<h4><strong>I pledge</strong>:</h4> <p>I will work for civil and human rights for all people including gays lesbians bisexuals transgenders queers and intersex.<strong> Civil rights are not special rights. </strong></p> <p>I will seek to stop jokes and unkind language about anyone including gays lesbians bisexuals transgender queers and intersex when spoken in my presence. <strong>Words that hurt and bigotry are not funny.</strong></p> <p>I will speak out against any slander debasement lies or dehumanization of anyone including gays lesbians bisexuals transgender queers and intersex including when spoken by political or religious leaders. <strong>Violent speech leads to physical violence.</strong></p> <p>I will work to stop physical violence against anyone including violence against gays lesbians bisexuals transgenders queers and intersex. <strong>Violence against any person is violence against all people.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>