Bill Quote by Barney Frank

Massachusetts became the first state to marry gay couples, though lawmakers say allowing gay couples to get married raises a lot of questions. You…

— Jay Leno

If I were in Congress in 1996, I would have voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, which used Congress's constitutional authority to define…

— Ron Paul

My own early crusade for same-sex marriage, for example, is now mainstream gay politics. It wasn't when I started.

— Andrew Sullivan

Darling, I want my gay rights now.

— Marsha P. Johnson

When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage? 1791? 1868, when the 14th Amendment was adopted?

— Antonin Scalia

In the state legislature, I supported Second Amendment rights.

— Jason Kander

I've been openly gay since I can remember.

— Marc Jacobs

I am old school, I joined the gay liberation movement in 1972. If you had told me in 1972 that in the year 2009…

— Cleve Jones

The wedding took place in Vermont, where they have legalized gay civil unions, and I married a woman.

— Craig Ferguson

I'm for all kinds of gay rights. I'm almost like a gay man myself.

— NeNe Leakes

“I oppose same-sex marriage but I would advance equal rights in employment for gay and lesbian people. I appointed a few judges who were…

— Mitt Romney

I was still closeted, but from the day I decided to run for office, knowing that I was gay, I decided that I would,…

— Barney Frank