Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons

Sound Bites on Same-Sex Marriage

Compiled by Hugo Salinas, February 2004

“Allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry, I'm pleased to say, will not impact the sanctity of my marriage. Any married couple which thinks that legalizing gay marriage will hurt their relationship needs a marriage counselor.” --U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo.
	“What would happen if we legalized marriage for gays? Well, probably nothing more than a bunch of gays getting married.” --Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Kirby
“This is an actual marriage license. It looks the same as any other marriage license. This may confer more benefits, and if not, since the Utah Legislature seems bound and determined to pass more laws that we will never recognize same-sex marriage here, at least it makes a statement.” --Utah resident Jane Marquardt, after marrying her partner Tami in San Francisco
	“I'm not a pedophile. I'm not a pervert. I'm human, created by God, just like all of you, with a loving, giving heart. I'm not the only lesbian you know. [Utah] Senate Bill 24 is more about politics than people.” --State Rep. Jackie Biskupski, D-Salt Lake
“I can only hope that Congress and the Supreme Court will again guarantee a minority the rights which America's majority refuses to confer. In the meantime, I applaud the charity which individual states (like Vermont) have begun to demonstrate in guaranteeing the civil rights of gays and lesbians.” --Mormon historian D. Michael Quinn