Ellen Wilson: Yet after all we've accomplished, I come before you today to confess that I have failed you... because I lied to you and in doing so I broke the covenant of trust between the President and the American people. I not only failed to tell you the truth, I also failed to protect the men and women serving bravely in our armed forces. I failed to stand up to some of our most venerable citizens who faced acts of prejudice and discrimination and I failed to defend the rights and the dignity of Will Tyler, the brave American hero serving his country on the surface of Mars at this very moment and I failed someone very close to me because I was afraid to stand up and tell the truth. I failed because I feared what people would think of me and I failed to trust the compassion and judgement of you, the American people. I underestimated you and for that I am truly sorry. I cannot correct my past mistakes, I can stop lying to you right here and right now and give you the simple truth. I am gay and I have been since the day I was born.
