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I've been close to two or three couples, gay and straight, who have been together for 45 years.

I have close family members as well as lots of close friends who are gay. Many of them strongly support gay marriage.

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.

I do have a lot of gays in my family now, but some will never come out.

I've always had mostly gay male friends.

For me, I have gay family members, and I have a lot of friends in the LBGT community.

I grew up in a pretty gay world - my brother's gay and he's been married to a man for 20 years, which is like 60 in straight-people years.

I have so many gay friends that I love.

I think that there's no doubt that as I see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that has an impact on how I think about these issues.

I know gay parents, and I support them and their families. They are good parents and loving families.