In Breaking Through, openly LGBT elected officials at all levels share their stories of self-doubt and triumph over multiple barriers ranging from race and poverty to gender and sexual orientation, revealing a deeply personal, rarely-seen side of politicians and gay people. Though featuring politicians, it isn't about politics: it's about people who feel fear and shame, yearning to live meaningful lives. They reveal how they broke through barriers internally -- daring to believe something different than what they were told -- and externally to achieve the future they envisioned.