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.
I'm not sure that love and like aren't like cats and dogs: One can't grow up to be the other, but they can be taught to live under the same roof.
If our bodies are sick, we seek to heal them. We do not give up. The same thing should be true of our marriages.
The act of sending a letter is an act of generosity, even if, in retrospect, it might seem reckless. Why regret one's generosity? Why regret one's impulsiveness, one's misjudgment of others? The inevitable discovery that someone is selling letters you'd written in trust is simply to discover an obvious human truth: there are those who don't cherish us as we'd cherished them, and had wished to be cherished by them.
We do not look for compromise; rather, we seek to resolve the conflict to everyone's complete satisfaction.
We spoke about our dreams and how we always felt safe in them, no matter how bad everthing else seemed. He told me it was one of the best days of his life and then he took out his gun. A .22 rifle. And he leaned forward and whispered, "Forgive me, Taylor Markham." Before I could ask how he knew my name and what I was to forgive him for he said, "Take care of my little girl." And then he told me to close my eyes. And I've been frightened to do just that ever since.
I was in control of what people thought of me, but I had no control over what they thought of my mother. When I asked my mother, 'How do I tell people about you?' her answer was, 'Tell the truth'. But of course, the truth is never simple.
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