Petra Collins best Equality Quotes – “The feminist movement is way bigger than the word. I don’t police people on what they call themselves, but equality and a general sense of togetherness are really important to me.”
Jared Polis best Equality Quotes – “The need for a national Employment Non-Discrimination Act a critical part of the LGBT community’s struggle for equality.”
Julie Sweet best Equality Quotes – “It’s important to reflect upon how far we’ve come in achieving gender equality in the workplace and how we could move faster toward even greater goals.”
Tom Perez best Equality Quotes – “From the new hate crimes law to the repeal of DOMA and ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ to the emerging popular support for marriage equality, we are making progress at breakneck speed. As someone who has dedicated most of my career to civil rights law, I am deeply moved by this sea change and proud to have done my part.”
Tom Perez best Equality Quotes – “The theme of the Labor Department’s centennial is ‘Then, Now, Next.’ So in honoring Esther Peterson, we look not just to the past but to the future, acknowledging with honesty and a sense of purpose the lingering challenges we still face and the distance we’ve yet to travel before equality is truly a reality in the lives of all women.”
Chelsea Manning best Equality Quotes – “Many queer and trans people live – and lived – in our prison and jails, in our homeless shelters, in run-down houses and apartment buildings, and on the corners of every major city. Marriage equality doesn’t help them; and the potential loss of momentum for trans/queer rights after this win could well hurt them.”
Chelsea Manning best Equality Quotes – “Transgender folks have been part of the push for LGBT equality from the beginning, and we’ve spoken with loud and intelligent voices and have found political and personal success and advancement all over the world.”
Leo Varadkar best Equality Quotes – “We really need to come behind and press for marriage equality in Northern Ireland.”
Leo Varadkar best Equality Quotes – “I pledge as Taoiseach to use my office, for as long as I hold it, to advance the cause of LGBT rights, to press for marriage equality across Ireland, to speak up for LGBT rights around the world where they are under attack, and to push for the implementation of the sexual health strategy here at home at a time when it is more important than ever.”
Billy Eichner best Equality Quotes – “Our new vice president, Mike Pence, is one of the most blatantly anti-LGBT politicians in the country, and most, if not all, of Trump’s cabinet is anti LGBT equality as well.”
Betsy DeVos best Equality Quotes – “Let me say, I fully embrace equality, and I believe in the innate value of every single human being and that all students, no matter their age, should be able to attend a school and feel safe and be free of discrimination.”
David Furnish best Equality Quotes – “I am for 100% equality across the board for everybody, in all walks of life.”
Maysoon Zayid best Equality Quotes – “We have been sold a Muslim boogeyman. We are buying into it, and we are terrified, and that terror is causing people to lash out at comedians like myself or women wearing hijabs, or anyone who seems to defend equality for Muslims worldwide.”
Robert Mueller best Equality Quotes – “For most of us, fidelity is faithfulness to an obligation, trust, or duty. For the men and women of the FBI, fidelity also means fidelity to country. It means fidelity to justice and the law, fidelity to the Constitution, fidelity to equality and liberty.”
Gavin Newsom best Equality Quotes – “Separate inherently is not equal. There’s a reason why $45 million was spent against marriage equality. It’s because people understand the word does have meaning. And equality comes when we accept the same notions and the same institutions for everyone, regardless of race and gender and regardless of sex orientation.”