Chris Rock - "We n't have gay marriage 'e marriage is sacred? It happens the church? Marriage is sacred? It's sacred? No, 's not! Not Ameri. Not a untry that watch Who Wants to Marry a Millnaire? and The Bachelor and The Bachelorette and Who Wants to Marry a Midget. Get the f**k out of here! S**t, Michael Jackson got married, how f***g sacred is that s**t?" (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Imag) - What stars like JHud, Beyoncé and more say about the issue.
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- CHRIS ROCK JOS ST BPIC CELEBRATG GAY CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
- LOVE IS LOVE: CELEBS WHO SUPPORT SAME-SEX {MARG:12PX TO 0;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{MAX-WIDTH:50%;}}{FONT:NORMAL 400 1.4REM/1.5 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG:12PX TO 0;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{MAX-WIDTH:50%;}}WHAT STARS LIKE JHUD, BEYONCé AND MORE SAY ABOUT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-BOTTOM:54PX;OVERFLOW-X:HIDN;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;-WEBK-FLEX-DIRECTN:LUMN;-MS-FLEX-DIRECTN:LUMN;FLEX-DIRECTN:LUMN;BOX-SHADOW:0 4PX 8PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.08);MARG-BOTTOM:54PX;}{WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:TO;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:NTA;}{WIDTH:3410PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:18PX 24PX;DISPLAY:GRID;GRID-GAP:18PX;TEXT-ALIGN:CENTER;}{LOR:#0A0A0A;}{FONT:NORMAL 700 2.0REM/1.25 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:#0A0A0A;}1 / {LOR:#0A0A0A;} A{FONT:HER;LOR:HER;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} STRONG, B{FONT-WEIGHT:BOLR;}{FONT:NORMAL 400 1.4REM/1.5 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:#0A0A0A;} A{FONT:HER;LOR:HER;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} STRONG, B{FONT-WEIGHT:BOLR;}LENDG A VOICE - THE SUPREME COURT JT LED THE BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS UNNSTUTNAL, WHICH IS A HUGE STEP TOWARD PROGRS FOR ALL AMERINS. MANY CELEBS HAVE ED THEIR VOICE FOR MARRIAGE EQUALY WHEN POLICIANS REMAED SILENT. HERE, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE STARS WHO SUPPORT EQUALY THE NAME OF LOVE. FROM THE CARTERS TO THE FIRST FAY, HERE IS WHAT THE WORLD'S BIGGT NAM HAD TO SAY. (PHOTO: TOM FORD VIA GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1480PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}2 / 23JAY Z - “WHAT PEOPLE DO THEIR OWN HOM IS THEIR BS, AND YOU N CHOOSE TO LOVE WHOEVER YOU LOVE... THAT’S THEIR BS. IT’S NO DIFFERENT THAN DISCRIMATG AGAST BLACKS. IT’S DISCRIMATN, PLA AND SIMPLE.” (PHOTO: LARRY BAC/GETTY IMAG FOR NARAS){WIDTH:1629PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}3 / 23BEYONCé - “IF YOU LIKE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT A RG ON . #WEWILLUNEFORMARRIAGEEQUALY!” (PHOTO: FRAZER HARRISON/GETTY IMAG FOR GIEPPE ZANOTTI){WIDTH:1481PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}4 / 2350 CENT - “OBAMA IS FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. IF THE PRINT IS SAYG THAT, THEN WHO AM I TO GO THE OTHER WAY?” (PHOTO: MICHAEL BUCKNER/GETTY IMAG FOR CEMACON){WIDTH:1270PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}5 / 23QUEEN LATIFAH - "WHO YOU CHOOSE TO MARRY IS REALLY UP TO YOU AND ’S NOT SOMETHG YOU SHOULD BE JUDGED ON. I DON’T FD BEG GAY