20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

The speaker shares their personal background, highlighting the influence of their grandparents' heroism during the Holocaust and their mother's involvement in the arts. They express a strong commitment to supporting humanitarian causes and discuss their connection to the GLBT community. The speaker also addresses the injustice of Prop 8, emphasizing the importance of equal rights.

What influenced the speaker's commitment to humanitarian causes?

• Their career in social activism

• Their grandparents' experiences during the Holocaust

• Their education in Washington, D.C.

• Their friends' involvement in politics

How did the speaker's mother influence their perspective on the GLBT community?

• She was a famous dancer connected to the GLBT community.

• She was a political activist.

• She was a teacher advocating for equal rights.

• She was a lawyer fighting for GLBT rights.

What does the speaker find troubling about their friends' rights?

• Their friends are unaware of their rights.

• Their friends are not interested in activism.

• Their friends lack the same rights as they do.

• Their friends have more rights than they do.

What was the speaker's opinion on Proposition 8?

• They supported it.

• They were indifferent to it.

• They considered it an abomination.

• They thought it was a step forward.

What does the speaker highlight as an ongoing struggle?

• The growth of the GLBT community

• The importance of education

• The need for more social events

• The fight for equal rights