Everybody has the right to marry the person they love and be represented as a couple and family... It's something that people will look back on in years to come and say, 'I can't believe it took so long for us to recognize this.' It'll be like segregation and giving women the right to vote.
Interpretation
Everyone should have the freedom to marry whom they love, and society will eventually realize this equality was overdue.
Julianne Moore's quote emphasizes the fundamental right of individuals to marry the person they love, likening the struggle for love and marriage equality to past social justice movements such as the abolition of segregation and women's suffrage. It reflects a hope that future generations will look back in disbelief at how long it took society to recognize and normalize this right, highlighting the importance of love and equality in relationships.
In practice
Using this quote in a speech advocating for marriage equality.
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