OR LBIAN TO BE A CHARACTER FLAW. COUPL SHOULD BE PROTECTED UNR THE LAWS OF THIS UNTRY PERD. IT ACTUALLY ANGERS ME." (PHOTO: ANGELA WEISS/GETTY IMAG FOR VARIETY){MARG-BOTTOM:54PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-BOTTOM:54PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:NONE;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;} + .E1IATVX90{DISPLAY:NONE;}(:EMPTY){DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;}(:EMPTY) + .E1IATVX90{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}{BACKGROUND-LOR:#0A0A0A;LOR:#FAFAFA;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;-WEBK-LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;-MOZ-LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;-MS-LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;PADDG:2PX 5PX;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;PADDG:3PX 5PX 4PX 5PX;LOR:#C4FF2C;BACKGROUND-LOR:#000000;LOR:#FFFFFF;DISPLAY:BLOCK;TEXT-ALIGN:CENTER;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;BACKGROUND-LOR:#0A0A0A;LOR:#FAFAFA;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;-WEBK-LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;-MOZ-LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;-MS-LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;PADDG:2PX 5PX;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;PADDG:3PX 5PX 4PX 5PX;LOR:#C4FF2C;BACKGROUND-LOR:#000000;LOR:#FFFFFF;DISPLAY:BLOCK;TEXT-ALIGN:CENTER;}{WIDTH:1635PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}6 / 23SHONDA RHIM - "I THK SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS THE CIVIL RIGHTS FIGHT OF OUR ERA AND BACK WHEN BEG A PERSON OF LOR WAS THE CIVIL RIGHTS FIGHT, PEOPLE LIKE NORMAN LEAR PUT BLACK PEOPLE ON TV AND HELPED CHANGE SOME MDS. SO YOU KNOW, ’S GOTTA BE PAID FORWARD." (PHOTO: JASON KEMP/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1263PX;HEIGHT:1752PX;}7 / 23FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA - “FOR BARACK AND ME REALLY DOWN TO THE VALU OF FAIRNS AND EQUALY THAT WE WANT TO PASS DOWN TO OUR GIRLS. I MEAN, THE ARE BASIC VALU THAT KIDS LEARN AT A VERY YOUNG AGE AND THAT WE ENURAGE THEM TO APPLY ALL AREAS OF THEIR LIV.” (PHOTO: ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1328PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}8 / 23KEV HART - "IF EVERYBODY ELSE IS FOR , I'M FOR . I'M ALL ABOUT BEG HAPPY. WHATEVER MAK YOUR BOAT FLOAT ... I'M ON YOUR SI!" (PHOTO: ETHAN MILLER/GETTY IMAG FOR CEMACON){WIDTH:1000PX;HEIGHT:1500PX;}9 / 23CHRIS ROCK - "WE N'T HAVE GAY MARRIAGE 'E MARRIAGE IS SACRED? IT HAPPENS THE CHURCH? MARRIAGE IS SACRED? IT'S SACRED? NO, 'S NOT! NOT AMERI. NOT A UNTRY THAT WATCH WHO WANTS TO MARRY A MILLNAIRE? AND THE BACHELOR AND THE BACHELORETTE AND WHO WANTS TO MARRY A MIDGET. GET THE F**K OUT OF HERE! S**T, MICHAEL JACKSON GOT MARRIED, HOW F***G SACRED IS THAT S**T?" (PHOTO: ROB KIM/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1219PX;HEIGHT:1500PX;}10 / 23CHARL BARKLEY - "I’M REALLY DISTURBED ABOUT THE GAY MARRIAGE THG. BEE I THK GAY PEOPLE SHOULD GET MARRIED, BEE ’S THEIR OWN BS ... BEE AS A BLACK MAN, I THK YOU’VE GOT TO BE AGAST ANY FORM OF DISCRIMATN." (PHOTO: BCE BENT/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:3712PX;HEIGHT:5568PX;}11 / 23ISAIAH WASHGTON - "I TOTALLY THK CIVIL LIBERTI SHOULD BE HONORED FOR EVERYONE, PECIALLY IF YOU’RE PAYG TAX THIS UNTRY. I STRONGLY AND VOLLY