Gays and lesbians began to gain civil rights when Americans realized that their brothers, cousins, daughters were gay.
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The fact that women are very young in obtaining their civil rights and African-Americans are young in obtaining their civil rights, I think it's about time that we extend that to all Americans, whether straight, gay, purple, green, black, brown.
One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.
Gay and lesbian people have families, and their families should have legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union.
Securing for gays and lesbians the basic right to have their relationships and families recognized as part of a community makes all of our communities stronger.
Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country.
Really, when it comes to gay rights, there's two wars going on. The first war is political. But the culture war is over.
Growing up, one of my cousins was an out gay man.
Why did mainstream America come to accept marriage equality? Gay leaders had made a convincing case that gay families were like straight families and should have the same rights. The American spirit of fair play had been invoked.
Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country.
For the gay establishment, the death of right and wrong began when gaining civil rights ceased to be enough.