“Dallas Principle #4: Religious beliefs are not a basis upon which to affirm or deny civil rights. www.ActOnPrinciples.org”
The Dallas Principles
“We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America, workers have the right to organize - women have the right to choose - and justice belongs to everyone regardless of race or gender or sexual orientation.”
Senator John Kerry
“All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression.”
Thomas Jefferson
“Dallas Principle #2: We will not leave any part of our community behind. www.ActOnPrinciples.org”
“Dallas Principle #3: Separate is never equal. www.ActOnPrinciples.org”
“Dallas Principle #1: Full civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals must be enacted now. Delay and excuses are no longer acceptable. www.ActOnPrinciples.org”
“This is an exciting time in our growing civil rights movement for marriage equality. The Marriage Equality Matters campaign demonstrates the power of engaging the public and showing them the reality of marriage equality, rather than right-wing rhetoric and scare tactics. When it comes to opening hearts and minds to fairness and reaching the diverse communities who make up our American landscape seeing is, in fact, believing.”
Samiya Bashir
