When waging a 'revolution' against the Democratic establishment, what stays in, what should go?

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5. I'm not privileged or sheltered

...I don't come to these issues in some isolated bubble. The LGBT community encompasses family members and friends; even without that association, the rights and benefits afforded those who seek protection under the law benefit us all, when achieved.

Moreover, NONE of our rights advance without the participation of ALL of us. In my own state, marriage equality protections, for example, advanced through a referendum which passed overwhelmingly with the votes of 'straights' and members of the LGBT community. It makes absolutely zero sense to assume those rights can be defended and preserved in our democracy without the input of people who may not share your own particular issues of concern, but are willing to lend their voices in defense.

It's not unnoticed that the first time Sen. Sanders made any complaint about HRC was when he was spurned by them. Our party is a coalition. That's something that should be encouraged, not chiseled away at because of some political pique over an endorsement.