BELIEVE ’S THE RIGHT THG TO DO WHETHER YOU UNRSTAND THE LIFTYLE OR NOT." (PHOTO: EARL GIBSON III/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1800PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}12 / 23JA JACKSON - "IT'S TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE LOVE WH ONE ANOTHER. WHAT'S THE ISSUE?" (PHOTO: VTOR ZUNO CELOTTO/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:997PX;HEIGHT:1500PX;}13 / 23JENNIFER HUDSON - "I THK TO EACH S OWN. IF NOBODY IS HURTG ANYBODY — WHO R? EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT AND BE HAPPY. WHO YOU LOVE IS WHO YOU LOVE. THAT'S THE WAY I SEE ."(PHOTO: FRAZER HARRISON/GETTY IMAG)14 / 23KERRY WASHGTON - "PEOPLE DON’T THK ABOUT THE FACT THAT WHEN BARACK OBAMA'S PARENTS HAD HIM WAS ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO BE MARRIED SEVERAL STAT THIS UNTRY. SO IF WE START MAKG OK THAT CERTA PEOPLE N MARRY AND OTHER PEOPLE N'T, 'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE OF CIVIL RIGHTS." (PHOTO: JOE SRNICI/GETTY IMAG FOR VARIETY){WIDTH:3000PX;HEIGHT:2000PX;}15 / 23PATTI LABELLE - "I WAS ASKED EARLIER IF I WAS GAY. WELL, I N ANSWER THIS WAY: I'M VERY GAY AND HAPPY. I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE FOR MY GAY IENDS. I'VE NEVER BEEN WH A WOMAN, SO I GUS I'M STRAIGHT. OKAY? BUT I'M STRAIGHT ENOUGH TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG. I AM STRAIGHT ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT IF YOU WANT TO MARRY WHOEVER YOU WANT TO MARRY, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MARRY WHOEVER YOU WANT TO MARRY." (PHOTO: MIREYA ACIERTO/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1805PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}16 / 23SEAL - "I DO BELIEVE THE RIGHTS OF GAY PEOPLE TO BE MARRIED. I DON’T BELIEVE THAT YOU N SAY 'CHANGE' WH ONE HAND AND SAY, 'BUT YEAH, CHANGE ONLY FOR A CERTA FEW.'" (PHOTO: ALBERTO E. RODRIGUEZ/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1806PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}17 / 23EMEM - "I THK IF TWO PEOPLE LOVE EACH OTHER, THEN WHAT THE HELL? I THK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO BE EQUALLY MISERABLE, IF THEY WANT. IT’S THE NEW TOLERANT ME!" (PHOTO: THEO WARGO/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:940PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}18 / 23VANSA WILLIAMS - "I HAVE SEVERAL IENDS THAT HAVE OUTLASTED BOTH OF MY MARRIAG THAT ARE RAISG WONRFUL CHILDREN TOGETHER THAT HAVE BEEN TOGETHER GAY UNNS FOR OVER 25 YEARS. SO THEY'RE DOG A BETTER JOB THAN I AM!" (PHOTO: LARRY BAC/GETTY IMAG FOR CARMEN MARC VALVO){WIDTH:937PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}19 / 23WANDA SYK - "WHEN MY WIFE AND I LEAVE CALIFORNIA, I WANT TO HAVE MY MARRIAGE REGNIZED NEVADA, ARIZONA, ALL THE WAY TO NEW YORK. HOW N YOU STOP PEOPLE OM LOVG EACH OTHER? HOW N YOU GET UPSET ABOUT LOVG?" (PHOTO: KEVORK DJANSEZIAN/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1758PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}20 / 23AL SHARPTON - “THERE IS SOMETHG IMMORAL AND SICK ABOUT G ALL OF THAT POWER TO NOT END BTALY AND POVERTY, BUT TO BREAK TO PEOPLE’S BEDROOMS AND CLAIM THAT GOD SENT YOU." (PHOTO: ANDREW H. WALKER/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:801PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}21 / 23WHOOPI GOLDBERG - "IF YOU'RE NOT SURE HOW YOU