“I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. Now, for me as a Christian - for me - for me as a Christian, it is also a sacred union. God's in the mix.” MenBelieveChristianI BelieveGaySacredUnionsGay RightsTraditional Marriage Author:Barack Obama
“It's so simple: Right to marriage is a civil right, which like all civil rights should not depend on what state you happen to live in.” ShouldStatesHappensSimpleRightsDependsGayCivil RightsGay Rights Author:Annie Laurie Gaylor
“Fundamentalists tell us to fear the specter of special rights for gay citizens, though of course gay Americans aren't after special rights - merely equal rights. The irony is that special rights actually do exist in this country-for religious groups.” CountryCoursesReligiousRightsGroupsSpecialCitizensGayEqualIronyEqual RightsGay Rights Author:Sean Faircloth
“Realizing that other people have a problem with [homosexuality] was the weirdest thing for me. As a kid it wasn't even something that was mentioned. It was never something that was even explained to me. It was just, "That's Mark and he's gay." Mark was just another friend of my dad's who would talk about his boyfriend instead of his girlfriend. I was 5. I didn't care. It seemed perfectly normal, and still does.” PeopleDoeStillsProblemCareKidsRealizingDadGayNormalMarkMy DadGirlfriendHomosexualityGay RightsPerfectly Normal Author:Daniel Radcliffe
“Gay Marriage isn't Special Rights, it's Equal Rights. 'Special Rights' are for political churches that don't pay taxes.” PoliticalChurchPayRightsSpecialGayTaxesEqualEqual RightsGay MarriageGay Rights Author:John Fugelsang
“I've always been infuriated by Bertie, I have to say. I never appreciated his style of politics. I thought it was very superficial, running around the country opening crisp packets, as they say, never really engaging with the substance of what was being debated and it clearly had a hugely negative impact on this country.” CountryRunningStyleGayNegativeImpactOpeningSubstanceSuperficialEngagingAppreciatedGay RightsCrisps Author:Lucinda Creighton
“I don't spend much time in it. I go in there for my lunch and for coffee in the afternoon. I'd rarely be in there at night. I don't think it's neccessarily a bad thing but if it's abused obviously it's a bad thing.” IfsThinkingNightGayCoffeeBad ThingsLunchAfternoonGay Rights Author:Lucinda Creighton
“It has long been a bug bear of mine... it needs to change, very simply.” NeedsLongMinesBearsGayBugsGay RightsNeed A Change Author:Lucinda Creighton
“I think Enda Kenny has shown himself to be a good leader in the sense that he can accept that people might have differences of opinion with him, but at the same time can see that it's useful to have them involved and part of the team and I very much appreciate that.” PeopleThinkingMightDifferencesLeaderAcceptingOpinionTeamInvolvedGayAppreciateGay RightsGood LeaderDifferences Of OpinionKenny Author:Lucinda Creighton
“I told him last Monday that I felt the way things were going it was unlikely that I would be able to vote for the legislation.” WayWould BeAbleLastsFeltGayVoteLegislationMondayUnlikelyGay Rights Author:Lucinda Creighton
“Loads of my friends are gay, I don't see myself in any sense as being opposed to gay rights, but I did express a view before the election - which by the way was also expressed by the party but then they changed their mind - that we didn't support gay marriage which is, I suppose for some, the ultimate destination, but not for everybody.” WayMindViewsPartySupportRightsChangedGayMy FriendsUltimateElectionDestinationLoadGay MarriageGay RightsSupport Gay Marriage Author:Lucinda Creighton
“I have many gay friends who don't support gay marriage either.” SupportGayGay MarriageGay RightsGay FriendSupport Gay Marriage Author:Lucinda Creighton
“She later said: "If the Irish people vote in favour of gay marriage then I'll vote for gay marriage in the Oireachtas in order to recognise that position, but at the moment that is not recognised by the Constitution."” PeopleIfsSaidMomentsOrderPositionGayVoteConstitutionFavourGay MarriageRecogniseGay Rights Author:Lucinda Creighton
“I have no interest or desire to be head of Fine Gael.... I am ambitious for my country and I always said I would love to sit at Cabinet.” SaidCountryDesireInterestFineGayAmbitiousCabinetsGay Rights Author:Lucinda Creighton
“... I think Finance is the one that everybody aspires to, who's serious in politics, because that's where the real decisions are taken and I think it's a fascinating portfolio.” ThinkingRealDecisionTakenSeriousGayFinanceFascinatingAspireGay RightsPortfolios Author:Lucinda Creighton
