--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Gay marriage and straight marriage are…" description: "\"Gay marriage and straight marriage are the same thing as bikini tops and bras. The same thing, but only one is acceptable in public...how sad.\" — Anony..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/anonymous-1_gay-marriage_gay-marriage-and-straight-marriage-are-t_570666.jpg" --- # Gay marriage and straight marriage are the same thing as… ![“Gay marriage and straight marriage are the same thing as bikini tops and bras. The same thing, but only one is acceptable in public...how sad.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/anonymous-1_gay-marriage_gay-marriage-and-straight-marriage-are-t_570666.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/anonymous-1_gay-marriage_gay-marriage-and-straight-marriage-are-t_570666.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/anonymous-1_gay-marriage_gay-marriage-and-straight-marriage-are-t_570666.jpg) > “Gay marriage and straight marriage are the same thing as bikini tops and bras. The same thing, but only one is acceptable in public...how sad.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Gay marriage and straight marriage are similarly valid, yet society deems one less acceptable, highlighting hypocrisy. **In simple terms:** Same love, different acceptance. Key Takeaway Challenge societal double standards. Themes equality social norms hypocrisy Mood critical hopeful Type social political When to use this quote - public policy - personal relationships - activism Key Concepts civil rights social acceptance Questions to Reflect On - Why is one form of love considered more acceptable? - How can we shift public perception? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Gay marriage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gay-marriage/) [Marriage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/marriage/) ## Related quotes > [Gay marriage is two people loving each other is beautiful no matter what their gender or sexual orientation and should be celebrated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/gay-marriage-is-two-people-loving-each-other-is-beautiful-no-matter/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Support gay marriage. I didn't vote for your marriage, why should you vote for mine?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/support-gay-marriage-i-didn-t-vote-for-your-marriage-why-should-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Marriage is about Love, not Gender! I support gay marriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/marriage-is-about-love-not-gender-i-support-gay-marriage/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The fact that gay marriage isnt legal everywhere at this point is a joke. But there are things now that you never thought would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-levine/the-fact-that-gay-marriage-isnt-legal-everywhere-at-this-point-is-a/) [Adam Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-levine/) > [I support gay marriage I belive they hev the right to be as miserable as the rest of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kinky/i-support-gay-marriage-i-belive-they-hev-the-right-to-be-as-miserable/) Kinky > [“To my brother, who told me that marriage is for straight people and that I need to “shut the fuck up about it.” This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-king/to-my-brother-who-told-me-that-marriage-is-for-straight-people-and/) [Seth King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-king/) > [I'm totally against straight marriage - even though I'm married. I don't think heterosexual marriage is any of the government's business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penn-jillette/i-m-totally-against-straight-marriage-even-though-i-m-married-i-don-t/) [Penn Jillette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penn-jillette/) > [Not allowing gay marriage isn't gonna stop people from being gay...with that said, why not let people who are gay be happier in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/not-allowing-gay-marriage-isn-t-gonna-stop-people-from-being-gay-with/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [People who are against lesbian and gay marriage should probably go jump off a very tall bridge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/people-who-are-against-lesbian-and-gay-marriage-should-probably-go/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I'm really disturbed about the gay marriage thing. Because I think gay people should get married, cause it's their own business ... Because as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-m-really-disturbed-about-the-gay-marriage-thing-because-i-think-gay/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [I didn't know I was a gay icon. I get a lot of mail - but I don't get many bad letters - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-white/i-didn-t-know-i-was-a-gay-icon-i-get-a-lot-of-mail-but-i-don-t-get/) [Betty White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-white/) > [The gay marriage thing to me, I don't understand why it's so important for the secular progressives in this country, the people who want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-o-reilly/the-gay-marriage-thing-to-me-i-don-t-understand-why-it-s-so-important/) [Bill O'Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-o-reilly/) > [ A lot of people \[are\] saying civil union," Faried told KDVR. "I don't like it being called that because I can get married to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-faried/a-lot-of-people-are-saying-civil-union-faried-told-kdvr-i-don-t-like/) Kenneth Faried > [ \[Marriage\] was the one thing I didn't want to fail at. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwen-stefani/marriage-was-the-one-thing-i-didn-t-want-to-fail-at/) [Gwen Stefani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwen-stefani/) > [The idea of wearing a white dress is very romantic, but the real point of marriage is a contract and that is not romantic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakira/the-idea-of-wearing-a-white-dress-is-very-romantic-but-the-real-point/) [Shakira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakira/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Gay marriage quotes > [Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-carter/jesus-never-said-a-word-about-homosexuality-in-all-of-his-teachings/) [Jimmy Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-carter/) > [I have many gay friends who don't support gay marriage either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucinda-creighton/i-have-many-gay-friends-who-don-t-support-gay-marriage-either/) [Lucinda Creighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucinda-creighton/) > [Just like Barack Obama, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and now I am a reluctant groom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/just-like-barack-obama-my-views-on-gay-marriage-have-evolved-and-now/) [Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/) > [“...screaming about your rights as an American while rockin' the confederate flag is like arguing against gay marriage with a dick in your mouth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trae-crowder/screaming-about-your-rights-as-an-american-while-rockin-the/) [Trae Crowder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trae-crowder/) > [At the heart of the gay marriage argument is an untruth: unions of two men or women are not the same as unions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-gallagher/at-the-heart-of-the-gay-marriage-argument-is-an-untruth-unions-of-two/) [Maggie Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-gallagher/) > [Sooner or later they are going to live in a New York City where gay marriage is not only legal, but it's common and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-weiner/sooner-or-later-they-are-going-to-live-in-a-new-york-city-where-gay/) [Anthony Weiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-weiner/) > [ A lot of people \[are\] saying civil union," Faried told KDVR. 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But you can't say they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-bond/marriage-is-a-civil-right-if-you-don-t-want-gay-people-to-marry-in/) [Julian Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-bond/) > [If only catholic priests put as much effort into protecting children from pedophile colleagues as they do fighting gay marriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-only-catholic-priests-put-as-much-effort-into-protecting-children/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [It becomes dangerous for somebody who doesn't want their boss to know their sexual preference to use online networks to push for laws supporting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-mackinnon/it-becomes-dangerous-for-somebody-who-doesn-t-want-their-boss-to-know/) [Rebecca MacKinnon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-mackinnon/) > [The American people intuitively understand this, which is why the majority of Catholics practice birth control and some of those opposed to gay marriage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-american-people-intuitively-understand-this-which-is-why-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [“the left had been finessing labels for years: racial preferences to affirmative action to diversity; abortion rights to pro-choice to reproductive rights; global warming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-cashill/the-left-had-been-finessing-labels-for-years-racial-preferences-to/) [Jack Cashill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-cashill/) > [Why shouldn't gay people be allowed to be able to marry? 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