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Jill and Donnella  For my whole life, I’ve dreamed about getting married. I’ve dreamed about finding that special someone. Building a life together is about commitment. It’s about caring for and protecting your family. I’ve found someone who I love and we’ve started a family. One day, we hope we can get married too. Watch Now |
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Adrienne and Michael  I grew up in a conservative family. And when Michael’s daughter Lacy came out to us, we wanted to support her. But we were all concerned about the grandparents, and what they’d think. When we talked to them, their old-fashioned values kicked in. Part of that is the Golden Rule – do unto others as you’d have them do unto you. Watch Now |
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Darrick and Kate  Where we grew up, you expected things to be a certain way. But over the years we’ve met several gay and lesbian couples. Their commitment to each other is similar to our commitment. The Golden Rule is something live by. We wouldn’t want to be told we couldn’t get married. And we certainly wouldn't want to deny that for anyone else.Watch Now |
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Carmen and Jeannie  My (Carmen's) partner is from Sweden. While Sweden allows us the right to marry -- which also gives us the ability to be together -- my state and country do not. Marriage matters to me because I want to be able to live near my family in the US with my partner.Watch Now |
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Reverend Jennifer Yokum  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry- sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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Eric and Anne  Marriage matters because love makes a family, and we should all have access to this central societal institution.Watch Now |
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Jairo  Marriage to me matters because in the US Society certain rights come along with it. Privileges and social standing that are often times not given to marginalized groups can be attained through marriage. It is also important because the "Law" recognizes the commitment and love between two people.Watch Now |
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Ted and Ann  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry - sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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Swift  Marriage matters to me because marriage is the legal way of the state acknowledging a union of two individuals. Marriage, in some ways, is used as a religious term of joining a man and a woman, but what is marriage when you're neither or both? Marriage matters because it is a stepping stone and an achievement/goal in society.Watch Now |
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Suzanne  I believe that ALL people should be allowed the rights and privleges provided to those who choose to be in a committed relationship for better AND and worse. Without that level of commitment where there is no easy way out, individuals don't have the ability to truly grow and reach their potential as adults. Intimate relationships that foster safety and respect help people get over their GREATEST fears.Watch Now |
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Randall  I believe that we should be treated equally to all Americans. Marriage is part of that equality. Marriage, to me, is an event blessed by God; therefore, because we all are God's creations, it just makes sense to me that we are able to have such an event as GLBTQI people. I believe marriage is helpful to two people staying together, in bad and good times.Watch Now |
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Lindsay and Ann  Why are the right to threatened by it, do they feel it makes their unions less holy? Can we just change the "term" marriage to a union & allow gays and lesbians the same rights that a married couple experience? A soul doesn't have sex.Watch Now |
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Lauren and David  It's about companionship and sharing your life and adventures with someone truly feel connected and comfortable with. We believe anyone and everyone should be able to have make this commitment.Watch Now |
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Jen  Well, it matters to the system in terms of rights and privileges, so that makes it important. In terms of human relationship, it is a pledge and the commitment to build a life together and that, by tradition, our culture recognizes marriage as on the most important personal commitments 2 people make. Not entered into lightly! It takes being married, I think, to really appreciate what that means.Watch Now |
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Dana and Nathaline  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry - sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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Annie and Nick  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry - sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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Penny  I am unfairly taxed on the value of my partner's health coverage. The federal government considers that when I added my partner to my health coverage, my income increased by the amount equal to the amount my employer pays for my partner's health coverage, which means I pay an extra $200 in taxes every month! This is an unfair disparity--married people are not taxed in the same way.Watch Now |
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Ken  I have been married fro 44 years, and my wife and I have three grown children and three grandchildren. People who love one another and are committed to forming a family partnership have a human right to do so. I fully support marriage equality and believe it will strengthen our community.Watch Now |