FEEL [ABOUT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE], GO AND MEET SOME OF THE FAI AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE LOOKG FOR. ONCE YOU TAKE OUT OF THE RITURE OF WHAT GAY PEOPLE ARE AND WHAT GAY MARRIAGE IS, AND PUT THE REALY OF FAY AND WHAT THE FOLKS ARE FIGHTG FOR, 'S REALLY AMAZG." (PHOTO: NOAM GALAI/GETTY IMAG FOR MERCES-BENZ FASHN WEEK){WIDTH:1094PX;HEIGHT:1500PX;}22 / 23LADY GAGA - "I FEEL THE NIAL OF GAY MARRIAGE SENDS A PREJUDICED MSAGE. OUR YOUTH SERVE A FAIR AND HOPEFUL FUTURE WH ERNMENT THAT VALU EQUALLY." (PHOTO: PASL LE SEGRET/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:2398PX;HEIGHT:1500PX;}23 / 23PRINT BARACK OBAMA - "I THK THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT I WRTLE WH AND THK ABOUT BEE I HAVE A WHOLE HOST OF IENDS WHO ARE GAY PARTNERSHIPS. I HAVE STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE MTED, MONOGAMO RELATNSHIPS, WHO ARE RAISG CHILDREN, WHO ARE WONRFUL PARENTS. AND I RE ABOUT THEM EPLY. AND SO, WHILE I’M NOT PREPARED TO REVERSE MYSELF HERE, STG THE ROOSEVELT ROOM AT 3:30 THE AFTERNOON, I THK ’S FAIR TO SAY THAT ’S SOMETHG THAT I THK A LOT ABOUT." (PHOTO: OLIVIER DOULIERY-POOL/GETTY IMAG)
CHRIS ROCK JOS ST BPIC CELEBRATG GAY CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
The movie is a bpic of the gay civil rights activist Bayard Rt and is the first feature to be produced by Higher Ground, the productn pany set up by former Print Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. I don’t fd beg gay or lbian to be a character flaw. " (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Imag for CemaCon)9 / 23Chris Rock - "We n't have gay marriage 'e marriage is sacred?
" (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Imag)10 / 23Charl Barkley - "I’m really disturbed about the gay marriage thg. Bee I thk gay people should get married, bee ’s their own bs... " (Photo: Joe Srnici/Getty Imag for Variety)15 / 23Patti LaBelle - "I was asked earlier if I was gay.
Well, I n answer this way: I'm very gay and happy.
LOVE IS LOVE: CELEBS WHO SUPPORT SAME-SEX {MARG:12PX TO 0;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{MAX-WIDTH:50%;}}{FONT:NORMAL 400 1.4REM/1.5 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG:12PX TO 0;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{MAX-WIDTH:50%;}}WHAT STARS LIKE JHUD, BEYONCé AND MORE SAY ABOUT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-BOTTOM:54PX;OVERFLOW-X:HIDN;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;-WEBK-FLEX-DIRECTN:LUMN;-MS-FLEX-DIRECTN:LUMN;FLEX-DIRECTN:LUMN;BOX-SHADOW:0 4PX 8PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.08);MARG-BOTTOM:54PX;}{WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:TO;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:NTA;}{WIDTH:3410PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:18PX 24PX;DISPLAY:GRID;GRID-GAP:18PX;TEXT-ALIGN:CENTER;}{LOR:#0A0A0A;}{FONT:NORMAL 700 2.0REM/1.25 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:#0A0A0A;}1 / {LOR:#0A0A0A;} A{FONT:HER;LOR:HER;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} STRONG, B{FONT-WEIGHT:BOLR;}{FONT:NORMAL 400 1.4REM/1.5 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:#0A0A0A;} A{FONT:HER;LOR:HER;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} STRONG, B{FONT-WEIGHT:BOLR;}LENDG A VOICE - THE SUPREME COURT JT LED THE BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS