuals face challenges within our own community, say nothing of the vast array of perceptions they experience outside of it. Compound that with the trials and tribulations of childhood and adolescence, and it's quite obvious why these amazing young people deserve to see 2 million people supporting them along Fifth Avenue, what the world will see in return are smiling young faces, lit up by the ecstatic energy of rainbow-flag-waving spectators. If they're OK with who they are, the world should be, too. – David Studinski	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I just try to be friendly, and I just say 'Hi, how are you doing?' You know, 'Good to meet you. I was that Navy SEAL, you know, transgender, you might've seen me on TV.' And they go, 'Oh, oh wow.' And then they realize that maybe trying to get into a fight with me wouldn't be a good idea. Maybe they should be nice. but I don't want you to beat me up and kill me. You don't have to like me, I don't care. But please don't kill me. – Christopher Beck	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I would put nail polish on. I could have, you know, a pair of my sister's shoes on, it was like a reset, it was like a vacation for me. So I had my vacation away from Chris. – Christopher Beck	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I was just trying to fit in to the stereotype American dream, exactly what my parents and everyone expected of me, i met someone who's -- who's awesome, you know, we got along good. – Christopher Beck	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I'm not a gay man, I'm not a drag queen, I am not maybe total dude, and I'm not total feminine, I'm not totally female, i think I'm living more in that gray world. – Christopher Beck	Found on CNN 9 years ago
And maybe set an example for some of the younger generation -- just say that I'm still a human being, and I deserve dignity and respect. – Christopher Beck	Found on CNN 9 years ago

The truth is the justice system does need review, there are troubling questions that need to be answered, law enforcement needs to respect the community and the community needs to respect law enforcement.

– Mario Cuomo

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If anyone can break the record, Steve can, and I plan to help him get there.

– Chris Hopkinson

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I understand that it can feel really hard, but I ask them to take some time to think about whether it is really, really that hard.

– Fran Cassata

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Transgender people knew just the same as you, the difference is that we didn't have the language to describe it.

– Aidan Key

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Well, OK, then they do! give them that freedom.

– Aidan Key

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I always tell them to start with the core values of a religion -- love and acceptance and non-judgment, there may be an inclination to go talk to a pastor or some other leader.

– Aidan Key

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Oh look, he's confused.

– Pauline Moreno

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The fact that she's transgender gives her a harder road ahead, an absolute harder road.

– Pauline Moreno

Found on CNN
9 years ago

As soon as we let him put on a dress, his personality changed from a very sad kid who sat still, didn't do much of anything to a very happy little girl who was thrilled to be alive.

– Pauline Moreno

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The vast majority of children lose their desire to be of the other gender later, so what that means is that one should be very cautious in assuming say that a 6-year-old who has strong desire to be of the other gender will feel that way 10 years later.

– Kenneth Zucker

Found on CNN
9 years ago

No parent wants to be in this situation, nobody had a child and imagined this was what would happen.

– Lisa Kenney

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The parents are tortured by it, these are not easy decisions. Parents go through a long process going through this.

– Lisa Kenney

Found on CNN
9 years ago

He seemed so depressed and unhappy all the time, he didn't enjoy playing. He sat there all the time, not interacting with anybody. He seemed really lonely.

– Debra Lobel

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We are happy to be a part of something like the parade, and that's because we are happy to be supportive of her, she has taught us -- and I totally agree -- that it's nothing to be ashamed of.

– The Perez

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The highest degree of acceptance is celebration, not that I just tolerate or accept you, but that I celebrate and embrace you, there is value in saying it publicly. It's saying to your child I will go out and I will publicly show the world that I really celebrate you and I really love who you are and I'm not ashamed.

– Jean Malpas

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Pride Is For Kids, Too. gFP and the participating families very much hope that such a positive demonstration of pride and support for gender nonconforming children and transgender adolescents will inspire other families to provide the supportive and caring environment these children need to live happy lives.

– Jean Malpas

Found on CNN
9 years ago

GFP and the participating families very much hope that such a positive demonstration of pride and support for gender nonconforming children and transgender adolescents will inspire other families to provide the supportive and caring environment these children need to live happy lives.

– Jean Malpas

Found on CNN
9 years ago

There is value in saying it publicly. It's saying to your child I will go out and I will publicly show the world that I really celebrate you and I really love who you are and I'm not ashamed.

– Jean Malpas

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Gender nonconforming and transgender individuals face challenges within our own community, say nothing of the vast array of perceptions they experience outside of it. Compound that with the trials and tribulations of childhood and adolescence, and it's quite obvious why these amazing young people deserve to see 2 million people supporting them along Fifth Avenue, what the world will see in return are smiling young faces, lit up by the ecstatic energy of rainbow-flag-waving spectators. If they're OK with who they are, the world should be, too.

– David Studinski

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I just try to be friendly, and I just say 'Hi, how are you doing?' You know, 'Good to meet you. I was that Navy SEAL, you know, transgender, you might've seen me on TV.' And they go, 'Oh, oh wow.' And then they realize that maybe trying to get into a fight with me wouldn't be a good idea. Maybe they should be nice. but I don't want you to beat me up and kill me. You don't have to like me, I don't care. But please don't kill me.

– Christopher Beck

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I would put nail polish on. I could have, you know, a pair of my sister's shoes on, it was like a reset, it was like a vacation for me. So I had my vacation away from Chris.

– Christopher Beck

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I was just trying to fit in to the stereotype American dream, exactly what my parents and everyone expected of me, i met someone who's -- who's awesome, you know, we got along good.

– Christopher Beck

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I'm not a gay man, I'm not a drag queen, I am not maybe total dude, and I'm not total feminine, I'm not totally female, i think I'm living more in that gray world.

– Christopher Beck

Found on CNN
9 years ago

And maybe set an example for some of the younger generation -- just say that I'm still a human being, and I deserve dignity and respect.

– Christopher Beck

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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