and midgett, we were talking about discrimination here.t seems like it has been so pervasi pervasive. you have survived amazing ordeals in your life. and now how do you see the discrimination in your world? is it better? worse? >> i might sound ignorant but the only time i had to deal with this was when i lived in new york city because when i came to san francisco, i just kind of got into things. and it was good. i haven't had any major problems. i did -- co-found lee black organizations. doesn't mean i stay with my own. but i have always emerged myself into the white community also. and then i was always welcomed. but i appreciate what he's doing because i know what is going on is still there. i know that. >> what advice do you have for lgbt folks who are -- hesitant about coming out? >> that's difficult because -- yeah. i say it is difficult because when you become a senior and you stay in the closet, that's part of your life. and you need not to do that. because you only have one life. >> one life. and matt, what about you? >> as a lawy