I'll admit it, I took the good room.

When Joe Kennedy and I became suite-mates at Stanford University,
I got there first. And I snagged the bigger room. In my defense,
I've got about a foot on Joe. It seemed only fair!

Don't worry, he hasn't let me live that down to this day.

Room disputes aside, he and I were an admittedly odd couple from
the start. He was a freckled kid from Boston studying engineering
and playing for the lacrosse team. I was an African-American
basketball player from California, majoring in communications and
clocking in around seven feet tall.

We became friends nonetheless. He got to know my strange
addiction to Cran-Grape Juice and my deep appreciation for
episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (not ashamed). I began to
even begrudgingly accept the fact that lacrosse might be a "real"
sport.

And to my complete surprise, that skinny redhead with his messy
mop of hair became like a big brother to me; to all of our
friends. He took care of us. He had our backs. If you were ever
in trouble, he didn't ask why or how, he just said - "what do you
need?"

He's also allowing a Super PAC (!!) to spend hundreds of
thousands of untraceable dollars in his name. We need your help
to fight back. Now I want to return the favor and step up to help
Joe with what he needs in his fight for our country's future.
That's why I'm asking if you'd pitch in a contribution before
Joe's final FEC End-Of-Quarter deadline before his September
Primary. Can I count on you?
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Eight years ago, I watched Joe march in the Boston Pride Parade
with outgoing Congressman Barney Frank - a hero in the LGBTQIA+
community. It was a moment that stuck with me. A moment that
helped me find the courage to come out and - one year later - to
proudly march alongside Joe and Congressman Frank in that very
same parade.

The Joe I know showed me it was ok to let my guard down, whether
we were watching TV in a Stanford dorm room or marching with
thousands of Bostonians through a sea of rainbow confetti. He
loves and accepts and celebrates people for exactly who they are.

When it comes to friendship, it doesn't get any better than
that. And I know Joe would be as good a Senator as he is a friend
(aka a damn good one). That's why I'm emailing you and
asking you to pitch in $15, $20 or whatever you can before Joe's
final FEC End-Of-Quarter deadline before his primary.
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Let's do this, team!

-- Jason Collins

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