I think it is important for someone like me to not run away from who I am but embrace it. LGBT people across the country need to know they have a friend in Congress. — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
The fact that, for so many generations, ordinary, everyday Americans came out of the closet and told their family and friends about who they… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
I hope that by just being a competent member and expressing informed views on issues that aren't related to issues of LGBT equality, Republicans… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
I taught high school English for 24 years. I always teach my students to appreciate the beauty of language and to write poetically. — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
Those life experiences that helped shaped my political beliefs are with me in every position I take and every vote that I cast -… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
Every member of Congress is sent to Washington to represent all of their constituents, regardless of their age, race, social standing, or sexual orientation,… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
As someone who is both an ethnic minority and openly gay, I often talk about how simply being who I am has given me… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
It's common sense to be for middle-class tax cuts and tax cuts on small businesses, to be for not allowing Medicare to be turned… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
You cant not be changed by the experience of seeing extreme poverty. You start to want to think about ways in which you can… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
Interracial marriages were basically legalized, but nevertheless, there was a social stigma attached to them for a long time to come. I imagine that's… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
The model that I'd always seen as a little boy, as a teenager, as I watched other political careers, I saw people who'd start… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
We, as Americans, do our level best to avoid being cruel to one another; we're led out of a diverse nation to come together… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
I think it is important for someone like me to not run away from who I am but embrace it. LGBT people across the… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
I think most polling shows that most Americans agree that when it comes to employment that, you know, people should be really judged by,… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
When I first ran for Congress in the 1990s, my background as an openly gay Asian was one of the focal points of the… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
