Marriage equality does not diminish the worth of your relationships; it simply recognises the worth of ours.
Interpretation
Marriage equality affirms the value of all relationships, rather than undermining others.
Penny Wongβs quote emphasizes that recognizing marriage equality does not take away from the dignity or importance of existing relationships. Instead, it celebrates and validates the commitments made in same-sex relationships, advocating for an inclusive society that honors all forms of love and partnership.
In practice
In a speech advocating for LGBTQ+ rights.
When two human beings get together, they're co-present, there is built into it a certain responsibility we have for each other, and when people are co-present in family relationships and other relationships, that responsibility is there. You can't just turn off a person. On the Internet, you can.
Members of India's diaspora, living in distant lands of the world, my good wishes to all of you. You may be far away from India, but you are always close to our hearts.
The very ingredients that nurture love - mutuality, reciprocity, protection, worry, responsibility for the other - are sometimes the very ingredients that stifle desire.
Your sweetheart calls you by another's name. His eyes linger too long on your best friend. He talks with excitement about a girl at work. And the fire catches. Jealousy - that sickening combination of possessiveness, suspicion, rage, and humiliation - can overtake your mind and threaten your very core as you contemplate your rival.
I don't care if you're black, white, short, tall, skinny, rich or poor. If you respect me I'll respect you
If you want to know where I come by the passionate commitment I have to bringing people together without regard to race, it all started with my grandfather.
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