“The truth is even though we sort of feel like we have equal rights in America, right under the surface we have huge issues at play that really do affect women. It's time for all the women in America and all the women that love women and all the gay people and the people of color that we've all fought for to fight for us now.” PeopleMenFeelsPlayAmericaFightingIssuesRightsColorHe ManHugeTruth IsGayEqualSurfaceEqual RightsGay PeopleRights In America Author:Patricia Arquette
“Any home where there is love constitutes a family and all families should have the same legal rights, including the right to marry and have or adopt children. Why shouldn't gay people be able to live as open and freely as everybody else?” PeopleShouldChildrenHomeAbleRightsGayShould HaveIncludingGay PeopleLegal Rights Author:Elizabeth Taylor
“Gay People can’t do this. Women shouldn’t be able to that. But touch my semiautomatic rifle and you’re attacking my rights.” PeopleAbleRightsGayAttackingGay PeopleRifles Author:Remi Kanazi
“It's ludicrous that my friends in California aren't able to legally get married. It's a civil rights issue. In 20 years we're going to look back at tapes of these antigay people saying ridiculous things on the news and it's going to sound as antiquated as the newsreels of horrible racists from the '50s.” PeopleYearsLooksAbleSoundIssuesRightsMarriedNewsMy FriendsRidiculousHorribleCivil RightsCaliforniaRacistTapeGay PeopleRidiculous Things Author:Busy Philipps
“Lesbian and gay people are a permanent part of the American workforce, who currently have no protection from the arbitrary abuse of their rights on the job.” PeopleJobsRightsGayAbuseProtectionPermanentArbitraryGay PeopleWorkforce Author:Coretta Scott King
“I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and gay people, and I should stick to the issue of racial justice.” PeopleShouldStillsJusticeTalkingIssuesRightsGaySticksGay PeopleRacial Justice Author:Coretta Scott King
“I can assure you that gay people getting married will have zero effect on your life. They won't come into your house and steal your children. They won't magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster. They won't even overthrow the government in an orgy of hedonistic debauchery because all of a sudden they have the same legal rights as the other 90 percent of our population ... you know what having these rights will make gays? Full-fledged American citizens just like everyone else, with the freedom to pursue happiness and all that entails.” PeopleKnowsChildrenI CanGovernmentTurnsHouseRightsEffectsCitizensGayMarriedPercentOur ChildrenPopulationStealingPursueYour ChildrenZeroGay PeopleGetting MarriedAmerican CitizensLustfulDebaucheryHedonisticLegal Rights Author:Chris Kluwe
“Because gay people were so much more visible, violence against gays was more common and reported on. But they were definitely related to each other. In the wake of AIDS, gay people felt like they had to organize, become much more active and visible. AIDS fostered a gay rights movement that made gay people more powerful and more vulnerable at the same time.” PeopleMadeFeltPowerfulCommonRightsViolenceMovementGayActiveAidsVulnerableRelatedVisibleOrganizeGay RightsGay People Author:Dale Peck