Too many other couples are still being denied the freedom to marry and full respect and equality under the law, in Michigan and other states, and action by the courts remains urgently needed. Evan Wolfson More Quotes by Evan Wolfson More Quotes From Evan Wolfson I'm not in this just to change the law. It's about changing society. I want gay kids to grow up believing that they can get married, that they can join the Scouts, that they can choose the life they want to live. Evan Wolfson growing-upbelievekids Marriage is a language of love, equality, and inclusion. Evan Wolfson language-of-loveinclusionlanguage Marriage is also a social statement, preeminently describing and defining a person's relationship and place in society. Marital status, along with what we do for a living, is often one of the first pieces of information we give to others about ourselves. It's so important, in fact, that most married people wear a symbol of their marriage on their hand. Evan Wolfson givinghandspeople Marriage is not defined by who is denied it. When gay people share in the freedom to marry, it doesn't change your marriage. Evan Wolfson gaysharepeople There is no marriage without engagement Evan Wolfson engagement What is so powerful here is that we have the first federal appellate court and it's a case coming out of Utah affirming in the strongest, clearest, boldest terms that the Constitution guarantees the freedom to marry and equal protection for all Americans and all means all, including gay couples. Evan Wolfson couplepowerfulmean I think there's tremendous significance and opportunity in Americans seeing legally married gay couples treated with respect in our nation's capital. Evan Wolfson gaycoupleopportunity My marriage is my marriage, and it means I'm able to share in the same aspirations of commitment and love and support and dedication and connectedness, and that my parents are able to dance at our wedding and that our family and friends are able to support and celebrate and hold us accountable for the commitment we've made to one another. That takes nothing away from anyone else. Evan Wolfson dedicationmeancommitment When it comes to federal programs, even if states are discriminating, the federal government should not. Evan Wolfson programgovernmentstates Courts should always do the right thing. But if winning were as simple as making a good argument and filing a good brief, then we would have won the freedom to marry 40 years ago. We must put the legal work next to the public education work next to the legislative work next to the organizing work, and that's what's brought us so far. Evan Wolfson simplewinningyears Marriage ... has historically been a battlefield, the site of collisions within and between governments and religions over who should regulate it. But marriage has weathered centuries of skirmishes and change. It has evolved from an institution that was imposed on some people and denied to others, to the loving union of companionship, commitment, and caring between equal partners that we think of today. Evan Wolfson caringcommitmentthinking It’s an affirmation by the court that gay people exist, unfortunately, that's still a big statement to have to make in Kentucky. Evan Wolfson us-news