“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.” PeopleIfsKnowsTryingBelieveProblemChristianNamesReligiousDealsPartyActingAtheismTerribleRepublicanGayDemandMarkCompromiseDamnPreacherRepublican PartyGoverningGay RightsIfs AndChristian RightReligious Rights Author:Barry Goldwater
“On Hillary Clinton, who was an ardent Goldwater supporter in 1964: 'If he'd let his wife run business, I think he'd be better off. ... I just like the way she acts. I've never met her, but I sent her a bag of chili, and she invited me to come to the White House some night and said she'd cook chili for me. Someday, maybe.'” IfsThinkingWaySaidRunningNightHouseReligiousWhiteWifeMetsGayClintonCooksBagsSomedayWhite HouseSupporterInvitedBetter OffGay RightsArdentChili Author:Barry Goldwater
“As for that footage, video footage showing the dead children allegedly killed in the chemical attack, it is horrible. The question is only who did it and what they did, and who is responsible for this. These pictures do not answer the questions I have just posed. There is an opinion that it's a compilation by these very rebels, who are connected with al-Qaida and who were always distinguished by exceptional brutality.” ChildrenAnswersOpinionGayResponsibleConnectedHorribleVideoAlsChemicalsRebelSyriaExceptionalDistinguishedBrutalityGay RightsCompilation Author:Vladimir Putin
“I do not exclude this, but I would like to draw your attention to one absolutely key aspect: In line with international law, only the U.N. Security Council can sanction the use of force against a sovereign state. Any other pretext or method which might be used to justify the use of force against an independent sovereign state is inadmissible and can only be interpreted as an aggression.” StatesUseMightLawUsedForceLinesAttentionSecurityKeysGayDrawsAspectIndependentMethodInternationalJustifyAggressionSyriaSovereignCouncilSanctionsGay RightsPretextInternational LawSecurity CouncilUse Of Force Author:Vladimir Putin
“We have a contract for the delivery of the S-300s. We have supplied some of the components, but the delivery hasn't been completed. We have suspended it for now. But if we see that steps are taken that violate the existing international norms, we shall think how we should act in the future, in particular regarding supplies of such sensitive weapons to certain regions of the world.” IfsThinkingWorldShouldCertainStepsTakenParticularGayWeaponsInternationalSensitiveRegionsContractsSyriaNormComponentsSuppliesDeliveryGay RightsSuspended Author:Vladimir Putin
“President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. And your humble servant hasn't been elected by the people of Russia to be pleasant to someone either. We work, we argue about some issues. We are human. Sometimes one of us gets vexed. But I would like to repeat once again that global mutual interests form a good basis for finding a joint solution to our problems.” PeopleHumansSometimesProblemFormOrderPresidentInterestIssuesGayFindingsSolutionsBasesHumbleArguingRussiaServantPleasantRepeatsMutualPresident ObamaSyriaJointsGay RightsMutual Interest Author:Vladimir Putin
“There are some gestures, of course, that you can only interpret one way, but no one has ever seen those kinds of gestures directed by Obama at me or by me at Obama, and I hope that never happens. Everything else is fantasy.” WayKindHappensCoursesFantasyGayOne WayGesturesSyriaGay Rights Author:Vladimir Putin
“Representatives of the American intelligence agencies - and I hope they won't be angry - but they could have been more professional, and the diplomats as well. After they found out that he was flying to us, and that he was flying as a transit passenger, there was pressure from all sides - from the Americans, from the Europeans - instead of just letting him go to a country where they could operate easily.” WellsHas BeensCountryFoundSidesGayPressureAngryFlyingAgencyRepresentativesSyriaCould Have BeenPassengersGay RightsDiplomatsIntelligence AgenciesLet Him Go Author:Vladimir Putin
“They say that Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a homosexual. Truth be told, we don't love him because of that, but he was a great musician, and we all love his music. So what? I assure you that I work with these people. I sometimes award them with state prizes or decorations for their achievements in various fields. We have absolutely normal relations, and I don't see anything out of the ordinary here.” PeopleSometimesStatesFieldsTruth IsGayNormalAchievementMusicianOrdinaryRelationVariousPrizeAwardsSyriaHomosexualGay RightsGreat MusicDecorationGreat MusicianTruth Be ToldTchaikovsky Author:Vladimir Putin
