Marriage Equality Quotes - Page 3

• Everybody in hip-hop discriminates against gay people. Matter of fact, the exact opposite word of 'hip-hop,' I think, is 'gay.' Like yo, you play a record and if it's wack, 'That's gay, dog!' And I wanna just come on TV and just tell my rappers, just tell my friends, 'Yo, stop it, fam.'

  Kanye West

  Dog, Gay, Thinking

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• The first question for me is: Are same-sex unions ‘marriages’? I’m against discrimination, I’m against hatred, I’m in favor of marriage equality, but I don’t think same-sex marriage is marriage. Therefore I think it is wrong for the government to insist, through the use of law, that we all believe that same-sex unions are marriages.

  Maggie Gallagher

  Sex, Believe, Thinking

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• Obama is for same-sex marriage. If the President is saying that, then who am I to go the other way?

  Curtis Jackson

  Sex, President, Way

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• As I've thought about gay marriage, I don't see any reason not to say that [couples] should be able to get married.

  Colin Powell

  Couple, Gay, Able

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• I just want to be clear before we decide to do this together: I'm gay. My music is gay. My show is gay. And I love that it's gay. And I love my gay fans, and they're all going to be coming to our show. And it's going to remain gay.

  Lady Gaga

  Gay, Together, Fans

  "Everything about Lady Gaga is gay: the MTV quote of the day". MTV news staff, www.mtv.com. August 13, 2009.

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• [Banning marriage equality is] discrimination, plain and simple. It's really not about votes. It's about people. I think it's the right thing to do as a human being.

  Jay-Z

  Simple, Thinking, People

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• Gay and lesbian couples should have the right to experience the joys of marriage and family.

  Bryan Cranston

  Couple, Gay, Should Have

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• [Marriage] a bond for life, and whether you're gay or straight, it makes no difference to being married. What marriage stands for is that you love that person... You want to commit yourself to that person forever.

  Cheryl Cole

  Gay, Differences, Forever

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• One of the loveliest weddings I ever performed was that of a gay couple. To me if you are a good citizen, you pay your taxes, you work, you should have all the rights and responsibilities of everybody else.

  Judy Sheindlin

  Couple, Responsibility, Gay

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• Mr. Christ, I read you as an infinitely patient entity who, as they say, often works in mysterious ways, a rebel unafraid to take the tougher, less traveled paths. Seems to me you're playing the long game. Is that why more states are coming out in favor of marriage equality? Is that why the Affordable Care Act is now with us?

  Henry Rollins

  Games, Long, Care

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• Marriage equality is the law of the land. Officials should be held to their duty to uphold the law - end of story.

  Hillary Clinton

  Law, Land, Stories

  Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton, twitter.com. September 3, 2015.

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• We are delighted with today’s State Supreme Court ruling allowing marriage equality in California. It is a true testament to advancing equality and to recognizing the right of all Californians to build a future with the person they love. We recently lost Mildred Loving, the woman whose marriage to a man of another race ushered in the Supreme Court ruling that made marriage colorblind. Today’s ruling is another important reminder that love will overcome.

  Karen Bass

  Men, Race, California

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• I'm personally supportive of marriage equality for gay couples and I believe that it will happen over time.

  Steve Schmidt

  Couple, Believe, Gay

  "McCain’s Chief Strategist Comes Out In Support Of Gay Marriage" by Rachel Weiner, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 26, 2009.

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• Public attitudes follow real life experience, and as marriage equality has spread to more communities, Americans have seen more freedom, stronger families, more protection for children and more fairness.

  Ken Mehlman

  Life, Children, Attitude

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• Marriage equality is a term so ridiculous on its face that when you hear it mentioned, you would think you were in Riyadh. Years from now, perhaps we can lose the equality part, the same-sex part and call it what it is - marriage.

  Henry Rollins

  Sex, Thinking, Years

  "Henry Rollins: Gay Marriage Is Punk Rock" by Henry Rollins, www.laweekly.com. December 20, 2012.

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• I'm a Christian and a supporter of marriage equality under the law.

  Bill Shorten

  Christian, Equality Under The Law, Supporter

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• Evan Wolfson is a dear friend of mine. Almost more than any other, Evan is responsible for bringing the issue of marriage equality to the forefront of our struggle for civil rights. He is a courageous pioneer who has been relentless in this battle for marriage equality.

  David Mixner

  Struggle, Issues, Rights

  "Interview with Evan Wolfson: Marriage Equality and the Presidential Election" by David Mixner, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 17, 2007.

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• I have never been prouder to be a lifelong New Yorker than I am today with the passage of marriage equality.

  Cyndi Lauper

  Today, Lifelong, Passages

  "Gay Marriage Bill Passes In New York; Governor Cuomo Signs Same Sex Marriage Bill Into Law", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 24, 2011.

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• I'll tell you what gives me hope. After the struggle for marriage equality, the LGBTQ community has built some very powerful organizations; in particular, I'm thinking of HRC (the Human Rights Campaign), GLAAD... but there are many, many others, too. Along with those organizations come some savvy and tested leaders who have come to understand not only how to change hearts and minds but also legislators and judges votes.

  Steven Petrow

  Powerful, Struggle, Heart

  "Civilities: We'll be talking about your reactions to the Orlando massacre for the full hour". Live chat, live.washingtonpost.com. June 21, 2016.

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• Marriage equality is a very middle-class issue and voting rights is a very working-class issue. If you do not vote, who are you speaking for? Who will be the next Fannie Lou Hamer? If not you or someone you know, then who?

  Darryl Pinckney

  Rights, Class, Issues

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• Heterosexuals get drunk and pregnant, producing unwanted children; their reward is to be allowed to marry. Homosexual couples do not produce unwanted children; their reward is to be denied the right to marry. Go figure.

  Richard Posner

  Children, Couple, Drunk

  "Hero Federal Appeals Judge Burns Down the Case Against Gay Marriage" by Michelle Dean, gawker.com. September 5, 2014.

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• ...We're people and we're different, all of us. And we should be using our differences to bring ourselves closer together. You know? Not be afraid of something that we don't know. ... It's unfortunate that things take a while to progress like this, but it was a great, great victory for equality. I'm proud New York has the balls to stand up for what's right.

  Justin Timberlake

  New York, Differences, People

  "Justin and Mila: More Than Just Friends". Interview with Jeremy Kinser, www.advocate.com. July 25, 2011.

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• Gay and lesbian relationships operate on essentially the same principles as heterosexual relationships

  John M. Gottman

  Gay, Principles

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• The other states look to New York for the progressive direction. New York made a powerful statement [legalizing marriage equality], not just for the people of New York, but for people all across this nation.

  Andrew Cuomo

  New York, Powerful, People

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• It is at least a small comfort to me, as a gay rights and marriage equality advocate, to know that like any marriage, gay and lesbian couples are subject to the same complications and hardships that afflict marriages between heterosexual couples.

  Gene Robinson

  Couple, Gay, Rights

  "First openly gay bishop Gene Robinson announces divorce from husband" by Martin Pengelly, www.theguardian.com. May 4, 2014.

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