UNNSTUTNAL, WHICH IS A HUGE STEP TOWARD PROGRS FOR ALL AMERINS. MANY CELEBS HAVE ED THEIR VOICE FOR MARRIAGE EQUALY WHEN POLICIANS REMAED SILENT. HERE, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE STARS WHO SUPPORT EQUALY THE NAME OF LOVE. FROM THE CARTERS TO THE FIRST FAY, HERE IS WHAT THE WORLD'S BIGGT NAM HAD TO SAY. (PHOTO: TOM FORD VIA GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1480PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}2 / 23JAY Z - “WHAT PEOPLE DO THEIR OWN HOM IS THEIR BS, AND YOU N CHOOSE TO LOVE WHOEVER YOU LOVE... THAT’S THEIR BS. IT’S NO DIFFERENT THAN DISCRIMATG AGAST BLACKS. IT’S DISCRIMATN, PLA AND SIMPLE.” (PHOTO: LARRY BAC/GETTY IMAG FOR NARAS){WIDTH:1629PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}3 / 23BEYONCé - “IF YOU LIKE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT A RG ON . #WEWILLUNEFORMARRIAGEEQUALY!” (PHOTO: FRAZER HARRISON/GETTY IMAG FOR GIEPPE ZANOTTI){WIDTH:1481PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}4 / 2350 CENT - “OBAMA IS FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. IF THE PRINT IS SAYG THAT, THEN WHO AM I TO GO THE OTHER WAY?” (PHOTO: MICHAEL BUCKNER/GETTY IMAG FOR CEMACON){WIDTH:1270PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}5 / 23QUEEN LATIFAH - "WHO YOU CHOOSE TO MARRY IS REALLY UP TO YOU AND ’S NOT SOMETHG YOU SHOULD BE JUDGED ON. I DON’T FD BEG GAY OR LBIAN TO BE A CHARACTER FLAW. COUPL SHOULD BE PROTECTED UNR THE LAWS OF THIS UNTRY PERD. IT ACTUALLY ANGERS ME." (PHOTO: ANGELA WEISS/GETTY IMAG FOR VARIETY){MARG-BOTTOM:54PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-BOTTOM:54PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:NONE;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;} + .E1IATVX90{DISPLAY:NONE;}(:EMPTY){DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;}(:EMPTY) + .E1IATVX90{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}{BACKGROUND-LOR:#0A0A0A;LOR:#FAFAFA;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;-WEBK-LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;-MOZ-LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;-MS-LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;PADDG:2PX 5PX;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;PADDG:3PX 5PX 4PX 5PX;LOR:#C4FF2C;BACKGROUND-LOR:#000000;LOR:#FFFFFF;DISPLAY:BLOCK;TEXT-ALIGN:CENTER;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;BACKGROUND-LOR:#0A0A0A;LOR:#FAFAFA;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;-WEBK-LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;-MOZ-LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;-MS-LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;LETTER-SPACG:NORMAL;PADDG:2PX 5PX;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;PADDG:3PX 5PX 4PX 5PX;LOR:#C4FF2C;BACKGROUND-LOR:#000000;LOR:#FFFFFF;DISPLAY:BLOCK;TEXT-ALIGN:CENTER;}{WIDTH:1635PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}6 / 23SHONDA RHIM - "I THK SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS THE CIVIL RIGHTS FIGHT OF OUR ERA AND BACK WHEN BEG A PERSON OF LOR WAS THE CIVIL RIGHTS FIGHT, PEOPLE LIKE NORMAN LEAR PUT BLACK PEOPLE ON TV AND HELPED CHANGE SOME MDS. SO YOU KNOW, ’S GOTTA BE PAID FORWARD." (PHOTO: JASON KEMP/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1263PX;HEIGHT:1752PX;}7 / 23FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA - “FOR BARACK