King... "his brother was gay, and Florida wasn’t a tolerant place when they were growing up in the 1970s and 1980s. He struggled with depression.

“Growing up was incredibly hard and he dealt with tremendous insecurity based on who he was,” King said, before describing a call he got from his parents during his freshman year in college. He killed himself."

Gillium... " “The first thing that he did when he had the opportunity was get on the first bus that he could afford, to go all the way across the country to California, with not so much as a job or a house, just so that he could be himself.

“It was intense,” he said. “It tore me up, because [my brother] was the closest thing to me.”

The gay and lesbian voters represent every economic and social stratum within the state. Their support will means a broad-based campaign is possible.