“Obama is for same-sex marriage. If the President is saying that, then who am I to go the other way?”

“As I’ve thought about gay marriage, I don’t see any reason not to say that [couples] should be able to get married.”

“Gay and lesbian couples should have the right to experience the joys of marriage and family.

“[Marriage] a bond for life, and whether you’re gay or straight, it makes no difference to being married. What marriage stands for is that you love that person… You want to commit yourself to that person forever. “

“If anybody can find someone to love them and help them through this difficult thing that we call life, I support that in any shape or form.”

“I definitely think we should all have the right to love, and love publicly, the people we want to love.”

“The NAACP’s support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and equal protection of all people.”

“One of the loveliest weddings I ever performed was that of a gay couple. To me if you are a good citizen, you pay your taxes, you work, you should have all the rights and responsibilities of everybody else.”

“[Banning marriage equality is] discrimination, plain and simple. It’s really not about votes. It’s about people. I think it’s the right thing to do as a human being.”

“We support same-sex marriage, marriage equality, and equal love for all, regardless if they are same-sex or mixed-sex couples.”

“It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.””