Coretta Scott King Quotes

Gay people do not fight for freedom to live in a lavender bubble, but in a more just society.

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.

Yeah, I know I should be fighting for gay rights, but who wants to join the army or get married anyway?

I am a gay activist and I say that proudly. I voted no on Prop 8.

I've spent fifteen years of my life fighting for our right to be free and make love whenever, wherever... And you're telling me that all those years of what being gay stood for is wrong... and I'm a murderer. We have been so oppressed! Don't you remember how it was? Can't you see how important it is for us to love openly, without hiding and without guilt?

No country should deny people their rights because of who they love, which is why we must stand up for the rights of gays and lesbians everywhere.

You have to take your hat off to the homosexual and gay community cause right now they're as strong as black people USE to be when it comes to their rights.

It is astonishing that gay and lesbian Americans are still treated as second-class citizens. I am confident that, very soon, the laws of this nation will reflect the basic truth that gay and lesbian people - like all human beings - are born equal in dignity and rights.

I go all around London advocating lesbian and gay rights.

The gay rights movement is not a party. It is not a lifestyle. It is not a hair style. It is not a fad or a fringe or a sickness. It is not about sin or salvation. The gay rights movement is an integral part of the American promise of freedom.

Gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.

If we are endowed by our Creator with rights, then why shouldn't those be attainable by gays and lesbians?

Being a gay American, I know what it means to look at the flag and not have it protect all of your liberties.

I'm a gay rights supporter. I'm a human-rights campaign initiative person.

As long as gay people don't have their rights all across America, there's no reason for celebration.

The last time I checked, the only difference between my gay friends and I is who we choose to love. I'm not sure how that warrants a loss of rights, but it needs to stop. What ever happened to liberty and justice for all?

I don't get this shitty attitude that only gays should care about gay issues and only women should care about women's issues.

They always try to make it like jocks discriminate against gay people. I've been a big proponent of gay marriage for a long time, because as a black person, I can't be in for any form of discrimination at all.

Planned Parenthood and Human Rights Campaign are standing up and fighting the important fights that have to be fought.

To me gay rights is the last civil right that we have not granted in America and I think it's an enormous embarrassment.

I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people.

Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law.

If we can elect an African American as president, we can support gay marriage! Defeat prop 8! We will not give up!

Twenty-five, 30 years ago, the barometer of human rights in the United States were black people. That is no longer true. The barometer for judging the character of people in regard to human rights is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian.

One of the loveliest weddings I ever performed was that of a gay couple. To me if you are a good citizen, you pay your taxes, you work, you should have all the rights and responsibilities of everybody else.