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David and Pamela  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry- sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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Eric and Albert  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry - sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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David and Karen  Marriage is a commitment between two people who love one another, want to spend their lives together, enjoy each others company and want to be a family.Watch Now |
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Sarah and Andre  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry- sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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Kathy  When Mike and I got married, we just took for granted that we were able to without anyone protesting this basic commitment to be together for the rest of our lives. I see many of my friends with the same level of love and commitment, with kids, dogs, and mortgages, who are denied this right. I don't understand how we can do this to one another.Watch Now |
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Brad and Adrian  Isn't the fact that marriage does matter enough? I want to marry the man I love and believe in and he wants to marry me.Watch Now |
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Reverend Gail McDougle  Marriage honors the love and connection between two people. Blesses the relationship with societal approval. Makes clear the legal rights of the partners. A matter of fairness and equality. And in no way threatens or undermines heterosexual marriages.Watch Now |
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Toby and Steve  It's a sacrament not to be taken lightly by anyone, regardless of race or gender. I am a counselor and see daily the destructive effects of bad marriage. I support a loving, faithful committed marriage between two people of any race or gender.Watch Now |
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Michelle and Sean  Everyone should have the ability to have their relationship recognized - love is love!Watch Now |
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Jeana and KD  KD and I have been together nearly 13 years - we've always dreamed of having the freedom to marry. It really became clear how important marriage is when we had children -- marriage says we're family like no other word.Watch Now |
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Bill and Cheri Owen  Cheri: It cements commitment. It must be a right afforded to anyone. Bill: I thought I was a whole person when we got married, but never fully understood "oneness" until I was given the opportunity to marry and grow together. Marriage has made my life so much richer and fuller and I don't believe it should be withheld from anyone. Watch Now |
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Chris Rall  Marriage is a way to invite our community to share in our commitment to each other.Watch Now |
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Aimee  Marriage matters to me because I got married over a year and a half ago and I can't imagine not having the opportunity to express my commitment in front of friends and family and knowing that the state also recognized my love. I also have a cousin whose partner is Italian and they cannot live in the US because the federal government doesn't recognize their commitment. I hope one day they can come back to the states and share their love with all of us.Watch Now |
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Matt and Jennifer  From a social standpoint, marriage legitimizes serious relationships. From a personal standpoint, marriage symbolizes the commitment and trust the partners share. And from an emotional standpoint, marriage means there is no easy way out, and that's a good thing.Watch Now |
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Ramon (Spanish)  Siento que el matrimonio es un derecho basico y que todos y todas deben poder casarse con la persona que aman.Watch Now |
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Jimmy (Spanish)  Because it should be my right to marry who I love and spend my life with whom I decide.Watch Now |
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Mayor Sam Adams  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry- sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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Ric and Ashley  People that love each other and know that they want to be together should be able to have legal binding, no matter who they love.Watch Now |
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Kata  -Medical implications: if my mom or her partner Barb goes into the hospital, the other has no rights to be there or make medical decisions and if it's Barb, I can't even be there. -Freedom to have any loving, commited relation ship acknowledged by not only friends and family, but the government as well. -Love is so rare, why should it matter what sex you are? Watch Now |
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Reverend David Maynard  Affirming commitment and love through marriage supports our whole culture--all persons who want to marry should be able to do so.Watch Now |
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Keith  Spritually speaking, marriage is a critical element to a commited relationship. I am convinced that the belief that gay marriage is contrary to the "perfect will of God," is the main reason people of a Christian theology are opposed to ratification. I would like an opportunity to address this religious right - that's wrong.Watch Now |
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Evan and Patricia  To be loved and cherished by another. To be encouraged and validated any another. To feel secure and cared for. To have someone who calls forth the very best in me. To have someone to grow older with.Watch Now |
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Amelia  Marriage matters to me because I want to raise my future children in a Jewish family with a Jewish marriage with the values my parents have shown me. And when people say I can't get married, they're saying I can't love. I can love as deeply and as powerfully as anyone else and I deserve to share love.Watch Now |
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Joey and Lisa  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry - sign the pledge.
