Quotes About Rights

I go all around London advocating lesbian and gay rights.

I filed the first gay rights bill in Massachusetts history in 1972 in the legislature, one of the first in the country.

Civil rights and women's rights and gay rights all take time in this country.

Lesbians and gays... they still have to fight, even inside. It's not that simple, even if they seem to be accepted.

I think that in many ways, gays are behind women and behind blacks, as far as rights go. But I always say, if you know one of us, it's hard to hate us.

If we are endowed by our Creator with rights, then why shouldn't those be attainable by gays and lesbians?

I don't think gays that should be married.

I don't think there is any good answer to the question why shouldn't gays and lesbians who want to serve their country be allowed to do it.

Gays and lesbians began to gain civil rights when Americans realized that their brothers, cousins, daughters were gay.

True gender equality in Scotland - and elsewhere - is still some way off.

I mean, I absolutely call myself a feminist. And by that, I mean a woman who believes that your opportunities should not be constrained by your gender, that women should be entitled to the same opportunities as men.

Gender and race got very entwined in the 19th century, as abolition broke out, and then women wanted the right to speak about it.

I feel like a feminist is gender equality.

What the government and we in society need to do is to address the issue of gender justice.

There is no denying that we have made great progress toward gender equality.

I want racial and gender equality.

Gender equality does not exist anywhere.

I think we're at a point in history where, generally, people consider themselves to be feminists in the sense that we believe in the equality of the sexes.

I have always believed that genuine democracy is fairness.

When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal.

Restricting access to the ballot is not good for Georgia and it's certainly not good for Georgia business.

I don't have to get married myself in order to campaign on behalf of gay marriage.

I feel like in 10 or 15 years' time our children are going to look back and say, 'What? You were around when gay people weren't allowed to get married?'

The way I look at it is everybody should have the right to get married, if they so choose.