Marriage is a language of love, equality, and inclusion.

There is no marriage without engagement

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.

Marriage is a language of love, equality, and inclusion.

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.

Marriage is not defined by who is denied it. When gay people share in the freedom to marry, it doesn't change your marriage.

When it comes to federal programs, even if states are discriminating, the federal government should not.