Hi everybody. The story of America is a story of progress. It”s written by ordinary people who put their shoulders to the wheel of history to make sure that the promise of our founding applies not just to some of us - but to all of us.
Farmers and blacksmiths who chose revolution over tyranny. Immigrants who crossed oceans and the Rio Grande. Women who reached for the ballot1, and scientists who shot for the moon. The preachers, and porters, and seamstresses who guided us toward the mountaintop of freedom.
Sometimes, we can mark that progress in special places - hallowed ground where history was written - places like Independence Hall. Gettysburg. Seneca Falls. Kitty Hawk2 and Cape3 Canaveral.
One of these special places is the Stonewall Inn. Back in 1969, as a turbulent decade was winding4 down, the Stonewall Inn was a popular gathering5 place for New York City's LGBT community. At the time, being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender was considered obscene, illegal - even a mental illness.
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One night, police raided the bar, and started arresting folks. Raids like these were nothing new - but this time, the patrons had had enough. So they stood up, and spoke7 out. The riots became protests; the protests became a movement; the movement ultimately became an integral part of America.
Over the past seven years, we've seen achievements that would have been unimaginable to the folks who, knowingly or not, started the modern LGBT movement at Stonewall. Today, all Americans are protected by a hate crimes law that includes sexual orientation8 and gender6 identity. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is history. Insurance companies can no longer turn you away because of who you are. Transgender Americans are more visible than ever, helping9 to make our nation more inclusive and welcoming for all. And one year ago this weekend, we lit the White House in every color - because in every state in America, you're now free to marry the person you love.
There's still work to do. As we saw two weeks ago in Orlando, the LGBT community still faces real discrimination, real violence, real hate. So we can't rest. We've got to keep pushing for equality and acceptance and tolerance10.
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But the arc of our history is clear - it's an arc of progress. And a lot of that progress can be traced back to Stonewall. So this week, I'm designating the Stonewall National Monument as the newest addition to America's national parks system. Stonewall will be our first national monument to tell the story of the struggle for LGBT rights. I believe our national parks should reflect the full story of our country - the richness and diversity and uniquely American spirit that has always defined us. That we are stronger together. That out of many, we are one. That's what makes us the greatest nation on earth. And it's what we celebrate at Stonewall - for our generation and for all those who come after us.
1 ballot
n.（不記名）投票，投票總數(shù)，投票權(quán)；vi.投票
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The members have demanded a ballot.會(huì)員們要求投票表決。 The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工會(huì)稱(chēng)他們將要求會(huì)員投票表決是否罷工。
2 hawk
n.鷹，騙子；鷹派成員
參考例句：
The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鷹猛地朝兔子撲下來(lái),并把它殺死。 The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鷹叼了小雞就飛走了。
3 cape
n.海角，岬；披肩，短披風(fēng)
參考例句：
I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。 She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披著一件披肩。
4 winding
n.繞，纏，繞組，線(xiàn)圈
參考例句：
A winding lane led down towards the river.一條彎彎曲曲的小路通向河邊。 The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我們迷失了方向。
5 gathering
n.集會(huì)，聚會(huì)，聚集
參考例句：
He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他請(qǐng)懷特先生在集會(huì)上講話(huà)。 He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于為他的小說(shuō)收集資料。
6 gender
n.（生理上的）性，（名詞、代詞等的）性
參考例句：
French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法語(yǔ)不同于英語(yǔ)，所有的名詞都有性。 Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.婦女有時(shí)僅僅因?yàn)樾詣e而無(wú)法獲得種種機(jī)會(huì)。
7 spoke
n.（車(chē)輪的）輻條；輪輻；破壞某人的計(jì)劃；阻撓某人的行動(dòng) v.講，談（speak的過(guò)去式）；說(shuō)；演說(shuō)；從某種觀點(diǎn)來(lái)說(shuō)
參考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他們的輪輻螺帽是從我們公司獲得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.輻條是輪子上連接外圈與中心的條棒。
8 orientation
n.方向，目標(biāo)；熟悉，適應(yīng)，情況介紹
參考例句：
Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上學(xué)時(shí)需要適應(yīng)。 The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地圖得知自己的方向。
9 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.幫助人的，輔助的
參考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可憐的孩子們總是要求我把我的漢堡包再給他們一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 這樣一來(lái), 他在某些時(shí)候,有助于競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的加強(qiáng)。
10 tolerance
n.寬容；容忍，忍受；耐藥力；公差
參考例句：
Tolerance is one of his strengths.寬容是他的一個(gè)優(yōu)點(diǎn)。 Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人類(lèi)對(duì)噪音的忍耐力有限。
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