#KelvinAtkinson: By The Way I'm #Gay

Nevada Lawmaker Kelvin Atkinson came out as a gay man during a gay marriage debate according to the Las Vegas Sun.

In a particularly emotional moment, Sen. Kelvin Atkinson, D-North Las Vegas, publicly declared for the first time that he is gay.

"I’m black. I'm gay," Atkinson said in a trembling voice after describing his father's interracial re-marriage that would have been banned earlier in American history. "I know this is the first time many of you have heard me say that I am a black, gay male."