Gay marriage Quote by Gregory Martin
““Two years had passed, and still I had not told the boys anything. I had not told them that their grandfather was gay. I wanted to. I wanted them to know. It seemed like every month a new state was taking up the issue of gay marriage, and it seemed like every month another teenager killed himself because he was being mocked or threatened or bullied for being gay, and I wanted my sons to know that I considered this the most important moral issue we faced as a country since Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King...””
About This Quote
The narrator feels urgency to discuss gay rights with his sons amid evolving laws and tragic teen suicides.
In simple terms: Talk about important issues now.
Key Takeaway
Start the conversation.
Themes
family
Lrights
social justice
Mood
concerned
hopeful
Type
personal
advocacy
When to use this quote
- parent‑child talks
- school curricula
- community outreach
- policy advocacy
Key Concepts
identity
courage
activism
Questions to Reflect On
- How will you approach the topic sensitively?
- What resources can support the discussion?
A Different Perspective
It assumes a single narrative fits all families.
![“I think that the media is as divided on this issue [of gay marriage] as the Obama family — which is to say not at all. And so he’s never going to get negative coverage for this…When you have almost the entire media establishment on your side on an issue in a presidential campaign, it’s very hard…” quote by Mark Halperin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/83b/mark-halperin-23257_campaigns_i-think-that-the-media-is-as-divided-on_2210909.jpg)
![“And that really captures the difference for the bullied straight kid versus the bullied gay kid, is that the bullied straight kid goes home to a shoulder to cry on and support and can talk freely about his experience at school and why he's being bullied. [...] And I couldn't go home and open up to…” quote by Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f23/dan-savage-2880_being-bullied_and-that-really-captures-the-difference_58927.jpg)
![“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 a female and it can be called a marriage. Why can't a female be married to a female and male be married to a male and it be called a marriage? You still have the same thing…” quote by Kenneth Faried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ccf/kenneth-faried-106860_because-i-can_a-lot-of-people-are-saying-civil-union-f_31787.jpg)
