“If I think about most of America, and maybe I'm terribly wrong...but I think most of America would say that they're not in favor of gay marriage. But there is certainly a large cohort, not a majority but a large number of people, who are articulate and vocal and they'd rally behind this. They're making their opinion known.” PeopleIfsThinkingAmericaNumbersBehindsKnownOpinionGayMajorityFavorsVocalGay MarriageLarge Numbers Author:Tim Gunn
“Coming out, all the way out, is offered more and more as the political solution to our oppression. The argument goes that, if people could see just how many of us there are, some in very important places, the negative stereotype would vanish overnight. ...It is far more realistic to suppose that, if the tenth of the population that is gay became visible tomorrow, the panic of the majority of people would inspire repressive legislation of a sort that would shock even the pessimists among us.” PeopleIfsWayImportantPoliticalInspireTomorrowGaySolutionsNegativeArgumentMajorityPopulationOppressionVisibleShockMinoritiesRealisticComing OutPanicLegislationStereotypePessimistNegative Stereotypes Book:Outlander: Short Stories and Essays Source: Outlander: Short Stories and Essays
“A lot of young people regard a threat against one person's sexual freedom as a threat against all of them, and that's absolutely how they should regard it. But it's heartening to look at the polls on young people on gay people, gay marriage, and sexual-freedom issues. They're terrific, and that's why the religious right is so desperately trying to lock in their current bare majority for prejudice: because their constituents are dying. They're losing votes every time the ambulance pulls up to the old folks' home. Let's hope it pulls up a little more frequently.” PeopleShouldTryingLooksLittlesPersonsHomeYoungReligiousIssuesDyingGayLosingVotePrejudiceRegardMajorityThreatFolksCurrentsLocksPollsTerrificGay MarriageGay PeopleConstituentsAmbulancePull UpsFolks Home Author:Dan Savage
“The majority of new infections in America are among young gay and bisexual men of color, and the full resources that could be brought to bear simply are not.” MenAmericaYoungColorBearsGayResourcesMajorityInfectionBisexual Author:Cleve Jones
“Jewish voters care. They want someone who's good on Israel and who's good on Jewish issues. But they also want somebody who's going to be pro-choice and pro-gun control and pro-gay rights. To the vast majority of the Jewish community, just being good on Israel or on Jewish issues is not enough.” WantEnoughCareChoicesCommunityIssuesRightsGayGunMajorityIsraelBe GoodVotersJust BeingGun ControlGay RightsPro GunJewish CommunityPro Gun ControlPro Gay Author:Charles Schumer
“Like me, the great majority of Americans wish both to preserve the traditional definition of marriage and to oppose bias and intolerance directed towards gays and lesbians.” WishMarriageGayPrejudiceMajorityDefinitionsLike MeTraditionalPreservesIntoleranceBias Author:Mitt Romney
“This is a proud day and an important step forward in the fight for equality in Britain. The overwhelming majority of Labour MPs supported this change to make sure marriage reflects the value we place on long-term, loving relationships whoever you love.” LongImportantValuesFightingTermStepsProudGayMajorityLong TermBritainLabourOverwhelmingGay MarriageSteps ForwardMpsLoving Relationships Author:Ed Miliband
“Even though probably the majority of homosexuals are not oriented towards young people, there is a significant number that are, especially the men...male homosexuality has historically been not adult to adult it has been adult to teenager” PeopleMenHas BeensYoungNumbersHe ManGayAdultsMajorityMalesSignificantTeenagerHomosexualityHomosexualSignificant Numbers Author:Scott Lively