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> [“It's illegal to deny people their records due to race or gender. Adoptees deserve the same rights and protections.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dashanne-stokes/it-s-illegal-to-deny-people-their-records-due-to-race-or-gender/)

[DaShanne Stokes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dashanne-stokes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/220/dashanne-stokes-11664_adopt_it-s-illegal-to-deny-people-their-record_1467870.jpg)

> [Whether you're gay, straight, black, white, we all deserve the same rights. If there's anything I can do to champion the cause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-symmonds/whether-you-re-gay-straight-black-white-we-all-deserve-the-same/)

[Nick Symmonds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-symmonds/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/nick-symmonds-61579_arrested_whether-you-re-gay-straight-black-white_3120045.png)

> [I believe all men, all women, regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic background, you deserve the same rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophia-bush/i-believe-all-men-all-women-regardless-of-race-gender-socioeconomic/)

[Sophia Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophia-bush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/sophia-bush-4414_backgrounds_i-believe-all-men-all-women-regardless-o_713570.jpg)

> [Just give me my rights. All I want is the same rights that my fathers died for If I don't deserve no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-manson/just-give-me-my-rights-all-i-want-is-the-same-rights-that-my-fathers/)

[Charles Manson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-manson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/351/charles-manson-4045_break_just-give-me-my-rights-all-i-want-is-the_1711317.jpg)

> [“They put us low, and then blame us for being down there and say that since we are low, we can’t deserve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-howard-griffin/they-put-us-low-and-then-blame-us-for-being-down-there-and-say-that/)

[John Howard Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-howard-griffin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/john-howard-griffin-21519_quote_they-put-us-low-and-then-blame-us-for-be_1935678.jpg)

> [I think gay people deserve all the same rights as everybody else, it's just that marriage is specifically for a man and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-showalter/i-think-gay-people-deserve-all-the-same-rights-as-everybody-else-it-s/)

[Michael Showalter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-showalter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19a/michael-showalter-14725_deserve_i-think-gay-people-deserve-all-the-same_2658048.png)

> [More conservative advocacy work often encourages portrayals of trans people as people who deserve rights. Deservingness, of course, corresponds to national racial,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-spade/more-conservative-advocacy-work-often-encourages-portrayals-of-trans/)

[Dean Spade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-spade/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/dean-spade-13866_ability_more-conservative-advocacy-work-often-en_358982.jpg)

> [Low-income taxpayers deserve the same rights as everyone else. It was wrong of the IRS to target low-income taxpayers, and I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-dodd/low-income-taxpayers-deserve-the-same-rights-as-everyone-else-it-was/)

[Christopher Dodd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-dodd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/christopher-dodd-13358_decision_low-income-taxpayers-deserve-the-same-ri_2742678.jpg)

> [Immigrants, who contribute greatly to our economy as law-abiding taxpayers, deserve to have their rights protected and their voices heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-n-green/immigrants-who-contribute-greatly-to-our-economy-as-law-abiding/)

[Al N. Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-n-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/al-n-green-5785_economy_immigrants-who-contribute-greatly-to-our_1016811.jpg)

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