“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