“I am old school, I joined the gay liberation movement in 1972. If you had told me in 1972 that in the year 2009 I would be campaigning for the right to join the army or get married I think I would have started dating women at that time.” IfsThinkingYearsWould BeSchoolMovementGayMarriedDatingArmyLiberationOld SchoolCampaigningJoining The ArmyGay Liberation Author:Cleve Jones
“I have no personal desire to get married whatsoever and I certainly have no desire to be a soldier. I'm old school, I'm from gay liberation, we wanted to end war forever and smash the patriarchy and these are values I still hold dear but, I believe that any person who wants to get married should have that right and I know that Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual people serve with distinction in the armed forces, and that when they are killed, supposedly serving our country in these wars, that I personally do not support, their partners back home do not receive death benefits.” PeopleKnowsWantShouldBelievePersonsStillsWarEndsCountryHomeWantedSchoolDesireValuesForceI BelieveSupportForeverGayBenefitsMarriedShould HaveSoldierDearPartnersOur CountryLiberationDistinctionServingPatriarchyBack HomeOld SchoolBisexualArmed ForcesPersonal DesireGay Liberation Author:Cleve Jones
“For a long time, people assumed I was gay, so when I got married the press were all a bit shocked and made a big deal of it - and ditto when I had children. I felt very much under the microscope with paps outside the house taking pictures of me getting the baby out of the car, it was excruciating. I remember getting her out of the car seat and thinking 'oh God I'm going to drop her and they're going to take a picture'. I was so nervous. Those sorts of things are really hard.” PeopleThinkingChildrenLongMadeHardBigsRememberHouseFeltBitsDealsCarBabyGayMarriedLong TimePressesNervousSeatsShockedBig DealMicroscopesTaking Pictures Author:Jo Brand
“I'm delighted that gay people now want to get married and I say why not! It's nobody's business and I would happily give my blessing.” PeopleWantGivingGayBlessingMarriedWhy NotDelightedGay PeopleMy Blessing Author:Iris Apfel
“I feel like marriage is a sacred institution that should only be between a man and a woman. If a gay couple wants to be married, why can't they just be satisfied with a civil union? Why do they have to get "married"?” MenCoupleGayMarriedBeing Married Author:Michael Showalter
“The most important thing is to find your own path - to be true to yourself. I'm a happily married gay man, but I don't advocate marriage for everybody. Different strokes for different folks.” MenImportantDifferentPathGayMarriedBeing TrueBe True To YourselfTrue To YourselfGay Men Author:Ivan Heng
“I don't give a bleep if gays get married. That's just a contract, and that's between them and God. That ain't up to me to play God on that.” GivingGayMarried Author:Toby Keith
“I counseled a 75-year-old married, bi-sexual man who was having a gay affair and was not having sex with his wife to continue his secret life because that seemed like the kindest thing to do. But a young woman embarking on married life, hoping to start a family with her husband, needs to at least know he's already living a double life.” MenSecretWifeGayHusbandMarriedAffairYoung WomenMarried LifeSecret Life Author:Emily Yoffe
“There will be gay couples; it will exist. It is not very nice that people who are married - who divorce in three seconds - don’t want protection for the others. The legal system should protect everyone, not just the few people who think they are above everybody else because they are married.” PeopleThinkingWantShouldThreeNiceCoupleGayProtectMarriedDivorceProtectionSecondsVery NiceLegal SystemGay Couples Author:Karl Lagerfeld
“I am not sure how much I would like being married if I wasn't married to him. A man who likes flea markets and isn't gay? I knew I was lucky.” IfsMenGayLuckyMarriedLikesNot SureBeing MarriedFleasGay PrideFlea Markets Author:Lynda Barry
“Loads of my friends are lesbians, and it really annoys me that gay people aren't allowed to get married in most parts of America. I'd go on a march for gay rights any time.” PeopleAmericaRightsGoes OnGayMarriedMy FriendsMarchAnnoyingLoadGay RightsGay People Author:Pink
“People were saying that David Geffen and I had gotten married and it just blew me away. Not that they thought I was gay, but that they thought I could land a guy that hot.” PeopleGuyLandGayMarriedHotGay Pride Author:Keanu Reeves
“I grew up in a pretty gay world - my brother's gay and he's been married to a man for 20 years, which is like 60 in straight-people years.” PeopleMenWorldYearsBrotherGrewGayMarriedGrew UpMy Brother Author:Kevin Smith
