Wes Moore

Like parents have to be involved in what's happening inside of classrooms.

Now, especially when it comes to things like the LGBTQ community, I also believe that, you know, that we're not talking about something that for our friends, this is a choice.

I'll give you an example where, you know, I actually got involved in the, in the, the, the don't ask, don't tell lifting.

And it wasn't because it was like, it was a personal issue for me, but it was because I found out that one of my good friends was exited from the military because he had the audacity of telling, you know, something that was his truth.

And, and,

I remember him talking about kind of the impact it had on his family and all this kind of stuff.

And he said something that was really important to me where he said, do you think I would choose to have my family discard me?

He was one of the best leaders that I'd known in the military and still a dear, dear friend.

He was the kind of leader that I would put my children under his command.

because he's that good, right?

And, but the army was at that point telling him that, but you know what?

Because you're gay, we don't have a place for you here.

No, this was,

When was this?

This must have been like 2010 or something like that, I think.

By the way, they got rid of Don't Ask, Don't Tell in 2011, if I'm not mistaken.

It was 2011, right?

2011, yeah.

So that's when it must have been.

Because I got very involved.