“On a serious note, I stand by Obama on marriage equality! I believe ALL families deserve the same rights” Quote by Connor Barwin
“Since I was born I remember my dad and my mom always embracing diversity and differences among people and that being the core of America and happiness and all those different things. And that goes along with equality and you should treat everybody equal and be fair and not judge people and dislike people because they are different, and embrace and enjoy people because of the differences they have.” PeopleShouldDifferentAmericaRememberEnjoyBornDifferencesJudgingMomDadGayEqualDiversityFairsTreatsEmbraceMy DadMy MomCoreDifferent ThingsDislikeGay Marriage Author:Connor Barwin
“We just need the laws to change - it's 2012," JWoww said to MTV News. "I want to see my best friend get married, and I want to see everyone in every state be able to get married. It's their choice. It's not affecting our lives. So let them be equal. We want them to be able to experience life, and if they want to be miserable and married, let them be miserable and married like us.” IfsWantNeedsSaidStatesAbleLawChoicesOur LivesGayEqualMarriedNewsMiserableMy Best FriendGay MarriageMtv Author:JWoww
“We should be in the business of protecting cherished institutions and our cultural heritage, otherwise what, I ask, is a Conservative party for? Indeed we are alienating people who have voted for us for all their lives, leaving them with no one to vote for.” PeopleShouldAsksPartyGayVoteInstitutionsLeavingConservativeHeritageGay MarriageCultural HeritageConservative Party Author:Edward Leigh
“Who are we, this government or this country, to redefine the term marriage that has meant one man and one woman across cultures, across ages, across geographical barriers since before state and religion themselves?” MenCountryStatesGovernmentAgeCultureTermGayBarriersOne ManGay MarriageOne Woman Author:Tim Loughton
“It is my saddest day as an MP when my party brings in a bill which I'm fundamentally opposed to. I'm very sad my party has brought this in without any democratic mandate.” PartyGayBillsDemocraticGay MarriageMandatesSaddestVery SadMps Author:Peter Bone
“I believe my party should never flinch from the requirement that we must continue this progression, otherwise we may end up like the Republican party who lost an election last year that they could have won were it not for their socially conservative agenda. We may have gone two steps forward, but I fear we may have gone one step backwards. The modernisation of the Conservative party is not yet complete.” ShouldYearsBelieveMayTwoEndsLastsLostI BelievePartyStepsGoneRepublicanGayElectionConservativeAgendasLast YearRequirementsRepublican PartyBackwardsGay MarriageProgressionSteps ForwardConservative PartyModernisation Author:Margot James
“I think anything is possible if you have the mindset and the will and desire to do it and put the time in.” IfsThinkingDesirePositive ThinkingMindsetAnything Is Possible Author:Roger Clemens
“I say to my colleagues that I sit alongside them in committee, in the bars and in the tea room, and I queue alongside them in the division lobby. But when it comes to marriage, they are asking me to stand apart and to join a separate queue. I ask my colleagues, if I am equal in this house, to give me every opportunity to be equal.” IfsGivingAsksOpportunityHouseRoomsGayEqualGive MeAskingBarsTeaDivisionCommitteesColleaguesGay MarriageQueues Author:Mike Freer
“Let me speak frankly: separate but equal is a fraud. It is the language that tried to push Rosa Parks to the back of the bus. It is the motif that determined that black and white people could not possibly drink from the same water fountain, eat at the same table or use the same toilets.” PeopleUseSpeakLanguageBlackWaterWhiteDrinkGayEqualLet MeTablesDeterminedParksBusFraudBlack And WhiteFountainToiletsGay MarriageRosaMotifsWater FountainSeparate But Equal Author:David Lammy
“We all support the idea of a strong marriage, we all clearly like a good party. Call us hopeless romantics, call it the triumph of hope over experience - most of us think when people love each other and want to make that long-term commitment, that is a wonderful thing. So why would we stop a loving couple getting married just because they are gay?” PeopleThinkingWantLongIdeasStrongTermPartySupportWonderfulCoupleGayMarriedCommitmentTriumphLong TermHopelessWonderful ThingsGay MarriageLove Each OtherGetting MarriedHopeless RomanticGood PartyStrong Marriage Author:Yvette Cooper