“I often refer to myself as a gay man and all my friends are gay and I would like nothing more than for them to be able to be married.” MenAbleGayMarriedMy FriendsBeing MarriedGay Men Author:Tori Spelling
“I don't care who anybody sleeps with. If a couple has been together all that time - and there are gay relationships that are more solid than some heterosexual ones - I think it's fine if they want to get married. I don't know how people can get so anti-something.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantHas BeensCareTogetherSleepKnow HowFineCoupleGayMarriedDon't CareI Don't CareGay Relationship Author:Betty White
“Gay marriage should be legalized in america because gay men are the only men who want to be married.” MenWantShouldAmericaGayMarriedGay MarriageBeing MarriedGay Men Author:Chuck Klosterman
“Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.” PeopleThinkingShouldSaidJesusDemocracyTeachingFineGayMarriedRacismDiscriminationMultipleHomosexualityCeremonyGay MarriageBeing MarriedGay People Author:Jimmy Carter
“If two people want to get married, it’s their prerogative - we hope. Everybody should be able to do what they want to do and be in the pursuit of happiness.” PeopleIfsWantShouldTwoAbleGayMarriedPursuitGay MarriagePursuit Of HappinessPrerogative Author:Mariah Carey
“These people who are making a big deal out of gay marriage? I don't give a fuck about who wants to get married to anybody else! Why not?! We're making a big deal out of things we shouldn't be making a deal out of. hey go on and on with all this bullshit about "sanctity"—don't give me that sanctity crap! Just give everybody the chance to have the life they want.” PeopleWantGivingBigsChanceDealsGoes OnGayMarriedGive MeWhy NotCrapBig DealBullsGay MarriageSanctity Author:Clint Eastwood
“Right now the institution of marriage feels very one-sided, and I want to live in a country where we all have equal rights. I have so many friends who are gays and lesbians who would so badly want to get married, that I wouldn't be able to sleep with myself [if I got married before they could].” IfsWantFeelsCountryAbleSleepRightsRight NowGayEqualMarriedInstitutionsEqual RightsGay MarriageMany FriendsOne Sided Author:Charlize Theron
“I should think that people would be more interested in politics and all that is happening, rather than two lovebirds who are looking to wed. I think it's very nice that in an age when love is so scarce that people are willing to gamble on getting married.” PeopleThinkingShouldTwoWould BeAgeLove IsNiceWillingGayMarriedHappeningsGay MarriageGambleVery NiceScarceGetting MarriedLovebirds Author:Yoko Ono
“You know, for me, the realization that two people should have the right to form a sacred union regardless of their gender was strengthened when I saw a performance of the play The Normal Heart in 1985. After feeling the love those two men had for each other, I dare anybody not to want them to get married by the end.” PeopleKnowsMenWantShouldHeartTwoEndsPlayFeelingsFormSawsGayNormalMarriedShould HavePerformancesSacredUnionsDareGenderRealizationGay Marriage Author:Barbra Streisand
“Portia and I have been married for 4 years and they have been the happiest of my life. And in those 4 years, I don't think we hurt anyone else's marriage. I asked all of my neighbors and they say they're fine” ThinkingYearsHas BeensHurtFineGayMarriedNeighborGay Marriage Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married.” PeopleIfsBelieveTwoGovernmentCareOpportunityGayMarriedCommitmentPreparedLifetimeDenyGood TimesGay MarriageLove And CareLifetime Commitment Author:Rob Portman
“Every gay reader understands the secret self that is full and wonderful and has longing and tenderness and a desire for connection to other people. I think that arguments against gay marriage are just ridiculous! Who cares? People want to get married for the same reason I wanted to get married. They want to do it in front of their friends and family” PeopleThinkingWantSelfReasonCareWantedDesireSecretWonderfulFrontsReaderGayMarriedArgumentConnectionsLongingRidiculousTendernessFamily And FriendsWho CaresGay MarriageAgainst Gay Marriage Author:Lynda Carter
“As a married person myself, I don't know what it's like to be told I can't marry somebody I love, and want to marry, I can't imagine how that must feel. I definitely think we should all have the right to love, and love publicly, the people that we want to love.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantFeelsShouldPersonsI CanImagineGayMarriedAnd LoveGay MarriageGay Rights Author:Carrie Underwood
“I'm really disturbed about the gay marriage thing. Because I think gay people should get married, cause it's their own business ... Because as a Black man, I think you've got to be against any form of discrimination.” PeopleThinkingMenShouldFormCausesBlackGayMarriedDiscriminationGay MarriageDisturbedGay PeopleOwn Business Author:Charles Barkley
