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I'd rather not be known as the Vice President's lesbian daughter.

I'm not sure when I first knew that I was gay.

In the 1980s, there weren't a lot of role models for gay teenagers.

It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parents during my junior year of high school, on the day that I also wrecked the family car.

It won't take 40 years for opposition to same-sex marriage to dissipate.

It's always better to deliver the news yourself rather than allow your boss to be surprised.

There are millions of gay people in the United States, including well-known celebrities.

I had to admit I'd pretty much failed at the whole low-profile thing.

John Kerry didn't out me, nor did he offend or attack me by calling me a lesbian. I certainly couldn't be offended by the truth.

Life would be so much harder if I had to lie about who I was.

After being sworn in to office, vice presidents have usually been relegated to the sidelines, where they just don't get to do very much.

I came very close to quitting my job for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign. I seriously considered packing up my office and heading home to Colorado.

I always knew that there was something that made me different, and by the time I was in high school, I understood what it was.

Heather and I decided we were going to be pretty low-key at the convention.

Having loving and supporting parents didn't make me feel any better about the possibility of seeing my personal life splashed across newspapers and tabloids.