Miles From Heaven

[Spoken: Janet Mock]
I love you!
So we are here. We are here not merely to gather but to move, right?
And our movements, our movements require us to do more than just show up and say the right words
It requires us to break out of our comfort zones and be confrontational
It requires us to defend one another when it is difficult and dangerous
It requires us to truly see ourselves and one another
I stand here as someone who has written herself onto this stage to unapologetically proclaim that I am a trans woman-writer-activist-revolutionary of color
Together we are creating a resounding statement, a statement that stakes a claim on our lives and our loves, our bodies and our babies, our identities and our ideals
But a movement – a movement is so much more than a march
A movement is that difficult space between our reality and our vision
Our liberation depends on all of us, all of us returning to our homes and using this experience and all the experiences that have shaped us to act, to organize, to resist
Thank you

[Spoken: Torraine]
I hope you enjoy
No matter what you do, no matter where you go, no matter who you love - I'll be there
You can't escape what's coming with time
You can't escape my mind
There'll never be another me, not another you
There'll never be a close one, it won't be as blue
My love is a forth wall, awaken by you
My love is the stars on the top of my room