10 Celebri who stand up for gay marriage – SheKnows

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• 10 CELEBRI WHO STAND UP FOR GAY MARRIAGE
• 10 MOST FAMO CELEBS TO SPEAK OUT AGAST GAY MARRIAGE
• CELEBRI SHARE THEIR REACTNS TO THE GAY MARRIAGE VICTORY

10 CELEBRI WHO STAND UP FOR GAY MARRIAGE

Power uple Brad Pt and Angela Jolie e to md when we thk of celebri who support gay rights bee of their bold claratn (back before was ol) that they would not get married until all people n get married. It’s tough to cherry-pick our favore quote of funny-gal Griff’s as pertas to gay marriage, but we found a dandy om 2009 when she participated a Proposn 8 (a ballot measure barrg gay and lbian upl om state-sanctned wedlock) prott march Sacramento.

” She went on to talk about the dismal fancial problems wh the state, baffled that people would be so preoccupied wh gay marriage. Clt Eastwood is known for his tough-guy ways and nservative views, but he is very vol about his support of gay marriage. She told GayDar Rad, “I thk that the bt day will be when we no longer talk about beg gay or straight — ’s not a ‘gay weddg, ’ ’s jt a ‘weddg.

Gee Clooney, who has long been acced of beg gay, don’t re what you thk about his orientatn and has stubbornly refed to nfirm or ny the mors. Another is-he-or-isn’t-he actor, Josh Hutcherson has been an advote of the LBGT muny for years, which stems om havg two gay uncl who died of AIDS. Jay Z, whose rap genre is known for s homophobic slurs (and who has ed a few his early reer) told CNN 2012, “What people do their own hom is their bs and you n choose to love whoever you love.

10 MOST FAMO CELEBS TO SPEAK OUT AGAST GAY MARRIAGE

” He went on to say that discrimatg agast gay people was the same as discrimatg agast blacks and that “’s discrimatn, pla and simple. From Miley Cys to Anne Hathaway, the stars have all taken stris advotg for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr rights. The actrs me out as gay durg the Human Rights Campaign's Time to Thrive nference 2014, durg which she gave a powerful 8-mute speech about the ternal turmoil she endured as a closeted actrs Hollywood.

Sce her public g out, Page has ma strong efforts to brg LGBT issu to the foreont, servg as host of Vice's upg travel seri Gaytn (for which Page will vis ci around the world and explore different perceptns of LGBT culture) and takg on the role of an out gay woman Freeheld, a romance drama centered on the fight for gay rights. On the lack of reprentatn of mory groups Hollywood, she said, "I want to see gay stori, of urse, bee I’m gay, and I want to nnect to a reflectn of my life on film. Hathaway, who is sister to a gay brother and has proudly spoken out about her fay's acceptance of his sexualy, was a recipient of the Human Rights Campaign Ally Award 2008.

"There are people who have said that I’m beg brave for beg openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoptn — basilly of gay rights — but wh all due rpect, I humbly dissent, " Hathaway said durg her acceptance speech. "I feel like a wonrful thg about our future will be that there will be nothg remarkable a straight actor sayg that he supports gay rights. In 2011, the actor was also honored wh the Hero Award by the Trevor Project, a nonprof anizatn that supports sexual mory youth, 2011 for beg an spiratn to lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr teens.

CELEBRI SHARE THEIR REACTNS TO THE GAY MARRIAGE VICTORY

Durg her acceptance speech, Dunham lled the moment her younger sister me out as gay as a "huge turng pot for me my unrstandg of the issu facg LGBTQ people. " She add that her goal on Girls, which portrays several gay characters, is to show "non-stereotypil exampl of a wi range of people.