Governing means governing all of the people, no matter what demographic it is, whether it'd be black, white, women, straight, gay, Republican.

I don't know if I would have the same take on world matters and social issues if I were not gay.

More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock. That means absent fathers.

It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice.

We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against. And it doesn't matter whether they are black or white, Latino, Asian or Native American, whether they are straight or gay, Muslim, Christian, or Jews.

It isn't a matter of black is beautiful as much as it is white is not all that's beautiful