“People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him it was illegal for them to be married in several states in this country. So if we start making it okay that certain people can marry and other people can't, it's a slippery slope of civil rights.” PeopleIfsThinkingCountryStatesFactsCertainParentRightsGayMarriedOkayCivil RightsBarackIllegalGay MarriageBeing MarriedSlipperySlopesSlippery Slope Author:Kerry Washington
“There's no need to legalize gay marriage. I have plenty of gay friends who are committed couples; some of them call themselves married, some don't, but their friends treat them as married. Anybody who doesn't like it just doesn't hang out with them.” NeedsCoupleGayMarriedTreatsCommittedPlentyHanging OutGay MarriageHomophobiaGay Friend Author:Orson Scott Card
“I feel that gay people not being able to get married for generations, forever, meant that we came up with alternative ways of recognizing relationships. And I worry that if everybody has access to the same institutions that we lose the creativity of subcultures having to make it on their own. And I like gay culture.” PeopleIfsWayFeelsAbleCultureLosesCreativityWorryForeverGenerationsGayMarriedInstitutionsAccessAlternativesRecognizingGay PeopleSubcultureGay Culture Author:Rachel Maddow
“There are several states where you can get married. But I think I can say without fear of contradiction, 'Paradise awaits.' We'll be happy to welcome you. And if you do get married in another state, think about honeymooning in Hawaii.” IfsThinkingI CanStatesGayMarriedWelcomeParadiseContradictionHawaii Author:Neil Abercrombie
“One day. my kids are gonna be like, 'What do you mean, gay people couldn't get married?' Just like most of my friends are black, and I find it hard to believe that my great-grandmother and even my grandmother couldn't hang out with black kids when they were young.” PeopleBelieveMeanHardKidsYoungBlackGayOne DayMarriedMy FriendsGrandmotherHanging OutMy GrandmotherGay PeopleHard To BelieveGreat Grandmother Author:Miley Cyrus
“I’m from a small town so, like, everyone’s married with children or about to have children. So it’s a little hard when you go home and people are like - and that’s why people think I’m gay - because they’re like ‘Why aren’t you married?’ And I’m like, ‘it doesn’t happen for everyone right off the bat.’” PeopleThinkingChildrenLittlesHardHomeHappensGayMarriedTownsBatsSmall TownMarried With Children Author:Kelly Clarkson
“A lot of people [are] saying civil union," Faried told KDVR. "I don't like it being called that because I can get married to a female and it can be called a marriage. Why can't a female be married to a female and male be married to a male and it be called a marriage? You still have the same thing, same love and happiness.” PeopleStillsI CanGayMarriedFemaleUnionsMalesGay MarriageBeing MarriedBecause I CanHappiness And LoveSame LoveFemales And Males Author:Kenneth Faried
“I certainly support the right of the gay brothers and sisters to come together. I believe true love can take a number of different forms. If they choose to be married that's fine, but the important thing is I hope they find love” IfsBelieveImportantDifferentTogetherFormI BelieveNumbersSupportBrotherFineGayMarriedImportant ThingsBrothers And SistersGay MarriageBeing MarriedFinding Love Author:Cornel West
“If you don't believe me, did you happen to notice that all that's being asked for is the right to be married, which ironically promotes commitment, family and love.” IfsBelieveHappensGayMarriedCommitmentAnd LoveDon't BelieveBelieve In MeGay MarriageBeing MarriedLove And Family Author:Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson
“We just need the laws to change - it's 2012," JWoww said to MTV News. "I want to see my best friend get married, and I want to see everyone in every state be able to get married. It's their choice. It's not affecting our lives. So let them be equal. We want them to be able to experience life, and if they want to be miserable and married, let them be miserable and married like us.” IfsWantNeedsSaidStatesAbleLawChoicesOur LivesGayEqualMarriedNewsMiserableMy Best FriendGay MarriageMtv Author:JWoww
“We all support the idea of a strong marriage, we all clearly like a good party. Call us hopeless romantics, call it the triumph of hope over experience - most of us think when people love each other and want to make that long-term commitment, that is a wonderful thing. So why would we stop a loving couple getting married just because they are gay?” PeopleThinkingWantLongIdeasStrongTermPartySupportWonderfulCoupleGayMarriedCommitmentTriumphLong TermHopelessWonderful ThingsGay MarriageLove Each OtherGetting MarriedHopeless RomanticGood PartyStrong Marriage Author:Yvette Cooper