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I Never Expected A 14-Year-Old’s Speech On Gay Rights To Leave Me Speechless

In 2010, a 14-year-old kid named Graeme Taylor stood up and made some of the more intelligent comments about gay rights I’d heard in a while. I never saw him on “Ellen,” though. And now that I have, in addition to being in awe, I’m a little jealous because I want Ellen to like me…

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Laura Willard

Unfortunately, the version of this video that we can embed no loner exists. HOWEVER! Do not despair. You can watch it by clicking on this link.

It’s worth the extra 10 seconds to hop over to Ellen’s site to watch Graeme. He’s an inspiration.

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