“Terrorists are always a threat to someone. If we'll be scared of them, it means they have won. But that doesn't mean we can have a devil-may-care attitude toward this threat. We must do everything to stop these threats and not give the terrorists a single chance to demonstrate their brutality and hatred of mankind.” IfsGivingMayMeanCareChanceAttitudeMankindGayDevilHatredThreatScaredTerroristSyriaBrutalityGay Rights Author:Vladimir Putin
“This gentleman has taken on the very fashionable theme of fighting corruption and I say again: In order to fight corruption you have to be crystal clear yourself. But there are problems here, and in this regard I unfortunately have a suspicion that this is just a way of getting votes and not a genuine desire to solve the problem.” WayProblemDesireOrderFightingTakenClearGayVoteRegardCorruptionSolveGenuineGentlemanThemeSuspicionSyriaCrystalsFashionableGay Rights Author:Vladimir Putin
“We should all be aware of the fact that when revolutionary - not evolutionary - changes come, things can get even worse. The intelligentsia should be aware of this. And it is the intelligentsia specifically that should keep this in mind and prevent society from radical steps and revolutions of all kinds. We've had enough of it. We've seen so many revolutions and wars. We need decades of calm and harmonious development.” NeedsShouldMindKindWarEnoughFactsStepsRevolutionDevelopmentGayCalmDecadesAll KindsRadicalRevolutionarySyriaHarmoniousGay RightsHad Enough Author:Vladimir Putin
“Senate Bill 1062 does not address a specific or present concern related to religious liberty in Arizona. I have not heard one example in Arizona where a business owner’s religious liberty has been violated. The bill was broadly worded - and could result in unintended and negative consequences. After weighing all the arguments I have vetoed Senate Bill 1062 moments ago.” DoeHas BeensMomentsReligiousResultsLibertyHeardExampleGayConsequenceConcernNegativeArgumentBillsRelatedAddressesOwnersSenateGay RightsArizonaReligious LibertyWeighingBusiness OwnersNegative Consequences Author:Jan Brewer
“I appreciate the decision made by Gov. Brewer to veto this legislation. I hope that we can now move on from this controversy and assure the American people that everyone is welcome to live, work and enjoy our beautiful State of Arizona.” PeopleMadeStatesBeautifulMovingEnjoyDecisionGayAppreciateWelcomeLegislationControversyGay RightsArizonaDecisions MadeVetoBrewers Author:John McCain
“I respect the Governor's position to veto SB1062, especially in light of the concerns brought up over the past week. I understand the concerns of people of good faith on all sides of this issue.” PeopleLightPastSidesIssuesWeekPositionGayConcernGovernorsOver The PastGay RightsGood FaithVeto Author:Andy Tobin
“We actually have some gay people that work with us, and we have a lot of friends that are gay, too, and I know that this song has inspired them... I know that coming out was tough on their parents and on them and the whole entire family. For a long time, some of them didn't get to hear 'I love you' from their dads or be accepted in that way. ... It's helped a lot of our friends... We don't judge anybody's lives.” PeopleKnowsWayLongWholeSongParentLove YouJudgingDadGayLong TimeToughInspiredAcceptedComing OutGay RightsGay PeopleLots Of Friends Author:Martha Stewart
“I think that the best day will be when we no longer talk about being gay or straight - it's not a 'gay wedding,' it's just a 'wedding'... It's not a 'gay marriage,' it's just 'a marriage.' It's not a 'black man' or 'white woman,' it's just 'a man' and 'a woman,' or 'a human' and 'a human.' I'd just like to get to that.” ThinkingMenHumansBlackWhiteGayGay MarriageGay RightsBeing Gay Author:Kerry Washington
“Mothers, tell your children: be quick, you must be strong. Life is full of wonder, love is never wrong. Remember how they taught you, how much of it was fear. Refuse to hand it down - the legacy stops here.” ChildrenHandsRememberLife IsMotherStrongLove IsWonderTaughtGayOur ChildrenRefuseLegacyYour ChildrenGay RightsStrong LifeWonder Love Author:Melissa Etheridge
“What are you trying to protect heterosexual marriages from? There isn't a limited amount of love in Iowa. It isn't a non-renewable resource. If Amy and Barbara or Mike and Steve love each other, it doesn't mean that John and Mary can't.” IfsTryingMeanAmountGayProtectResourcesMaryMikeLove Each OtherGay RightsAmyIowaGay PrideBarbaraRenewable ResourcesHeterosexual Marriage Author:Ed Fallon
