“I’ve never understood why we would want to deny all the joys - and the challenges - of marriage to anyone. Which is why I think any loving, committed couple — gay or straight — should be able to get married.” ThinkingWantShouldAbleJoyChallengesCoupleGayMarriedUnderstoodCommittedDeny Author:Al Franken
“I have had the rich satisfaction of knowing and working with many openly gay and lesbian Americans, and I have come to realize that "gay" is an artificial category when it comes to measuring a man or woman's on-the-job performance or commitment to shared goals. It says little about the person. Our differences and prejudices pale next to our historic challenge.” MenLittlesPersonsJobsNextGoalRealizingChallengesDifferencesKnowingRichGayCommitmentPerformancesPrejudiceSatisfactionCategoriesArtificialPaleHistoricMeasuring Author:Alan K. Simpson
“One of the most effective means of seduction that Evil has is the challenge to struggle. It is like the struggle with women, whichends in bed. A married man's true deviations from the path of virtue are, rightly understood, never gay.” MenMeanEvilWomenChallengesStruggleVirtuePathGayBedMarriedUnderstoodSeductionDeviationMarried Man Book:The Blue Octavo Notebooks Source: The Blue Octavo Notebooks
“In autumn 2012 I conducted a dedication and blessing service following the Civil Partnership of two wonderful gay Christians. Why? Not to challenge the traditional understanding of marriage - far from it - but to extend to these people what I would do to others: the love and support of our local church.” PeopleTwoChristianUnderstandingChallengesChurchSupportWonderfulGayBlessingFollowingLocalsTraditionalAutumnWhy NotDedicationPartnershipLocal Church Author:Steve Chalke
“To stop challenging someone from using anti-gay language simply because they persist in using anti-gay language strikes me as a defeatist approach.” LanguageChallengesGayApproachStrikesPersistAnti Gay Author:Mallory Ortberg
“I think dragging someone out of the closet who isn't necessarily engaged in anti-gay activities can have a destructive effect on them and on us. I don't want unwilling gay people advocating on my behalf; I think that's a challenge.” PeopleThinkingWantChallengesEffectsGayActivityEngagedDestructiveClosetsBehalfWant UUnwillingGay PeopleAdvocatingAnti Gay Author:Christopher Rice
“It's easy to get young gay men to tickle each other, right? Let's come up with a challenge: Let's get heterosexual men. How do we do that? We make it a competition, because then it's not gay. That explains the antipathy behind the gay-journalist comment.” MenYoungEasyChallengesBehindsGayCompetitionCome UpJournalistCommentGay MenEasy To GetAntipathy Author:David Farrier
“Every gay who is in the closet is ultimately a threat to the freedom of gays. I don't want to seem intolerant to them and I think we have to say that to them with a great deal of affection, but remaining in the closet is the other side of the prejudice against gays. Because until you challenge it, you are not playing an active role in fighting it.” ThinkingWantSeemsFightingSidesChallengesDealsRolesGayPrejudiceThreatAffectionActiveClosets Author:Bayard Rustin
“There is always going to be a risk in a new love, a difficulty to be overcome, and more so considering all the challenges facing gay love, particularly in an adolescent. The desired other person could turn out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing, could hurt us, could even ruin us. But the risk has to be taken.” ChallengesHurtTakenRiskGayOvercomingDifficulty Author:André Aciman
“People who think I'm gay, some part of me thinks it's wonderful. Because I want to challenge people on their homophobia. I love seeing on Twitter when someone says I'm gay, and I say, 'So what does it matter if I am? So be it. I hope you are not voting for me because you are making the presumption that I'm straight.'” PeopleIfsThinkingWantDoeMatterChallengesWonderfulSeeingGayVotingHomophobiaPresumptionDoes It MatterNot Voting Author:Cory Booker