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Jim and Tim  It's the outer matching the inner we have the love, we have the internal commitment, we want the outside to match. We want our community presence to match what we already have in our home and our hearts.Watch Now |
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Ken  Marriage is two people making an ultimate, lifelong commitment of support, love, and caring for each other. Our society should encourage loving, caring, supportive relationships no matter the gender or orientation of the individuals. In my life, family, and circle of friends, we support gay marriages.Watch Now |
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Kellie and Bruce  Marriage provides a foundation - security, love, unconditional commitment - that allows us, as individuals, to grow and flourish. Our children benefit from this legal contract as well, although they aren't conscious of it. They have the security of TWO parents - a socially recognized unit - from which to launch. Both parents can sign school forms, BOTH take them to doctor appointments, BOTH fill out and sign camp forms. The little things that matter. . .Watch Now |
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Christina  It has to do with the notion of American ideals - equality and happiness - and the subsequent ability for a few to dictate that equality and happiness for the whole. It is difficult knowing that personal choice remains largely dictated by society. Marriage doesn't particularly matter to me - I've chosen up to this point not to marry - but it matters to those who, despite gender or sexual orientation, are in love and want the acknowledgment of their commitment to each other. No one but those involved have the right to make that commitment.Watch Now |
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Brittany  Why does marriage matter to anyone? Why does marriage exist? Maybe it's due to the fact that society needs it to survive. But the real question should be, why is it woman can't get married to women? And why can't men get married to men? Who should be able to decide this? Not the government, in my opinion.Watch Now |
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Norma and Karla  Because when two people love each other and commit their lives to each other, they need to know that the law is on their side in all aspects of each other's lives. I am British and we have the legal right to marriage. Yet the almighty power that calls itself AMERICA Home of the Free does not allow gay marriage. This country is so far behing the times.Watch Now |
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Helena and Robe  We love marriage. It's highly underrated, and it was by us--until we did it. Marriage is an institution of commitment, and we should welcome those who take that commitment seriously. That's the hallmark of a stable society.Watch Now |
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Caitlin  Marriage is more than a commitment between two people - it's a contract and a promise between a community and a loving couple - to share in lifelong commitment, and the joys and struggles of that commitment. For my own marriage, the love between me and my husband is only part of the equation. The investment our friends and families have made in us is the greatest gift.Watch Now |
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Brian and Theresa  To become "1" in unity with God--love is love--2 people uniting in love, respect and commitment to one another--regardless of race, religion or gender.Watch Now |
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Sheila and Caroline  Legal rights - children, assets, visitation, hospital/healthcare decisions. A celebration and recognition of love and commitment. Not to be in this odd middle ground - not just dating, not really, legally married. Equality.Watch Now |
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Andi  The Constitution says "All men are created equal." The Pledge of Allegiance ends "with liberty and justice for all." But what is just about refusing basic rights to at least 5
of Americans? Also, my friend has had 2 moms since Jr. High. She's 25 now. In college, her mom went to the hospital and was in a coma. The hospital wouldn't let the other mom into the room. It was 2 days until the hospital could find one of her other family members. She was completely alone in the hospital for the two days while her partner was not ALLOWED to come comfort her. That's just wrong.Watch Now |
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Amy and Cora Lou  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry- sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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Rep. Mitch Greenlick  I've had the joy of a 53 year marriage and it makes me sad and angry that many of my close friends in loving relationships are denied the opportunity to sanctify those relationships and obtain the legal benefits of marriage.Watch Now |
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Kevin  I believe it's imparative in order to progress the human rights of all people, but I know what a profound impact it will have on our own community. Marriage and the prospect of marriage has always been the great domestication, the goal which often motivates maturity in all facets of adult life.Watch Now |
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Kathryn  Because I am a voting American who does not accept discrimination on the basis of sexuality. Powerful forces always threaten to undermine meaningful change, so in order to extend basic civil liberties to all Americans, we must be willing to insist that religious beliefs do not drive American law. Marriage is about love and commitment. Opposition to marriage is about power and feat. I support love and freedom for all.Watch Now |
