Harold Ford Jr. Quotes

Public-opinion polls show that Americans split about evenly on civil unions. But when the words 'gay marriage' are presented, they break 3-to-1 against it.

I would love to have the same rights as everybody else. I would love, I don't care if it's called marriage. I don't care if it's called, you know, domestic partnership. I don't care what it's called.

Gay Marriage is the Civil Rights Issue of our time.

After much deliberation, and after reviewing the legal, public policy and civil-rights questions presented, I support marriage equality for same-sex couples and believe that DOMA should be repealed.

I hope gay marriage will be legal in every state.

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.

Marriage equality changed life for people.

Same sex marriage, it's not a big concern to me.

If two people of the same sex fall in love and want to marry, why would our government stand in their way?

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

I do think that same gender partners should be able to be married. Why not? If you share a life together than who in the world should have anything to say about it?

I certainly support civil unions.

I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage.

Gay marriage is going to happen. It must.

Do I support the idea of gay marriage? No, I don't.

The amendment "discriminates not only against people who want to be married, but also against the faith traditions" that deem homosexual marriage consistent with their religious ideals

On the issue of the gay marriage, I believe if people want to have private ceremonies, that's fine. I do not believe that gay marriages should be legal.

Prop 8 did something that no other state in the history of this country has done. It took away the rights of people that already were legally affirmed. Imagine someone putting something on the ballot saying your wedding, your marriage is no longer valid.

It's not a question of being out of touch or traditional. It's a question of wanting to preserve marriage as uniquely between a man and a woman. Gays get full civil rights with civil partnerships anyway.

Gay marriage acceptance is happening in the blink of an eye.

I have not supported same-sex marriage. I have supported civil partnerships and contractual relationships.

I have never been in favor of gay marriage, and I am not in favor of gay marriage.

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

Same-sex marriage is not the future.

So many times I've heard people say that the right to marry for gay and lesbian couples won't really change anything other than some legal and financial stuff. It's a dumb argument: those legal and financial effects matter.