Marriage Equality Quotes - Page 3

• On a serious note, I stand by Obama on marriage equality! I believe ALL families deserve the same rights

  Connor Barwin

  Believe, Gay, Rights

  Twitter post from May 09, 2012

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• Once both gay marriage and marijuana are finally legal, those of you against them are not invited to the really fun parties I'm gonna throw.

  Zach Braff

  Fun, Party, Gay

  Twitter post from May 7, 2012

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• In my heart, I know that marriage equality for every human being isn't a question of if, but only a matter of when. I ask those who feel that giving freedom to others somehow binds you, to please take a good look at what you are standing behind.

  Russell Simmons

  Heart, Gay, Giving

  "It Is Not A Matter of If, But Only A Matter of When" by Russell Simmons, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 27, 2009.

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• I am who I am because of the people who influenced me growing up, and many of them were gay. No one has any right to tell anyone what makes a family

  Drew Barrymore

  Growing Up, Gay, Who I Am

  "21 Celebrities Who Champion LGBTQ Rights" by Katie O'Malley, www.elle.com. June 22, 2016.

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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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• Oh dear, you are confusing molecular science with ancient history.

  Dean Hamer

  Confusing, Ancient, Dear

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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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• [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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• ...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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• Something as important as marriage equality, which is now a constitutional right [in the USA], is something that cannot be denied. It's also very un-Christian, if you think about the way Christ was and Christ's teachings. This is not loving. This is anger. This is hatred. This is bigotry. And it's wrong.

  Margaret Cho

  Christian, Teaching, Thinking

  "Margaret Cho Has Gone 'PsyCHO': Talking Donald Trump, Surviving Rape & More" by Kevin Fallon, www.thedailybeast.com. September 25, 2015.

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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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• As I've been involved in the fight for marriage equality, one of the things I've learned is how many people were harmed by the campaigns in which I was involved. I apologize to them and tell them I am sorry. While there have been recent victories, this could still be a long struggle in which there will be setbacks, and I'll do my part to be helpful.

  Ken Mehlman

  Sorry, Struggle, Fighting

  "Same sex, opposite impact". Interview with Thomas Schaller, www.salon.com. March 2, 2012.

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• This issue has brought out the ugly in our society.

  Sharon Har

  Issues, Ugly, Our Society

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• You want one civil war, brah?

  Tom Brower

  War, Civil War, Want

  "Hawaii House Advances Same-Sex Marriage Bill, Sets Final Vote For Friday" by Chad Blair and Nathan Eagle, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 7, 2013.

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• If Jack, Frank and Mary are in a loving relationship and were all for marriage equality, then why aren't the three of them covered in SB1? Why can't they get married?

  Mike Gabbard

  Three, Married, Mary

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• I'm not here to promote your pride.

  Jo Jordan

  Pride

  "Exclusive: Why Rep. Jo Jordan voted against Marriage Equality". Interview by Diane Lee, www.honolulumagazine.com. November 8, 2013.

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• This president Barack Obama has done more for the LGBT community than any president in history. It's just an objective fact. And his legacy is secure in terms of the advancement of the rights of the LGBT community, from 'Don't Ask', 'Don't Tell' to his support for overturning the Defense of Marriage Act, and of course marriage equality, work on HIV and AIDS, and other things.

  Gavin Newsom

  Rights, Lgbt Community, Support

  "Sweet Vindication for Gavin Newsom, Who Staked His Career on Same-Sex Marriage". Interview with Josh Harkinson, www.motherjones.com. June 27, 2015.

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• The argument about marriage equality will one day seem as arcane and shocking to us as the fact that Rosa Parks had to get up and go to the back of the bus.

  Uma Thurman

  One Day, Parks, Facts

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• Senator Sessions has opposed protections for LGBT individuals. He's spoken out against Freedom Corps' marriage equality decision. He opposed the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. He opposed the nomination of Loretta Lynch, the nation's first African-American woman to serve as attorney general. These things worry me.

  Patrick Leahy

  Worry, Decision, African American

  Source: www.npr.org

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• The right to be married was hard earned by the marriage equality movement and one of its "perks" is the right to use the terms commonly associated with marriage; husband and wife are the two most common.

  Steven Petrow

  Husband, Two, Wife

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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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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• Of course the welfare of our children is a legitimate state interest. However, limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples fails to further this interest. Instead, needlessly stigmatizing and humiliating children who are being raised by the loving couples targeted by Virginia's Marriage Laws betrays that interest. E. S.-T. [the 15-year-old daughter of two of the plaintiffs], like the thousands of children being raised by same-sex couples, is needlessly deprived of the protection, the stability, the recognition and the legitimacy that marriage conveys.

  Arenda L. Wright Allen

  Daughter, Sex, Couple

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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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• 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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