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Claire  My whole life, I have had loved ones - family & friends - who are gay or lesbian. There is no difference in how they love and build a family. The joy of being able to fully acknowledge that love and family through marriage is a right they have been denied for too long. We would all benefit from marriage equality and it' time to achieve it.Watch Now |
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Christopher  Marriage is being able to build a family. I have two parents, a brother, and a sister, and then me. One day my parents will pass on and I will be left alone. I want to be able to marry and build my family, create a loving environment.Watch Now |
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Susie and Nancy  We love each other and separate has never been equal. Domestic partners is helpful but is still leaves you a second-class citizen. It matters for us and it matters for our kids and it matters for their kids.Watch Now |
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Chris Hewitt  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry- sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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Andrea  I feel people too often confuse the rights of marriage with the rites of marriage. Marriage means as many different things as there are people, but it grants indisputable legal rights to those who undergo it. It is important that these rights be bestowed upon everyone for equality to be achieved.Watch Now |
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Tammy Lynn  Its almost difficult to articulate because I feel we should not even have to fight for this... it is so inalienable a rights to me to be able to marry the one person you choose to fall in love with. How is that it is anyone's business who I choose to marry?Watch Now |
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Miguel  It permits protection and longevity in the eyes of the court for two individuals, sentient beings, who love each other to be together. A loving home is a safe home. A safe home is a stable home. A stable home is that which engenders all under its care to honor our interconnectivity as living beings.Watch Now |
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Michael and Rick  For basic spousal rights. For instance: it's not fair that if I'm in hospital that my Mom or Dad can throw Rick out.Watch Now |
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Margaret Alicia  Because it is a right we grant for two people to join a partnership of love, trust, and life commitment and has actually very little to do with gender. Our constitution protects our citizens' rights to the pursuit of happiness. Why should some be excluded from that?Watch Now |
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Brenda and Debbie  Because we lost the rights, we didn't know we had, as women in heterosexual relationships. From healthcare, to taxes, to protecting our loved ones, marriage matters.Watch Now |
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Lindsay  In the Bill of Rights, it states all people have inalienable rights that are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Pursuit of Happiness... Pursuit of Happiness... How can I not interpret this as everyone has the right to be happy? Which means getting married, owning a house together, adopting kids/having kids.... the list goes on.Watch Now |
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Becky  Marriage for everyone is important so that everyone, including two people who are of the same gender can receive the benefits that two people of different genders (a man and a woman) who have entered into marriage receive, such as inheritance and access to health care and other programs that historically have only been available to a married heterosexual couple.Watch Now |
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Gary and David  Let me decide who I want to spill my guts to, who to share my life with, who has the key to my heart. Who am I to decide who should be, or cannot be, your partner in life? If marriage was designed only to support couples in order to raise children, then why are there so many married couples who do not have children? In God's eyes, is there a difference between couples who are unable to have children and those who have children? Let couples decide what size family is right for themselves.Watch Now |
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Bill and Marian  Tax benefits, companionship, love, intimacy, a sense of family, security of a stable relationship and thus a life.Watch Now |
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Anthony and Sarah  Simply wrong to discriminate against our own brothers, sisters + neighbors.Watch Now |
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Rebecca and Jessica  Marriage matters because it communicates that we love each other in a way that nothing else does.Watch Now |
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Diane and Susan  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry- sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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Laura and Jean  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry- sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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Ted and Eliza  Ted: Marriage is a commitment of two people to love, honor and respect each other. Through good and bad. Eliza: When community is invited to join the marriage ceremony, they can give their commitment to support the couple when things are good and when things get rough.Watch Now |
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Jeremy and Lucas  It represents the next step towards the general public accepting people of a different sexuality and embracing us as part of society. Married couples get benefits that are important to family life.
