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ten years ago we established our out and

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Allied employee Resource Group at

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Johnson Space Center it was really hard

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to feel that I was the only person in

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the world that didn't make sense I

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didn't know what the reactions would be

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I think you have to love yourself

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realize that you're a good person

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realize what you have to offer to the

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world it gets better it does get better

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it really does

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and it did get better and liftoff

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it's a really just up doing our job

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catch on confirmed perseverance safely

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on the surface of Mars I think the

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progress since I was like in Middle

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School in high school it's pretty

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astounding so it was nice to be able to

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have a support system here at work since

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2011 NASA's employee resource groups

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have grown

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NASA's Partnerships have evolved liftoff

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of the Falcon 9 and crew dragon

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we've Diversified and now we're even

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stronger the support system is strong

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and it's there it's needed it's visible

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we still have a little ways to go but I

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think as years go on and we're casting

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our net wider and wider there's nothing

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wrong with you if you're in the LGBT

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plus group don't be afraid to be

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yourself and there are people out there

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that will support you we're stronger

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together we have our eyes set on the

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moon and Beyond to DARE unite and

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explore the universe right now we need

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the strongest candidates from across the

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country and around the globe we need

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female leaders we need gay scientists

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Hispanic doctors we need black Engineers

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we need the best the best the best it

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does get better and we still need better

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we are family we thank those who came

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before us and want to keep Paving the

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way for those who come after us we stand

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on the shoulders of our predecessors who

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fought hard so we could focus future if

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you're alone we feel you we were you if

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you feel different we understand our

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message to you

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10 years later

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that we

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believe we belong here we belong here

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and we're not going anywhere but wait

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we're going to the Moon you're right

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we're going to the moon and Mars so work

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hard stay strong and join us NASA stands

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in solidarity with our lgbtq plus

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employees and its allies because this

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commitment is necessary for Humanity to

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continue to discover and expand

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foreign