so, please, welcome rea carey.[applause] >> you know n true women's fashion, i won't rush through, but i do have to go pick up my daughter from school, so i thank the teachers for teaching, and i actually know she would like to be here today. she loves a good party, and she's a little activist, so i'll tell her all about you. and i do want to thank the feminist majority. you have been incredible partners in the pursuit of equality, and i know we will continue to work together, and i just want to thank all of you for being part of such an organization, that we at the task force consider to be a sister. so thank you. and finally, before i get into my remarks, i do want to dedicate them today to audrey and rich, a poet, a fighter and a feminist. [applause] i'm just, i'm going to talk about three kind of general things, determination and destiny, love and voice. first, determination and destiny. we together as a progressive movement, and i happen to be in an organization that focuses on lgbt issues, but we consider our