“I've got to think about what I'm going to say very carefully. There's two avenues of thought: Do you stop everyone going, ban all the artists coming in from Russia? But then you're really leaving the men and women who are gay and suffering under the antigay laws in an isolated situation. As a gay man, I can't leave those people on their own without going over there and supporting them. I don't know what's going to happen, but I've got to go.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMenI CanTwoHappensLawArtistSufferingSituationHe ManGayMen And WomenLeavingRussiaIsolatedAvenuesBansGay Men Author:Elton John
“[On gay ban in the military:] Heroism, I believe, is a trait that does not know race, color, creed, sex, or sexual orientation.” KnowsBelieveDoeI BelieveSexRaceMilitaryColorHeroGayTraitsCreedsHeroismBansOrientation Author:Dianne Feinstein
“I believe one day a 'ban on gay marriage' will sound totally ridiculous. In the meantime, I will continue to speak out for equality for all of us.” BelieveSpeakI BelieveSoundGayOne DayRidiculousGay MarriageBansSpeaks OutEquality For All Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“Bush proposed a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Some saw the move as an attempt to preserve traditional values, while others saw it as a cynical ploy to ensure that Vice President... Cheney will never have to pay for his gay daughter's wedding.” MovingValuesPresidentPaySawsGayDaughterVicesTraditionalPreservesCynicalAmendmentsGay MarriageBansVice PresidentTraditional ValuesConstitutional AmendmentsPloy Author:Jon Stewart
“There was only really one time that I had a substantive interaction with the president [Barak Obama] directly, and that was in 2013 when we were deciding whether to file a brief in the first gay marriage case, the Perry against Hollingsworth case. That was a weighty decision about whether the United States government was going to come in and say that heightened scrutiny ought to apply and some state bans on same-sex marriage ought to be unconstitutional. And that was the one time in my tenure where I thought I ought not make this decision without talking to the president.” FirstsStatesGovernmentSexPresidentDecisionUnitedTalkingCasesUnited StatesOughtGayOne TimeInteractionGay MarriageFilesBansScrutinyState GovernmentTenureUnconstitutionalUnited States GovernmentBarak Obama Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“Yesterday Senator John Kerry changed his mind and now supports the ban on gay marriages. I'm telling you this guy has more positions than Paris Hilton.” MindGuyChangeSupportComedyPositionChangedGayYesterdayParisSenatorsThis GuyCornyGay MarriageBansJohn Kerry Author:David Letterman
“I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying.” ShouldPoliticsMarriageGayVoteConstitutionDefenseSenateCornyProposalBansMarrying Author:Barack Obama
“Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays. From my point of view, I would ban religion completely. Organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate.” PeopleSeemsTurnsViewsGayHatredPoint Of ViewSpiteWorking ItCompassionateHatefulBansOrganisedLemmingsOrganised Religion Author:Elton John
“I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren's eyes if they continue that way of support. We've got to have equal rights for everyone.” IfsThinkingWayEyeSupportRightsGayEqualShameGood TimesGrandchildrenEqual RightsGay MarriageAnticipateBansMarriage EqualityAgainst Gay Marriage Author:Sean Penn