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actress Anne Hathaway, who recently starred as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises, received an award in 2008 from the Human
Rights Campaign, an organization dedicated to the rights of the Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community. In her acceptance speech,
Hathaway explained why she supports homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Read
carefully the reasons she offers:
“In my
household, being gay was, and is, no big deal. When my brother came out, we
hugged him, said we loved him, and that was that…Just for the record, we don’t
feel that there is actually anything alternative about our family values…I
don’t consider myself just an ally to the LGBT community, I consider myself
your family…if anyone, ever, tries to hurt you, I’m going to give them hell…There
are people who have said that I’m being brave for being openly supportive of
gay marriage, gay adoption, basically of gay rights. But with all due respect I
humbly dissent. I’m not being brave. I’m being a decent human being. And I
don’t think I should receive an award for that, or for merely stating what I
believe to be true, that love is a human experience, not a political statement.
However, I acknowledge that sadly we live in a world where not everybody feels
the same. My family and I will help the good fight continue until that long
awaited moment arrives, when our rights are equal and when the political limits
on love have been smashed.”
