Well, my personal mission statement is that we want marriage equality in all 50 states. We want it not to be a state-by-state issue. We don't want it to be something the majority is voting on. I don't think the civil rights of any minority should be in the hands of any majority.
Interpretation
The quote advocates for uniform marriage equality across all states, emphasizing that civil rights should not be subject to majority vote.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson emphasizes the importance of having marriage equality recognized in all states, arguing that civil rights, particularly those of minorities, should not depend on the fluctuating opinions of the majority. He believes that such fundamental rights should be protected consistently and not left vulnerable to majority rule or state-specific legislation, shedding light on the need for universal human rights that transcend local governance.
In practice
During a speech at a pride event to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.
I kind of cheer the presence of any gay characters at all - I think the more we can saturate television with any gay character or lesbian character or transgender character, I think that's a really great thing. We're kind of getting past the fact that they're the punchline or that they're the novelty.
He sometimes wondered if she had become involved with him just so that she could cry in someone's arms. Maybe she can't cry alone, and that's why she needs me.
I realized I had been keeping people around even when deep down I knew they were bad for me. I had overridden myself.
All relationships change the brain - but most important are the intimate bonds that foster or fail us, altering the delicate circuits that shape memories, emotions and that ultimate souvenir, the self.
Acceptance is so important because we cannot go through this journey alone. I am fortunate to have a very supportive family, but not all trans kids are so lucky. I recommend seeking out a friend or an adult who you think will accept you and telling them how you feel.
Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling-from which they will never be released-is to one another and THEN to their children.
I don't want the words to be naked the way they are in faxes or in the computer. I want them to be covered by an envelope that you have to rip open in order to get at. I want there to be a waiting time -a pause between the writing and the reading. I want us to be careful about what we say to each other. I want the miles between us to be real and long. This will be our law -that we write our dailiness and our suffering very, very carefully.
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