Jessica Origliasso Quotes

Denying that the issue of marriage equality has changed is being on the wrong side of history and on the wrong side of love and commitment.

I think if two people love each other, they should be able to get married. That's pretty much simple.

My own early crusade for same-sex marriage, for example, is now mainstream gay politics. It wasn't when I started.

You know, American citizens, I don't think, ever thought that the right to the pursuit of happiness did not include the right to marry the person you love. But for a whole number of Americans, gay Americans, that happens to be true.

Evan Wolfson is a dear friend of mine. Almost more than any other, Evan is responsible for bringing the issue of marriage equality to the forefront of our struggle for civil rights. He is a courageous pioneer who has been relentless in this battle for marriage equality.

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.

Marriage equality is a term so ridiculous on its face that when you hear it mentioned, you would think you were in Riyadh. Years from now, perhaps we can lose the equality part, the same-sex part and call it what it is - marriage.

I'd hesitated to have a wedding because my gay and lesbian friends don't have that right.

I don't have to get married myself in order to campaign on behalf of gay marriage.

In the face of love, everyone is equal. Let everyone have the freedom to love and to pursue their happiness. I am Tsai Ing-wen, and I support marriage equality.

We were the first party to call for equal marriage.

I'm personally supportive of marriage equality for gay couples and I believe that it will happen over time.

I'm terrified to get married. I'm not getting married till my gay friends can.

I do not believe that defending traditional marriage between one man and one woman excludes anybody or usurps anybody's civil rights and denies anybody their civil rights.

After lengthy consideration, my views have evolved sufficiently to support marriage equality legislation. This position doesn't require any religious denomination to alter any of its tenets; it simply forbids government from discrimination regarding who can marry whom.

Marriage equality is coming, and not merely to a theater near you.

Well, my personal mission statement is that we want marriage equality in all 50 states. We want it not to be a state-by-state issue. We don't want it to be something the majority is voting on. I don't think the civil rights of any minority should be in the hands of any majority.

I want the same standard applied to homosexuals as is applied to heterosexuals.

I'm an activist for gay marriage equality and children's rights. I'm the face of Share Our Strength.

I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people.

It's my strong belief that when people love each other and are desirous of creating a committed relationship with each other that they should be allowed to marry, regardless of their sexual orientation.

I would love to get married, first of all, from my children's perspective. People don't think of children when they think of gay marriage, but I do have children, and for them to see their family validated as other families are validated and protected by our government, yes.

I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.

Just because you're of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.

I've never understood why we would want to deny all the joys - and the challenges - of marriage to anyone. Which is why I think any loving, committed couple - gay or straight - should be able to get married.