“I’ve always been a rule follower. When they said not to chew gum, I didn’t chew gum. When they said not to use your cellphone, I didn’t use my cellphone. But today, in the spirit of defying expectations, and for perhaps the last time at this podium, I say..."
Early College High School valedictorian Alem Hadzic has gone viral after he took the stage at his graduation ceremony to deliver his speech—just hours after his father's funeral.
"If I hadn't opted for two abortions in 1993 'my life would be completely lacking all its great joys' today," said Milano. “I would never had been free to be myself — and that’s what this fight is all about: freedom.”
