“It's only fair that stable gay relationships of long standing should have the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. I know the image of gay marriage is to some people horrific and ludicrous.” PeopleKnowsShouldLongResponsibilityRightsCoupleGayMarriedFairsStandingShould HaveStableGay MarriageHorrificMarried CouplesRights And ResponsibilitiesGay Relationship Author:Ian Mckellen
“In an essay 10 years ago, I pointed out that it is utterly logical for polygamy rights to follow gay rights. After all, if traditional marriage is defined as the union of (1) two people of (2) opposite gender, and if, as advocates of gay marriage insist, the gender requirement is nothing but prejudice, exclusion and an arbitrary denial of one's autonomous choices in love, then the first requirement - the number restriction (two and only two) - is a similarly arbitrary, discriminatory and indefensible denial of individual choice.” PeopleIfsYearsFirstsTwoChoicesIndividualNumbersRightsGayYears AgoOppositesPrejudiceUnionsGenderTraditionalDefinedDenialLogicalRequirementsEssaysArbitraryGay MarriageRestrictionGay RightsExclusionPolygamyAutonomousTraditional MarriageIndividual Choice Author:Charles Krauthammer
“You know, I feel like people in this country who feel really strongly about a man and a woman being the only -- the sole sort of gatekeeper of marriage should also support people staying together. I mean, a lot of heterosexual couples don't stay together, and I think that's as upsetting as two people who are really committed and loving and have been monogamous for many years wanting to ... be married and have -- share some of the same rights that this country is so uniquely qualified to give people.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMenGivingFeelsShouldYearsMeanHas BeensTwoCountryTogetherSupportRightsShareCoupleGayMarriedCommittedUpsetStayingSoleQualifiedGay MarriageBeing MarriedGatekeepersStaying Together Author:Sarah Jessica Parker
“Gay marriage will be universally accepted in time. But if I may be so bold as to say to gays and lesbians, don't wait for that time to arrive. Just as my father and his generation did not 'wait' for their civil rights, nor should you. The toothpaste ain't going back in the tube. The tide has turned.” IfsShouldMayFatherWaitingRightsGenerationsGayAcceptedCivil RightsTidesGay MarriageTubesToothpaste Author:John Ridley
“The Supreme Court had the choice not only which way to rule, pro- or anti-gay marriage rights, but also how they were going to rule. They could have ruled just federalism, saying, "This isn't a matter for federal; this isn't a federal issue at all. States should decide it." Or they could decide it on equal protection grounds and say that, "Gay discrimination is wrong."” WayShouldMatterStatesChoicesIssuesRightsGayEqualCourtProtectionSupremeDiscriminationSupreme CourtGay MarriageFederalismAnti GayAll StateEqual Protection Author:Barack Obama
“Here's why I cannot vote for Rudy Giuliani. He's pro-abortion. He's never repudiated gay marriage in New York City or at least the civil unions in New York City. He's called a champion of gay rights. Rudy is opposed to school choice. He's in favor of open borders.” SchoolChoicesCitiesRightsNew YorkGayVoteUnionsFavorsBordersChampionAbortionNew York CityGay MarriageGay RightsRudyPro AbortionSchool Choice Author:James Dobson
“A lot of people criticized me for speaking out, not long ago, about gay marriage. I could not remain silent any longer. It's the civil rights of our day. It's the issue of our day.” PeopleLongPoliticsLeadershipJusticeIssuesRightsPolicyGayEqualEthicsSilentHuman RightsCivil RightsIdeologyFree SpeechLong AgoEqual RightsGay MarriageModernityCivil Rights MovementSpeaking Out Author:Joe Biden
“There are tons of gay issues that are important, from gay marriage to adoption rights to work-place discrimination and more... but I think the biggest gay issue is the level of involvement of the gay community to demand change. So many gays think that other gays will take care of it. To fix this, people need to realize that they CAN make a change, but no one person can do it alone.” PeopleThinkingNeedsPersonsImportantCareCan DoRealizingCommunityLevelsIssuesRightsGayDemandTake CareDiscriminationAdoptionInvolvementMaking ChangesGay MarriageGay CommunityWork Place Author:Tyler Oakley
“Are you kidding me? It's insane that civil rights are being denied people in this day and age. It's embarrassing, and it's heartbreaking. It goes without saying that I'm completely in support of gay marriage. In 10 years we'll be ashamed that this was an issue.” PeopleYearsAgeSupportIssuesRightsGayInsaneCivil RightsAshamedThis DayDeniedEmbarrassingGay MarriageHeartbreakingGay Rights Author:Chris Evans
“If gay Americans are not allowed to get married and have all the benefits that American citizens are entitled to by the Bill of Rights, they should get one hell of a tax break. That is my opinion.” IfsShouldOpinionBreakHellRightsCitizensGayTaxesBenefitsMarriedBillsEntitledGay MarriageAmerican CitizensBill Of RightsTax Breaks Author:Jeanne Phillips
“I have the liberal dictionary right here...let's see how they define water-boarding: 'Something done by the evil troops, who we don't support, to innocent terrorists violating their rights to bomb our cities and make us get gay marriage.'” DoneEvilWaterCitiesSupportRightsGayTerroristInnocentBombsTroopsGay MarriageDictionary Author:Jon Stewart
“If, even as the price to be paid for a fifth vote, I ever joined an opinion for the Court that began: 'The Constitution promises liberty to all within its reach, a liberty that includes certain specific rights that allow persons, within a lawful realm, to define and express their identity,' I would hide my head in a bag. The Supreme Court of the United States has descended from the disciplined legal reasoning of John Marshall and Joseph Story to the mystical aphorisms of the fortune cookie.” IfsPersonsStatesStoriesCertainUnitedLibertyOpinionUnited StatesRightsIdentityPromiseVoteConstitutionPaidCourtFortuneSupremeRealmsReasoningBagsAphorismMysticalSupreme CourtFifthCookiesGay MarriageDissentMeltingFortune CookieSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticeCourt Decision Author:Antonin Scalia
“The Constitution promises liberty to all within its reach, a liberty that includes certain specific rights that allow persons, within a lawful realm, to define and express their identity.” PersonsCertainLibertyRightsIdentityPromiseConstitutionCourtRealmsGay MarriageDissentMeltingSupreme Court JusticeCourt Decision Author:Anthony Kennedy
“Putting measures like gay marriage on ballots for elections only hurts the gay rights cause and elects more conservative politicians.” CausesHurtRightsPoliticianGayElectionConservativeGay MarriageGay RightsBallots Author:Roseanne Barr