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Sooney and Nick  We love each other, and want other couples to have the right to show their love as we can show ours, through marriage.Watch Now |
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Kayla and Hannah  Marriage communicates the idea of family in a way that other words just don't. Support the freedom to marry!Watch Now |
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Kelli and Lisa  Because it is a commitment to working it out no matter what, a commitment witnessed by family and friends that should be recognized legally, equally.Watch Now |
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Matt and Bruce  The freedom to marry means a chance to show everyone how important our commitment is to us.Watch Now |
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Jamie  Marriage is truly the only way society accepts a long term relationship on paper. It simply dosen't make sense why we should restrict two people in a life long relationship from showing this to themselves and others. Everyone deserves to have this accomplishment. To have this option. To have this right.Watch Now |
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Maria and Tom  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry- sign the pledge.Love - Friends- Forever. Watch Now |
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Michelle and Nan  We have been together 9 years, became a committed married couple on March 3, 2004, and deserve all the rights that everyone else takes for granted.,"
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Michelle  Certification of a union between to individuals is important in providing access to health care- a right everyone should have- and important in making life decisions regarding assets and general well-being. It is unconstitutional for any state to dictate who may comprise a union of two human beings.Watch Now |
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Dennis and Ernie  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry- sign the pledge.Watch Now |
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Jessica and Halley  Jessica: Marriage is important because its about two people who love eachother and love is a human right, not a heterosexual privilage. Halley: Marriage is about knowing that my family is safe no matter what. Marriage is about love and commitment not the gender of who you love. All people have the right to love and all people should have the right to marry. Watch Now |
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Donnella and Jill  Marriage means full protection for our family, so both of Emmett's parents are recognized legally as his parents in all fifty states. It means financial security. Basic human rights are not a privilege for a few. It means recognition that the love I have for my partner and son is just as important as the love that a heterosexual couple has for their family, and with the love and commitment comes the right to have our family protected legally.Watch Now |
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Yesica  Marriage gives the relationship a commitment to love each other, respect each other an share each others lives together. It is more than just a piece of paper. Everyone who really is in love and wants to grow old with someone should have the right to be free to marry that special person.Watch Now |
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Corey and Matthew  Corey: When Matt proposed, after the excitement settled, I suddenly realized we are engaged to be what? Then the anger kicked in because marriage inequality hit close to home. Then, as we announced our engagement, we had to deal with the, "oh, are you going to fly somewhere to do a 'little' ceremony, etc."Matthew: Besides the hundreds of economic benefits marriage affords us, what it really comes down to is. . . now what? My mom was super excited and she asked whether I was going to Iowa or Massachusetts. Haha, I was like, well I want to get married here, surrounded by friends and family. Watch Now |
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Anne and Melissa  Marriage says ""we're family"" as no other words can. Support the freedom to marry- sign the pledge!Watch Now |
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Jim and David  Marriage is part of the equal rights package which is important to me. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness!Watch Now |
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Jessica and Lynda  It's important to make a public commitment and recognition of commitment between souls.Watch Now |
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Laura and Mike  When two people love each other and want to have the world recognize their devotion and pledge to one another, who in their right mind would stand in their way? Consenting adults in love is never a bad thing. Give them their voice and give them our rights!Watch Now |
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Sheila and Fanda  Our differences shouldn't divide us. We have overcome so much hatred and oppression already, and giving us the right to get married will move Oregon one more step in the right direction.Watch Now |
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Kara  I think, for me, it's more about the option to marry as opposed to the union of marriage itself. It matters to me that everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, has the option or tight to marry whomever they want for whatever reason they'd like. And that that decision is in their hands not someone else's.Watch Now |
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Tamara and Zachary  Tamara says: Everybody deserves equal rights regardless of sexual orientation. No group should be denied rights based on sexual orientation. I want to live my life not having to worry about whether or not I will be allowed to marry. Zachary says: Marriage Matters to me because someday I want to have all the same rights as any other couple. Watch Now |
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Timm & Dan  We would like to be legally married for the same reasons other people get married. Marriage recognizes and promotes healthy long term relationship, and strengthens families and provides a more stable environment for our children. It fosters support from our families and society, and provides benefits that strengthen all our relationships.
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Sean and Michael  "Marriage" says "we're family" in a way that no other words can. Support the freedom to marry- sign the pledge.
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Ashley  Even though a cltural and religious ceremony means more, we deserve to have euqal legal rights as opposite gender couples. When my partner got sick and was in the hospital, I was there to take care of her. God forbid, but what if she had passed? Would I have had the right to see her and fulfill her wishes? This seems to me that it shuld be a basic human right.
