So many tears and emotions as I finish up this book. It is so crazy to me that we as a country are so divided on basic human rights. Cried several times reading this out of frustration and anger, just thinking about all the hate that so many people harbor.

This quote really stood out to me:
"No, I was mad at society. Andy had the courage to come out to a hateful world at a relatively young age. He was supposed to live three-quarters of his life as his authentic self. Instead, because cancer cut his life short, he had less than a quarter. Some people have even less time than that. Even with a supportive, progressive family, hate had kept Andy inside himself for what turned out to be the majority of his life. None of us know how long we have, but we do have a choice in whether we love or hate. And every day that we rob people of the ability to live their lives to the fullest, we are undermining the most precious gift we are given as humans. "



So so many tears. I am hopeful for the future because of this generation- a generation that values empathy and values change. Hoping more books like this are written and I also hope more people read them and have a changed mindset. We need more people like Sarah in our government.