“People who can't think of anything else but whether the person you love is indented or convex should be doomed not to think of anything else but that, and so miss the other ninety-five percent of life.” PeopleThinkingShouldPersonsLove IsFiveMissingGayPercentDoomedNinetyGay RightsGay Pride Author:Robert Towne
“Gay rights and human rights are one and the same.” HumansRightsGayHuman RightsLgbtGay Rights Author:Hillary Clinton
“The single most important thing you can do politically for gay rights is to come out. Not to write a letter to your congressman but to come out.” WritingImportantCan DoRightsGayLettersImportant ThingsGay RightsCongressman Author:Barney Frank
“In the first two years this is a man [Clinton] who tried his best to balance the budget, to reform health care, to fight for gay rights, to support personal freedoms. Couldn’t those be considered doing the right things, evidence of true character?” MenYearsFirstsTwoCharacterCareFightingSupportRightsBalanceGayEvidenceClintonReformHealth CareBudgetsRight ThingTwo YearsDoing The Right ThingGay RightsPersonal FreedomTrue Character Author:Bryant Gumbel
“There's this illusion that homosexuals have sex and heterosexuals fall in love. That's completely untrue. Everybody wants to be loved.” WantFallSexGayIllusionFalling In LoveLgbtHomosexualityHomosexualOrientationGay RightsUntrueBeing GayGay PrideLgbt Pride Author:Boy George
“I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages.” FightingSexEffortGayFavorsGay Rights Author:Barack Obama
“"Undecided," while running for re-election to state Senate in 1998, in response to an Outlines questionnaire asking, "Do you favor legalizing same-sex marriage?"” StatesRunningSexGayAskingElectionResponseFavorsSenateOutlinesGay RightsUndecidedQuestionnaires Author:Barack Obama
“The government has to treat all citizens equally. I am a strong supporter not of a weak version of civil unions, but of a strong version, in which the rights that are conferred at the federal level to persons who are part of the same-sex union are compatible. When it comes to federal rights, the over 1,100 rights that right now are not being given to same-sex couples, I think that's unacceptable.” ThinkingPersonsGovernmentStrongGivenSexLevelsRightsCoupleCitizensRight NowGayWeakTreatsUnionsVersionsSupporterGay RightsCompatible Author:Barack Obama
“I've called on Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act to help end discrimination to help end discrimination against same-sex couples in this country. Now, I want to add we have a duty to uphold existing law, but I believe we must do so in a way that does not exacerbate old divides. And fulfilling this duty in upholding the law in no way lessens my commitment to reversing this law. I've made that clear.” WayWantBelieveDoeMadeEndsCountryHelpingLawI BelieveSexClearDutyCoupleGayCommitmentAddCongressDefenseDiscriminationDividesFulfillingGay Rights Author:Barack Obama
“I have been to this point unwilling to sign on to same-sex marriage primarily because of my understandings of the traditional definitions of marriage. But I also think you're right that attitudes evolve, including mine.” ThinkingHas BeensSexUnderstandingAttitudeMinesGayIncludingDefinitionsTraditionalEvolveGay MarriageUnwillingGay Rights Author:Barack Obama
“Every single American - gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our society. It’s a pretty simple proposition.” EyeLawSimpleGayDeserveTreatedOur SocietyPropositionsTransgenderGay RightsBisexual Author:Barack Obama
“I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.” ThinkingShouldImportantAbleSexCoupleGayMarriedGay RightsGay CouplesSupport Gay Marriage Author:Barack Obama
“There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation. What's done in private between adults doesn't concern the Criminal Code.” StatesDoneNationsGayAdultsConcernCriminalsCodeBedroomGay Rights Author:Pierre Trudeau
“I could never be a politician. But as uncomfortable as I would be doing so, I have no problem with Obama's long-planned 'change of heart.' This dude's made huge, measurable strides for gay rights, and if being coy about his plans for gay marriage for a few years was needed to get him elected, then so be it. LGBT persons will be better off, and federal same-sex marriage recognition will come sooner because of it.” IfsYearsHeartPersonsLongMadeProblemWould BeSexRightsPlansHugeNeededPoliticianGayRecognitionUncomfortableLgbtNo ProblemBetter OffGay MarriageGay RightsStrideChange Of Heart Author:Barack Obama
“I am going to sing lesbian love songs and support gay rights no matter what. The rest is public relations.” MatterSongSupportRightsGayRelationNo Matter WhatGay RightsPublic Relations Author:Jasmine Guy