They are the first administration that has asked us in meetings, look, what is the problem? What do you want us to do to fix it? And how can we be better in the future?

And from what I've been hearing since I got to Atlanta on Wednesday is that, across the board, they pretty much have listened to us and tried to do the right thing every time. They are an administration that is obsessed with good governance and want to implement an era that respects a democratic government.

Our movement has finally turned a corner once we started winning marriage equality this past election. We've been having these conversations for many years, but, collectively, activists and funders are finally meeting at the intersection to talk about economic justice, immigration inequality, human rights violations perpetrated here in the United States, and a whole host of other issues that far too many gay, white privileged and male privileged think of as an "other", yet these issues continue to dehumanize our community, especially communities of color, further making our marginalized members that much more invisible.

There are so many wonky departmental policy changes happening in the coming months, but just like in the last 4 years, people don't give a shit about them, yet they positively impact our community. Barely anyone here elevates the institutional change throughout government that has happened since Obama was elected.

Ultimately, I guess I come from a coalition building frame of reference. So when people throw invective at him my gut reaction is, what the fuck is your point? How do you expect to implement change when your divisive language, in my own experience, is only going to alienate allies and current supporters?

We've gained a lot of power since Stonewall and there has been a massive sea-change in opinion in the last 10 years. I'm pretty confident that there is a competent structure in place that is truly moving our community forward, without using divisive language or tactics.