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As a child of the Bronx who grew up in the projects, I was often too scared to come out of the closet, too blinded to see clearly my own value, my own equality.
— Ritchie Torres
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Ritchie Torres
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Ritchie John Torres is an American politician and former policy analyst serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 15th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served on the New York City Council from 2014 to 2020.
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Like Native Americans and African-Americans, women and LGBTQ people, Puerto Ricans should be seen as part of the same overarching struggle for equality - in a nation whose greatest vice is the perennial failure to practice the virtue it preaches.
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Equality has long been the end goal of historically oppressed populations in the United States.
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Even in our moment of greatest darkness, there is light. And there is hope. And there is hope not only for our own lives, but we should be hopeful about our ability to change the world.
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Communities of color, like the South Bronx, have long been exposed to elevated levels of air pollution that gravely impact all aspects of our health: physical, mental, and emotional.
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Even in our moment of greatest darkness, there is light. And there is hope. And there is hope not only for our own lives, but we should be hopeful about our ability to change the world.
— Ritchie Torres