AND ME REALLY DOWN TO THE VALU OF FAIRNS AND EQUALY THAT WE WANT TO PASS DOWN TO OUR GIRLS. I MEAN, THE ARE BASIC VALU THAT KIDS LEARN AT A VERY YOUNG AGE AND THAT WE ENURAGE THEM TO APPLY ALL AREAS OF THEIR LIV.” (PHOTO: ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1328PX;HEIGHT:1800PX;}8 / 23KEV HART - "IF EVERYBODY ELSE IS FOR , I'M FOR . I'M ALL ABOUT BEG HAPPY. WHATEVER MAK YOUR BOAT FLOAT ... I'M ON YOUR SI!" (PHOTO: ETHAN MILLER/GETTY IMAG FOR CEMACON){WIDTH:1000PX;HEIGHT:1500PX;}9 / 23CHRIS ROCK - "WE N'T HAVE GAY MARRIAGE 'E MARRIAGE IS SACRED? IT HAPPENS THE CHURCH? MARRIAGE IS SACRED? IT'S SACRED? NO, 'S NOT! NOT AMERI. NOT A UNTRY THAT WATCH WHO WANTS TO MARRY A MILLNAIRE? AND THE BACHELOR AND THE BACHELORETTE AND WHO WANTS TO MARRY A MIDGET. GET THE F**K OUT OF HERE! S**T, MICHAEL JACKSON GOT MARRIED, HOW F***G SACRED IS THAT S**T?" (PHOTO: ROB KIM/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1219PX;HEIGHT:1500PX;}10 / 23CHARL BARKLEY - "I’M REALLY DISTURBED ABOUT THE GAY MARRIAGE THG. BEE I THK GAY PEOPLE SHOULD GET MARRIED, BEE ’S THEIR OWN BS ... BEE AS A BLACK MAN, I THK YOU’VE GOT TO BE AGAST ANY FORM OF DISCRIMATN." (PHOTO: BCE BENT/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:3712PX;HEIGHT:5568PX;}11 / 23ISAIAH WASHGTON - "I TOTALLY THK CIVIL LIBERTI SHOULD BE HONORED FOR EVERYONE, PECIALLY IF YOU’RE PAYG TAX THIS UNTRY. I STRONGLY AND VOLLY BELIEVE ’S THE RIGHT THG TO DO WHETHER YOU UNRSTAND THE LIFTYLE OR NOT." (PHOTO: EARL GIBSON III/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1800PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}12 / 23JA JACKSON - "IT'S TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE LOVE WH ONE ANOTHER. WHAT'S THE ISSUE?" (PHOTO: VTOR ZUNO CELOTTO/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:997PX;HEIGHT:1500PX;}13 / 23JENNIFER HUDSON - "I THK TO EACH S OWN. IF NOBODY IS HURTG ANYBODY — WHO R? EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT AND BE HAPPY. WHO YOU LOVE IS WHO YOU LOVE. THAT'S THE WAY I SEE ."(PHOTO: FRAZER HARRISON/GETTY IMAG)14 / 23KERRY WASHGTON - "PEOPLE DON’T THK ABOUT THE FACT THAT WHEN BARACK OBAMA'S PARENTS HAD HIM WAS ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO BE MARRIED SEVERAL STAT THIS UNTRY. SO IF WE START MAKG OK THAT CERTA PEOPLE N MARRY AND OTHER PEOPLE N'T, 'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE OF CIVIL RIGHTS." (PHOTO: JOE SRNICI/GETTY IMAG FOR VARIETY){WIDTH:3000PX;HEIGHT:2000PX;}15 / 23PATTI LABELLE - "I WAS ASKED EARLIER IF I WAS GAY. WELL, I N ANSWER THIS WAY: I'M VERY GAY AND HAPPY. I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE FOR MY GAY IENDS. I'VE NEVER BEEN WH A WOMAN, SO I GUS I'M STRAIGHT. OKAY? BUT I'M STRAIGHT ENOUGH TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG. I AM STRAIGHT ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT IF YOU WANT TO MARRY WHOEVER YOU WANT TO MARRY, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MARRY WHOEVER YOU WANT TO MARRY." (PHOTO: MIREYA ACIERTO/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1805PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}16 / 23SEAL - "I DO BELIEVE THE RIGHTS OF GAY PEOPLE TO BE MARRIED. I DON’T BELIEVE THAT YOU N SAY 'CHANGE' WH ONE HAND AND SAY, 'BUT YEAH, CHANGE ONLY FOR A CERTA FEW.'" (PHOTO: ALBERTO E. RODRIGUEZ/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1806PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}17 / 23EMEM - "I THK IF TWO PEOPLE LOVE EACH OTHER, THEN WHAT THE HELL? I THK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO BE EQUALLY MISERABLE, IF THEY WANT. IT’S THE NEW TOLERANT ME!" (PHOTO: THEO WARGO/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:940PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}18 / 23VANSA WILLIAMS - "I HAVE SEVERAL IENDS THAT HAVE OUTLASTED BOTH OF MY MARRIAG THAT ARE RAISG WONRFUL CHILDREN TOGETHER THAT HAVE BEEN TOGETHER GAY UNNS FOR OVER 25 YEARS. SO THEY'RE DOG A BETTER JOB THAN I AM!" (PHOTO: LARRY BAC/GETTY IMAG FOR CARMEN MARC VALVO){WIDTH:937PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}19 / 23WANDA SYK - "WHEN MY WIFE AND I LEAVE CALIFORNIA, I WANT TO HAVE MY MARRIAGE REGNIZED NEVADA, ARIZONA, ALL THE WAY TO NEW YORK. HOW N YOU STOP PEOPLE OM LOVG EACH OTHER? HOW N YOU GET UPSET ABOUT LOVG?" (PHOTO: KEVORK DJANSEZIAN/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:1758PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}20 / 23AL SHARPTON - “THERE IS SOMETHG IMMORAL AND SICK ABOUT G ALL OF THAT POWER TO NOT END BTALY AND POVERTY, BUT TO BREAK TO PEOPLE’S BEDROOMS AND CLAIM THAT GOD SENT YOU." (PHOTO: ANDREW H. WALKER/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:801PX;HEIGHT:1200PX;}21 / 23WHOOPI GOLDBERG - "IF YOU'RE NOT SURE HOW YOU FEEL [ABOUT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE], GO AND MEET SOME OF THE FAI AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE LOOKG FOR. ONCE YOU TAKE OUT OF THE RITURE OF WHAT GAY PEOPLE ARE AND WHAT GAY MARRIAGE IS, AND PUT THE REALY OF FAY AND WHAT THE FOLKS ARE FIGHTG FOR, 'S REALLY AMAZG." (PHOTO: NOAM GALAI/GETTY IMAG FOR MERCES-BENZ FASHN WEEK){WIDTH:1094PX;HEIGHT:1500PX;}22 / 23LADY GAGA - "I FEEL THE NIAL OF GAY MARRIAGE SENDS A PREJUDICED MSAGE. OUR YOUTH SERVE A FAIR AND HOPEFUL FUTURE WH ERNMENT THAT VALU EQUALLY." (PHOTO: PASL LE SEGRET/GETTY IMAG){WIDTH:2398PX;HEIGHT:1500PX;}23 / 23PRINT BARACK OBAMA - "I THK THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT I WRTLE WH AND THK ABOUT BEE I HAVE A WHOLE HOST OF IENDS WHO ARE GAY PARTNERSHIPS. I HAVE STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE MTED, MONOGAMO RELATNSHIPS, WHO ARE RAISG CHILDREN, WHO ARE WONRFUL PARENTS. AND I RE ABOUT THEM EPLY. AND SO, WHILE I’M NOT PREPARED TO REVERSE MYSELF HERE, STG THE ROOSEVELT ROOM AT 3:30 THE AFTERNOON, I THK ’S FAIR TO SAY THAT ’S SOMETHG THAT I THK A LOT ABOUT." (PHOTO: OLIVIER DOULIERY-POOL/GETTY IMAG)
I'm very happy to be here for my gay iends. " (Photo: Mireya Acierto/Getty Imag)16 / 23Seal - "I do believe the rights of gay people to be married. " (Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Imag)18 / 23Vansa Williams - "I have several iends that have outlasted both of my marriag that are raisg wonrful children together that have been together gay unns for over 25 years.
Once you take out of the riture of what gay people are and what gay marriage is, and put the realy of fay and what the folks are fightg for, 's really amazg.
" (Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Imag for Merces-Benz Fashn Week)22 / 23Lady Gaga - "I feel the nial of gay marriage sends a prejudiced msage. " (Photo: Pasl Le Segret/Getty Imag)23 / 23Print Barack Obama - "I thk that is an issue that I wrtle wh and thk about bee I have a whole host of iends who are gay partnerships.