“The trouble is, SMers are allowing themselves to be defined by what they are not. We think, "Oh, so many people believe that we're all murderers and rapists, and we have to explain that we're not!" Uh so, a slogan for the gay civil rights movement should be "Normal, Non-threatening and Not After Your Children"?” PeopleThinkingShouldBelieveChildrenRightsTroubleMovementGayNormalOur ChildrenCivil RightsDefinedYour ChildrenAllowingThreateningMurdererSlogansCivil Rights Movement Author:Laura Antoniou
“Mr. Chairman, speaking for myself and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy that forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens.” MenLooksMatterFactsWould BeYoungLyingOrderBeliefForceIssuesPolicyCitizensGayMen And WomenFellowsYoung ManThings To DoRight ThingAllowingChairmanPersonal Beliefs Author:Michael Mullen
“I love my gay brothers. I love my lesbian sisters. I love my transvestite, my gender-bending folk. For me, it's a matter of embracing their humanity, allowing them to choose in such a way that they are in the driver's seat regarding their lives.” WayMatterHumanityBrotherGayFolksGenderSeatsDriversAllowingBendingTransvestites Author:Cornel West
“Massachusetts became the first state to marry gay couples, though lawmakers say allowing gay couples to get married raises a lot of questions. You know, such as: does that best man invite both guys to the bachelor party?” KnowsMenFirstsDoeStatesGuyPartyCoupleGayMarriedRaisesAllowingInvitesBachelorsMassachusettsLawmakersGay CouplesBachelor Party Author:Jay Leno
“I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one.” ThinkingMadeDecisionMilitaryGayAllowing Author:Dick Cheney
“Another argument, vaguer and even less persuasive, is that gay marriage somehow does harm to heterosexual marriage. I have yet to meet anyone who can explain to me what this means. In what way would allowing same-sex partners to marry diminish the marriages of heterosexual couples?” WayMeanDoeSexMarriageCoupleGayArgumentHarmPartnersAllowingDiminishGay MarriagePersuasiveMarry MeHeterosexual Marriage Author:Ted Olson
“I have no problem whatsoever with allowing gay people to live as they please, as long as they don't try to impose their lifestyle on everyone else.” PeopleTryingLongProblemPleaseGayLifestyleAllowingNo ProblemGay People Author:Benjamin Carson