Marriage Equality Quotes

• We need marriage equality in every state in this nation. Otherwise, no state really has marriage equality, and we will not rest until it is a reality.

  Andrew Cuomo

  Gay, Reality, Needs

  "On gay rights and same-sex marriage, Cuomo's vision is national in scope" by Azi Paybarah, www.politico.com. October 28, 2011.

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• I think same sex couples should be able to get married.

  Barack Obama

  Sex, Couple, Thinking

  "Obama backs same-sex marriage". "Nightly News" with Brian Williams, www.nbcnews.com. May 09, 2012.

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• Marriage equality is about more than just marriage. It's about something greater. It's about acceptance.

  Charlize Theron

  Acceptance, Equality, Greater

  FaceBook post by Charlize Theron from Aug 23, 2013

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• No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were.

  Anthony Kennedy

  Sacrifice, Two, People

  "Read the 7 Most Memorable Passages in the Gay Marriage Decision" by Ryan Teague Beckwith, time.com. June 26, 2015.

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• ... fighting for gay marriage generally involves lying about what we are going to do with marriage when we get there-because we lie that the institution of marriage is not going to change, and that is a lie. The institution of marriage is going to change, and it should change. And again, I don't think it should exist.

  Masha Gessen

  Lying, Fighting, Gay

  "But it’s all about equality, right?" by Mark Powell, www.spectator.com.au. August 31, 2017.

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• If anybody can find someone to love them and to help them through this difficult thing that we call life, I support that in any shape or form.

  Will Smith

  Gay, Support, Shapes

  "Will Smith backs Obama's gay marriage stance". www.yahoo.com. May 14, 2012.

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• I'm an activist for gay marriage equality and children's rights. I'm the face of Share Our Strength.

  Sandra Lee

  Children, Gay, Rights

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• [on marriage equality] It literally is a threat to the nation's survival in the long run.

  Trent Franks

  Running, Long, Survival

  "Rep. Trent Franks Calls Marriage Equality A 'Threat To The Nation’s Survival'" by Brian Tashman, www.rightwingwatch.org. October 28, 2011.

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• It is each American's constitutional right to marry the person they love, no matter what state they inhabit. No state should decide who can marry and who cannot. Thanks to the tireless work of so many, someday soon this discrimination will end and every American will be able to enjoy their equal right to marriage.

  Brad Pitt

  Gay, Matter, Able

  "Brad Pitt Strengthens Stand on Marriage Equality". people.com. July 5, 2011.

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• It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress!! Thank you everyone who worked so hard on this!! A historic night!

  Neil Patrick Harris

  Night, Progress, Historic

  Twitter post from Jun 25, 2011

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• A middle ground might be to fight for same-sex marriage and its benefits and then, once granted, redefine the institution of marriage completely, to demand the right to marry not as a way of adhering to society's moral codes but rather to debunk a myth and radically alter an archaic institution. [Legalizing "same-sex marriage"] is also a chance to wholly transform the definition of family in American culture.

  Michelangelo Signorile

  Sex, Fighting, Benefits

  "How We Got to the Supreme Court" by Michelangelo Signorile, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 25, 2013.

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• But perhaps the next step isn't to, once again, expand the otherwise narrow definition of marriage but to altogether abolish the false distinction between married families and other equally valid but unrecognized partnerships.

  Sally Kohn

  Next Steps, Definitions, Married

  "Prop 8: Let’s Get Rid of Marriage Instead!" by Sally Kohn, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 6, 2010.

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• I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality.

  Andrew Cuomo

  Believe, Equality, Prudent

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• When all Americans are treated as equal we are all more free.

  Barack Obama

  Gay, Lgbt Pride, Treated

  Barack Obama's remarks on the Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality at the White House Rose Garden in Washington, D.C., obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. June 26, 2015.

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• Same sex marriage isn't gay privilege, it's equal rights. Privilege would be something like gay people not paying taxes. Like churches don't.

  Ricky Gervais

  Marriage, Sex, Gay

  FaceBook post by Ricky Gervais from Apr 29, 2015

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• I didn't know I was a gay icon. I get a lot of mail - but I don't get many bad letters - but I got a woman the other day that was so upset with me because they said, 'How do you feel about the gay marriage thing?' and my answer to that is, 'I really don't care with whom you sleep, I just care what kind of a decent human being you are.' I figure all the rest of it is your business and not mine. And not hers, incidentally.

  Betty White

  Sleep, Gay, Icons

  "Betty White On Gay Marriage, Meeting Obama And Being A ‘Lucky Old Broad’". Interview with Chris Harnick, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 12, 2012.

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• Marriage equality does not diminish the worth of your relationships; it simply recognises the worth of ours.

  Penny Wong

  Doe, Sexuality, Our Relationship

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• The political struggle against marriage equality is war

  Pope Francis

  War, Struggle, Gay

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• While people are prepared to talk about Social Security, about marriage equality, about any number of other issues, people are not prepared - your layperson is not prepared to have a conversation about foreign policy.

  Julianne Malveaux

  Numbers, Issues, People

  Source: www.democracynow.org

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• Happy that New York passed marriage equality tonight. A victory for human rights. Progress.

  John Legend

  New York, Rights, Victory

  "Lady Gaga, Pink, More React To New York Gay Marriage Bill" by Benjamin Wagner, www.mtv.com. June 25, 2011.

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• The marriage-equality issue should be recognized for what it truly is - a civil rights issue that must be approved to assure that every citizen is treated equally under the law.

  Bruce Springsteen

  Issues, Rights, Law

  "Bruce Springsteen voices support for gay marriage in New Jersey" by Gil Kaufman, www.mtv.com. December 9, 2009.

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• Marriage equality is coming, and not merely to a theater near you.

  Suzanne Brockmann

  Theater

  "The Perfect Wedding : Coming to a Church Near You" by Suzanne Brockmann, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 19, 2013.

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• Marriage equality is not a choice. It is a legal right.

  Cory Booker

  Choices

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• I'm an American for marriage equality. I believe that love comes in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. So whether you're LGBT or straight, your love is valid, beautiful, and an incredible gift.

  Demi Lovato

  Beautiful, Believe, Love Is

  "Singer and Hardcore LGBT Rights Supporter Demi Lovato Made This Lovely Video for Marriage Equality" by Asawin Suebsaeng, www.motherjones.com. July 10, 2014.

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• We stand with President Obama - love doesn't have a color, love doesn't care if you're gay or straight. Love doesn't discriminate.

  Antonio Villaraigosa

  Gay, Color, President

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