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I believe it's a vision. coming to the well i believe in the vision of the people who have been marching, coming to the well i believe, i believe it is a vision, of people who have been ostracized, coming to the well white folk and black folk, i see queer folk and straight folk i see rich folk and poor folk. demanding justice right now. not tomorrow, but right now. justice right now. it is this movement that's going to change this country it's this movement in this moment in time that's going to change the country and i'm so glad, oh, i'm so glad, yes, i'm glad. i'm so glad.
November. if i can take the optimism from terror there for a moment and present it to you and say, what about changing the culture in this country? if we cannot agree on the laws, if we cannot agree on raising the minimum age to buy a gun, if we can't agree on a red flag laws, is it even impossible to begin to change the culture around guns in this country, so that everyone does not feel that they need a gun and assault rifle? >> it is a really important question, ayman, because in some ways, the republican frenzy around the second amendment is actually rooted in the mid 20th century social re...
If we cannot agree on raising the minimum age to buy a gun, if we can't agree on a red flag laws, is it even impossible to begin to change the culture around guns in this country, so that everyone does not feel that they need a gun and assault rifle? >> it is a really important question, ayman, because in some ways, the republican frenzy around the second amendment is actually rooted in the mid 20th century social revolution. there is a sense that we need our guns to protect us from big government that is infringing upon our lives, that is pushing this agenda around black folk, queer folk, wom...
I kept seeing that in these queer folk who were saying yes, i know the world is even quoting scripture to me that i am not loved but i recognize a god that is bigger than that. >> that's so powerful. black lgbt folks have been serving the black church since there was a black church. there must have been lgbt folks back during slavery. it is a consistent thing of where we are. there were people in the doc who were afraid to do it, like "i hope i don't lose my job, but it is important to have my story out there." i didn't want to show the stereotypical angry black preacher screaming and hollerin...