DaShanne Stokes

Laws forbidding adoptees from accessing their original birth certificates are outdated and need to be changed today.

Electing a bigot enables further bigotry.

No matter their party, people with a conflict of interest should be banned from the Electoral College.

Denying the popular vote is un-American and anti-democratic.

I've fought for religious freedom and I can tell you that anti-gay 'religious freedom' bills aren't it.

One of the most important qualities of a president is the ability to inspire, to bring people together for the common good.

Our democracy should aspire to be more democratic.

Ethics and oversight are what you eliminate when you want absolute power.

Today's 'religious freedom' policies should not be seen as a problem limited to LGBT people but as a co-optation of religion that affects us all.

We must acknowledge and take responsibility for the conflicts we have helped to create, and act to create real change. That, after all, is the true hallmark of democracy--a commitment to justice, honest self-appraisal, and action--even when it means challenging ourselves and the political institutions we hold most dear.

We elected a man who knows how to build walls when we needed someone who knows how to build bridges.

Accepting fraud from our leaders means accepting fraud in our personal lives.

Fascism thrives in obscurity and darkness.

Truth is hard, propaganda is cheap.

When you're dealing with frauds and liars, listen more to what they don't say than what they do.

If you voted for a man who said "Grab em by the pussy," you have zero room to claim to protect anyone in bathrooms.

Those who incite violence have no business lecturing others about unity.

Leadership by deception isn't leadership. It's fraud.