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In this essay, the author details the violence imposed by GIs in the 1940s on the Mexican American population living in Los Angeles, California.

“I was very strict because I was afraid kids would discover I was gay.”

“I wasn't like other kids.”

“Being in a wheelchair, you're always protected by this chair. There's armor between you and the opposite sex.”

“Every brain is a little bit different...”

“He said, 'When the border patrol changes shifts, you're going to run.'”

“I always lived in fear that someone would discover that I couldn't keep up.”

In this speech, President Obama celebrates legislation that provides legal protection from crimes based on gender, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation. In his remarks, Obama looks forward to further legislation that helps “the bells of freedom ring out a little louder.”