“When observers look back 50 years from now, the arguments supporting Florida's ban on same-sex marriage, though just as sincerely held, will again seem an obvious pretext for discrimination.” YearsLooksSeemsSexViewsGayArgumentObviousDiscriminationFloridaObserversSincerelyGay MarriageBansPretextInterracial Marriage Author:Robert Lewis Hinkle
“Exclusion of just one class of citizens from receiving a marriage license based upon the perceived 'threat' they pose to the marital institution is, at bottom, an arbitrary exclusion based upon the majority's disapproval of the defined class. It is also insulting to same-sex couples, who are human beings capable of forming loving, committed, enduring relationships.” HumansSexHuman BeingsClassCoupleCitizensGayCapableInstitutionsMajorityThreatEndureBottomCommittedDefinedJust OneReceivingLicenseArbitraryGay MarriageInsultingExclusionGay PrideDisapproval Author:Terence C. Kern
“This case is not about whether marriages between same-sex couples are consistent or inconsistent with the teachings of a particular religion, whether such marriages are moral or immoral or whether they are something that should be encouraged or discouraged.... Quite simply, this case is about liberty and equality, the two cornerstones of the rights protected by the United States Constitution.” ShouldTwoStatesSexUnitedLibertyMoralCasesUnited StatesRightsTeachingParticularCoupleGayConstitutionConsistentProtectedImmoralDiscouragedGay MarriageInconsistentCornerstonesBe EncouragedLiberty And Equality Author:Barbara Brandriff Crabb
“If Britney Spears can party it up in Vegas with one of her boys and go get married on a whim and annul her marriage the next day, why can't a loving same sex couple tie the knot?” IfsNextSexPartyBoysCoupleGayMarriedTiesNext DayGay MarriageVegasKnotsWhimSpears Author:Brendon Ayanbadejo
“As a Baptist minister, I don't have the right to impose my views on anyone else. If committed gay and lesbian couples want to marry, that is their business; none of us should stand in their way” IfsWayWantShouldViewsCoupleGayCommittedMinistersGay MarriageBaptists Author:Al Sharpton
“Throughout our history each and every generation has expanded upon the freedoms won by their parents and grandparents. Each and every generation has removed some of the barriers to full participation in the American dream. And the next great barrier standing before our generation is the prohibition on marriage for same-sex couples” DreamNextSexParentGenerationsCoupleGayStandingBarriersAmerican DreamParticipationGrandparentGay MarriageProhibitionOur GenerationParents And Grandparents Author:Michael Bloomberg
“I think everyone should be happy. I think a fool is going to go against same sex marriage at this point. Look how long it took him [Obama] to say he was for same sex marriages. You understand? I'm up for it. If everyone else is for it, then hey, to each his own. I don't have personal feelings towards it because I'm not involved in that lifestyle. I want people to be happy. It makes for everything to be better” PeopleIfsThinkingWantShouldLooksLongFeelingsSexFoolInvolvedGayLifestyleHeyGay MarriagePersonal Feelings Author:Curtis Jackson
“We cannot say to one couple that their love is deserving of marriage and to another that their love should only be called a partnership. 'Separate but equal' is never equal. Children of same-sex couples should not grow up wondering why their family is treated differently from other families” ShouldChildrenSexGrowsLove IsWonderGrowing UpCoupleGayEqualTreatedPartnershipGay MarriageDeservingSeparate But Equal Author:Christine Gregoire
“Parents who have fought fiercely for the rights of their much-loved Gay and Lesbian children should not have to worry that their children will be treated differently. As a mother, I can tell you that there is no prouder moment than watching your children grow up, fall in love, and commit to that love in front of their families and friends. I want that same joy for every parent and every child.” WantShouldChildrenI CanMomentsJoyMotherFallGrowsParentWorryGrowing UpRightsFrontsGayOur ChildrenFalling In LoveCommitTreatedYour ChildrenFamily And FriendsGay Marriage Author:Christine Gregoire
“That isn't how I've always felt. As a congressman, and more recently as a senator, I opposed marriage for same-sex couples. Then something happened that led me to think through my position in a much deeper way.” ThinkingWaySexFeltHappenedPositionCoupleGayDeeperSenatorsGay MarriageCongressman Author:Rob Portman