“Throughout my years of public service, I've listened to the voices of the gay and lesbian community, whether through whispered confidences or public declarations. I understand what it truly means to say that all people should be treated equally, and I'll always stand up for fair and equal treatment of gay and lesbian Americans.” PeopleShouldYearsMeanVoiceCommunityGayEqualFairsTreatedTreatmentDeclarationPublic ServiceEqual Treatment Author:Mark Udall
“I think they ought to be treated equally. Period.” ThinkingOughtPeriodsGayTreated Author:Gerald R. Ford
“I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. But I also believe that gay and lesbians and gay and lesbian couples, those who have been in long-term relationships, deserve to be treated respectfully, they deserve to have benefits.” MenBelieveLongHas BeensI BelieveTermCoupleGayBenefitsDeserveTreatedLong TermLong Term Relationship Author:Dick Cheney
“I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people. The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for it. We are a people who declared that we are all created equal - and the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.” PeopleWellsCountryLawDecisionClassCoupleGayEqualCourtCommittedDefenseStrikesSupremeDiscriminationCommitTreatedOur CountrySupreme CourtBetter OffIn-laws Author:Barack Obama
“I feel we need to stop worrying about pro-gay movements and start worrying about fundamentalist movements. It's not just about how gay people are treated - it's about how people are treated in general.” PeopleNeedsFeelsWorryMovementGayTreatedGay PeopleFundamentalistStop WorryingPro Gay Author:Jason Sellards
“When all Americans are treated as equal we are all more free.” GayEqualTreatedLgbtGay RightsBeing GayMarriage EqualityLgbt Pride Author:Barack Obama
“When I first came up, the whole AIDS epidemic was starting, and the gay community that I experienced from the beginning of my career was mostly - and overwhelmingly - concerned with staying alive. And, also, I felt really aware of the preciousness of life and time. The gay community and people who were HIV-positive were treated so badly, and I was very disturbed by things. But I also saw a lot of love and connection in the gay community at that time.” PeopleFirstsWholeFeltCommunityCareersSawsAliveGayConcernedConnectionsStartingAidsTreatedStayingDisturbedHivEpidemicsStaying AliveLife And TimeGay CommunityHiv PositiveAids Epidemic Author:Madonna Ciccone
“America's got to look after America again. That means taking a realistic appraisal of who is actually at risk in this country, not whining feminists, or whinging Black Lives Matter activists, but gay people and women at risk from Islam. Also, so people in this country who have been treated badly, lied to and lied about. An honest appraisal of who actually needs government attention in this country. And when all of that is done, then we can think about interfering elsewhere again.” PeopleThinkingNeedsLooksMeanHas BeensCountryMatterDoneGovernmentAmericaBlackAttentionRiskHonestGayIslamFeministTreatedActivistRealisticElsewhereInterfereLiedBlack Lives MatterGay PeopleWhiningAppraisalBlack Lives Author:Milo Yiannopoulos
“I don't think that I have been treated kindly or fairly by a certain portion of the gay community. Most of the rest don't know what to make of me. On the occasions that I have had the opportunity to present myself to the community, I have gotten a positive response.” ThinkingKnowsHas BeensCertainOpportunityCommunityGayResponseTreatedOccasionsPortionsGay CommunityPositive Response Author:Jeff Gannon
“The 14th Amendment was passed after the Civil War to apply to former slaves to ensure that they are treated like all other citizens. It never did have anything to do with gay marriage. It was never intended to have anything to do with gay marriage or animal marriage or any other kind of social contract. It was specific to slavery, and after the Civli War.” KindWarSocialAnimalCitizensGaySlaverySlaveTreatedFormerCivil WarContractsAmendmentsGay MarriageSocial Contract14th Amendment Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think what you're seeing is a profound recognition on the part of the American people that gays and lesbians and transgender persons are our brothers, our sisters, our children, our cousins, our friends, our co-workers, and that they've got to be treated like every other American. And I think that principle will win out.” PeopleThinkingInspirationalChildrenPersonsWinningPrinciplesSeeingBrotherGayOur ChildrenProfoundWorkersTreatedRecognitionCousinTransgenderCo WorkerPersonal Leadership Author:Barack Obama
“Forty-two years after Dr. King was murdered, we are still a nation of inequality. People of color, women, gays, lesbians, and others are still treated as second-class citizens. Yes, things have changed but we have still not achieved equality among all humans. And nonhuman animals continue to be chattel property without any inherent value.” PeopleYearsHumansStillsTwoValuesNationsAnimalClassChangedColorKingsCitizensGayPropertyTreatedInequalityFortyTwo YearsInherentWomens RightsDrsThings Have ChangedSecond Class Citizens Author:Gary L. Francione
“I treat everyone that way I expect to be treated and that applies to marriage. Committed couples should be able to marry the person they love” WayShouldPersonsAbleCoupleGayTreatsCommittedTreatedGay Marriage Author:Sean Avery
“The laws of our land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of Americans hold in our hearts: when all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.” HeartMatterLawMillionsLandGayEqualFundamentalsTreatedCatchingCatching Up Author:Barack Obama
“The compelling argument is on the side of homosexuals. We're Americans. We just want to be treated like everybody else. That is a compelling argument. And to deny that, you've got to have a very strong argument on the other side. And the other side hasn't been able to do anything but thump the Bible ... I support civil unions, I always have. All right, the gay marriage thing, I don't feel that strongly about it one way or the other.” WayWantFeelsAbleStrongSidesSupportGayArgumentUnionsDenyTreatedOne WayVery StrongCompellingHomosexualGay Marriage Author:Bill O'Reilly