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Kerry  1. Fairness i.e. treating 1 group differently than another. 2. Benefits--important benefits, state & federal benefits. 3. Gay & lesbian couples & families deserve the respect & dignity of being legally & socially accepted in our community. 4. Gay & lesbian couples shouldn't have to leave the state or country to obtain especially when they pay taxes & play by the rules.Watch Now |
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Misa and Will  Marriage means family. Having a family is a right that should be accessible to all. My daughter is a lesbian and it's hurtful to me that I can enjoy the legal and social benefits of marriage, while my child cannot.Watch Now |
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Ruth Alice  I have two gay nephews who are in loving relationships. One has been with his partner for 25 years- the other ""married"" his partner last year. I want them to be able to celebrate and solemnize their commitment as they see fit.Watch Now |
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Jaimee  It matters to me because we are the future. I would like to walk down the street with my partner, whomever that may be, and our children, without being judged or looked down on because I choose to love differently. I want to be treated equally to any straight couple, because my family and I are no different.
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ElRae Louise Marriage is a commitment between two people and God. It is based on respect and continuity of a relationship through the high and low times. To deny marriage is to deny respect and continuity between a couple and their relationship with God. To deny marriage is to deny a couple their basic humaness. Watch Now |
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Cheryl  I think that marriage provides the framework for a civil and decent society. The commitment to love, honor, and cherish another person. To actually hold that loved one's well-being above your own provides a base, and an example of the most selfless kind of life and kindness we as human beings are capable of. As a civil and decent society, we are obligated to grand the chance to marry to all humans, not just some.Watch Now |
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Bonnie & Devon  We love each other, and want to express that love in terms that everyone understands.Watch Now |
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Cesia  I grew up Catholic. Ceremony and ritual are indelibly imprinted on my worldview. Ritual and ceremony are a way of marking, identifying, and celebrating significant human relationships across culture, religion, and borders. I want the people I love, and my government, to recognize the person in my life who is my lover, household support, best friend, and the intimate significance in my life.Watch Now |
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Reid and Christina  Marriage Matters to us because we're part of the trans community and need to make sure we're protected legally. And, every parent deserves to see their children get married - all of their children.Watch Now |
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CM and Kendra  Even though marriage might not be for everyone and that love is not something that needs to be validated by the state, I believe that any couple who want to be legally recognized by the state should be able to . Unlike many other things, love is simply not something that can be regulated by the state much less to choose who you choose to share your life with.Watch Now |
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Laurie  Not having the choice to be married gives me the feeling that I am somehow an unacceptable member of society and, in some ways, invisible. To be honest, when I was asked to participate in this video project, I realized that I was numb, and didn't even allow myself to think of it that much.Watch Now |
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Roger  As a matter of equality, a vote that gay persons are not less than the heterosexual mainstream majority. Second, a share in the American Dream of falling in love and awknowledging that love with marriage and setting up as a household and family together with access to the rights and privileges and assurances that heterosexual couples take for granted.Watch Now |
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Sandy and Terry  It matters because it is one of our basic civil rights. The benefits and rights from marriage should be for all people everywhere. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness includes the option of marriage for all.Watch Now |
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Christopher  I believe that everyone should have the right to fail and equal representation under the law. Establishing a culture of acceptance and equality now would mean that future generations will not know a time when equal didn't mean equal.Watch Now |
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Danielle  Let's start with recognition. Recognizing my life with my partner, my family, it's where we create intimacy, morals, perspectives, honor, and respect. How 'bout that how that recognition attached to paperwork, visitation, and decision-making in hospitals for that one person? Why does marriage matter? Because my loving parents instilled those values in me and I believe in commitment to my partner I believe that it's sacred and that my country should support it.Watch Now |
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Ashley  Marriage Matters to Me because I believe everyone should have an equal opportunity at expressing their commitment to their partners. The government should not have say in who gets married. The government is supposed to be separated from the church and not creating laws that are formed because of religious views. Due to current laws my friends and family do not have the opportunity to be married, and there for do not have the same privileges as other couples. As it stands we are not an equal people as the reputation of the United States promises those who come to the U.S. for the equal opportunities as their neighbors. Equality affects me, my friends, my family, and everyone around me. Marriage is not just important to a single portion of U.S. citizens, but to all citizens.Watch Now |
