I will not vote for a candidate who thinks you can 'pray away the gay,' I will not vote for a candidate who thinks that he has more rights to my uterus than I do, I will not vote for a candidate who thinks that it's okay to dump toxic waste in the ocean.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of voting for candidates who align with progressive values and social justice.
Sophia Bush's quote encourages individuals to be discerning voters, highlighting the critical issues surrounding LGBTQ+ rights, women's rights, and environmental protection. By stating what she will not support, she advocates for a political stance that prioritizes human rights and the health of the planet, suggesting that values should guide voting choices.
In practice
This quote can be used in a rally for LGBTQ+ rights to emphasize the need for supportive politicians.
Because sorry to say, women run the house. They run the family. They hold things up. I mean, it's like you don't ever see your mom get sick because she handles everything. And it's kind of amazing I think to show people just how strong women are.
When you use God as an excuse to hate people and you use God as an excuse to cut people down, first of all, I think it's insulting to God.
People feel like the system is rigged against them, and here is the painful part, they're right. The system is rigged.
Look, you've got a generation of people coming along who are going to form their own new relationship with the idea of supporting the causes that they care about or changing the world. And these people are not going to do it the way our parents do it.
I have seen such an immense change from the total repression and criminality of homosexuality in my lifetime. It does make me much more buoyant and optimistic about the future. If that change can occur in that time there's hope for many other changes.
I hope the day will never come when the American nation will be the champion of the status quo. Once that happens, we shall have forfeited, and rightly forfeited, the support of the unsatisfied, of those who are the victims of inevitable imperfections, of those who, young in years or spirit, believe that they can make a better world and of those who dream dreams and want to make their dreams to come true.
Life begin at the end of your Comfort Zone. So if you`re feeling uncomfortable right now, know that the change taking place in your life is a begining, not an ending
So people are talking about revolution. What a revolution it would be to have a woman president.
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