I fight because every tax paying citizen should have equal rights.

I fight because I hope to be my best friend’s ‘maid-of-honor’ one day.

I fight for moments like this.

I’ve seen it said that gay people and their allies are too stubborn, that they should settle for something else like “civil unions”.  It’s been said that the path to Marriage is too difficult and would upset too many people.  The easier route should just be taken.

I fight for those who are afraid.

I fight because…

I fight because (a) I’ve never been happier than with my partner of 10 years, hoping to make it a lifetime; (b) I spent almost 37 years in the closet before I told my family and friends I’d found the man that I love more than anything or anyone on the planet, 10 years ago;

I fight because I know the injustice of being told you ‘can’t’ or ‘shouldn’t’ because of who I am.

I fight because we need all the positive energy and love and intelligence we all have in us to make this world a beautiful place for all. I fight because because to not fight injustice and inequality is not an option.

I fight, I pray, because for 60 years I have risen each morning to hear all media, books, mags, tv, news, internet, blogs, radio – everywhere you read and hear and look, I encounter someone calling me a fag

saying I don’t deserve to live, that we are scum; every second of every minute of every hour of every day of the week, month, years, decades, every day I wake up to radio, internet, tv, news, movies, I wake up to hate and hear how I am a fag and that 2 men who love each other should be put to death; it’s okay for women to be lesbians because it fits the hetero-facist paradigm (straight guys dig chicks kissing – their “acceptable” form of homosexuality).

I fight so that I can tell the girl I love that I love her, out loud, in public-without having to be afraid of what other people have to say or think.

I fight because I’m too stubborn to sit at the back of the bus.

To quietly accept 2nd class status in society tacitly empowers prejudice.  Standing up for yourself feels better. By being unapologetic myself, my straight friends understand that we’re all on the same footing.

I fight because, this is my country & I have never felt that discriminating against LGBT IS OK. I am openly gay & feel better with my self.

I fight because I believe that every living being deserves to love and be loved.

I fight for those who are afraid to be the people they were born to be.

I fight for those who are afraid to be the people they were born to be. I understand your struggle. But, it’s alright. You are NOT alone in this. Hold on to your selves, and let go.

I am a gay african american who has played sports all my life

I am a gay  african american  who has played sports all my life and excelled in football basketball and track but stay in the closet for 50 years afraid of what others would say and /or do. It takes courage to be who you are and demand to be treated equally. It is long over due that we as  people  realize that it is the diversity  in each other that promotes growth and love

I fight to remind people that there are still those who desire change for the better, and will see that change through to the end.

I fight so that every student who walks through my classroom door will know that they have a place, not only in my classroom, but in the world.

I fight so that every student who walks through my classroom door will know that they have a place, not only in my classroom, but in the world. I’ve been moved, over the past two decades of teaching, to see how the conversation and attitudes are shifting; young people today are more aware, more open, less afraid than they were when I started teaching in 1990.

I fight for the Religious to See and Understand our Creators True Message

I fight for the Religious to See and Understand our Creators True Message, for the Depressed, so they will  be lifted out of their sorrows,

I fight so that all of my accomplishments in life aren’t overshadowed by something that shouldn’t matter.

I fight so that we stop forcing people to conform to social norms in order to be accepted.  We are all unique individuals capable of achieving whatever we want in life, and I fight to prevent anyone from stopping me from doing great things in life because of the simple fact that I’m gay.

I fight because love multiplies, it doesn’t divide. I fight because I believe that “all it takes for evil to win is that good people do nothing”.

I fight for the hope that one day, we, as a people won’t be plagued with hate.

I fight because I want my children to know their worth, and
to walk with their heads held high. And when they’re faced with
hate, they can turn their backs, and not be ashamed. I fight
because a person’s freedom should never be compromised by
ignorance.

I fight so that all people are treated equally and it ends the hatred seen around the world.

Why spend our lives destroying when we can be passionate about creating?
I fight to continue to protect those that are targets of this hatred and continue to be hopeful that one day I will be able to marry my partner.
I will continue to fight and will not stop until we have equality for all!