“People should be allowed to marry, and gay marriage should be out there. If a man or a woman has a good partner and they love each other with their heart and soul, let them marry. I am very much for gay marriage.” PeopleIfsMenShouldHeartSoulGayPartnersGay MarriageHeart And SoulLove Each Other Author:Pierce Brosnan
“I have known many people who were seduced as children by same-sex partners and then spent their teen years being gay, and then found their way back to heterosexuality as adults.” PeopleWayYearsChildrenFoundSexKnownGayAdultsPartnersBeing GayHeterosexuality Author:Nell Zink
“Masters points out that the heterosexuals were at a disadvantage, as they do not benefit from what he called “gender empathy”. Doing unto your partner as you would do unto yourself only works well when you're gay.” WellsMastersGayBenefitsEmpathyGenderPartnersDisadvantages Book:Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Source: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
“Coming up, at 89 years old, acclaimed sculptor Gerson Frank was finally able to marry his longtime partner, Bill. Their relationship has covered three decades and seen many changes in gay rights, but Gerson never viewed himself as an activist.” YearsAbleThreeRightsGayBillsDecadesPartnersActivistCoveredFrankGay RightsSculptors Author:Jennifer Lopez
“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
“And we have done more in the two and a half years that I've been in here than the previous 43 Presidents to uphold that principle, whether it's ending 'don't ask, don't tell,' making sure that gay and lesbian partners can visit each other in hospitals, making sure that federal benefits can be provided to same-sex couples.” YearsTwoDoneAsksSexPresidentHalfPrinciplesCoupleGayBenefitsPartnersHospitalsHalf A Year Author:Barack Obama
“What I believe is that marriage is between a man and a woman, but what I also believe is that we have an obligation to make sure that gays and lesbians have the rights of citizenship that afford them visitations to hospitals, that allow them to be, to transfer property between partners, to make certain that they're not discriminated on the job.” MenBelieveJobsCertainI BelieveRightsGayPropertyPartnersObligationHospitalsCitizenshipTransfersVisitation Author:Barack Obama
“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
“And, you know, politics aside, the success of Sarah Palin and women like her is good for all women - except, of course - those who will end up, you know, like, paying for their own rape 'kit 'n' stuff. But for everybody else, it's a win-win. Unless you're a gay woman who wants to marry your partner of 20 years - whatever. But for most women, the success of conservative women is good for all of us. Unless you believe in evolution. You know - actually, I take it back. The whole thing's a disaster.” KnowsWantYearsBelieveEndsWholeCoursesWinningStuffEvolutionGayConservativePartnersDisasterWomens RightsPalinLike HerWin Win Author:Tina Fey
“The English language has about 450,000 commonly used words, but more may be needed. What to you call someone who has lost a sibling or had a miscarriage? Or a gay person whose partner has died? Or an elderly person who has lost every friend and relative? So many heartaches can't be found in the dictionary.” MayPersonsUsedFoundLostLanguageNeededGayDiedPartnersHeartacheGrievingRelativeEnglish LanguageElderlyDictionarySiblingMiscarriage Author:Jeffrey Zaslow