Inspiring words from the people who helped make history this year.
Basketball player Brittney Griner came out just before she was drafted into the WNBA.
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"The Civil Rights Agenda and our team is behind you and is working our little butts off to make sure that Illinois is the next state that recognizes all of our families," said LGBT rights activist Rick Garcia at a rally in January. Watch full speech here.
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Musicians Tegan and Sara Quin made a statement on marriage equality while participating in the NOH8 campaign.
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Edith Windsor spoke out in the lead up to her case in The Supreme Court against the Defense of Marriage Act, a fight which she would win.
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