A thought that challenges the status quo, finds common ground while honoring differences, and develops the confidence it takes to live one’s own life. This demands that we know and accept ourselves, jettisoning societal norms that don’t allow for our experiences. Rather than allowing ourselves and others to be put into boxes meant to categorize and dismiss, we can use the complexity of our being to challenge the belief that any person or group is more righteous, more correct, more deserving of life than another.