Christine Leinonon gives emotional speech at the DNC
In one of the most poignant moments of the Democratic National Convention, thus far, the mother of a gay man killed in the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, made a tearful onstage plea for gun reform.
Christine Leinonen said she was inspired to speak at the convention Wednesday because her son, Christopher “Drew” Leinonen, had been a “big supporter” of Hillary Clinton. She was escorted onstage at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center by her son’s ex-boyfriend, Jose Arriagada, and Brandon Wolf, who survived the Pulse nightclub shooting that targeted the LGBT community and left 49 people dead.
I specifically love the phrase. YOU CANNOT DO BETTER THAN PERFECT. That is the truth. We are all perfect no matter our skin colour, sexe, sexual orientation, religion, abilities or inabilities.