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Busy Philipps is the latest celebrity to join the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. Busy Philipps is the latest celebrity to join the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. ?My husband and I are raising our daughter Birdie to live by the Golden Rule to treat others the way you wish to be treated. I feel like as Americans we should apply that to all aspects of life, including marriage,? Philipps says in the 30-second video released Thursday. ?Gay and lesbian couples just want the same rights that we all have, nothing more and nothing less,? she adds. The 33-year-old Philipps is best known for her supporting roles on the television series Freaks and Geeks and Dawson's Creek. She currently plays Laurie Keller on the ABC sitcom Cougar Town. Recent contributors to Americans for Marriage Equality include actors and real-life married couple Meghan Mullally and Nick Offerman, actor Stanley Tucci, actress Katey Sagal, actor

Actress Katey Sagal has said she believes it's crazy to deny gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. Actress Katey Sagal has said she believes it's crazy to deny gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. The 58-year-old Sagal, who is best known for portraying Peggy Bundy in the long-running Fox sitcom Married ? With Children, made her remarks in a 45-second video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. ?Hi, I'm Katey Sagal. ? I'm a wife and a mom and there is nothing more important to me than the well being of my family. So, it's absolutely crazy to me that most states are willingly harming families by denying gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. It just makes no sense,? she says in the clip. (The video is embedded on this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) Recent contributors to Americans for Marriage Equality include actors and real-life married couple Meghan Mullally and Nick Offerman, actor Stanley Tucci, actress Kri

Wisconsin Rep. Gwen Moore is the latest politician to join HRC's Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. Wisconsin Representative Gwen Moore is the latest politician to join the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. ?I've always fought for equality and justice in America. Which is why I think it's wrong to tell two people in love they can't get married just because they're gay or lesbian,? Moore said in a 45-second video released Wednesday. ?Marriage is about love and commitment.? (The video is embedded on this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) On a biographical note, Moore is the first African-American elected to Congress from Wisconsin and the first woman to represent Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, which is based in Milwaukee. Recent contributors to Americans for Marriage Equality include actors and real-life married couple Meghan Mullally and Nick Offerman, actor Stanley Tucci, actress Kristen Bell, singer Jason Mraz, The Ta

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is the latest politician join HRC's Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is the latest politician to join the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. ?I believe gays and lesbians should be afforded the same fundamental rights as all Americans: to love whomever they choose and to proclaim that love with marriage,? Villaraigosa said in a video released Thursday. ?I believe telling LGBT couples they can't marry is not only wrong, it goes against our fundamental values as a nation.? (The video is embedded in the right panel of this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) Villaraigosa also co-chairs the group Mayors for the Freedom to Marry along with Mayors Mike Bloomberg of New York City, Thomas M. Menino of Boston, Annise Parker of Houston and Jerry Sanders of San Diego. (Related: Antonio Villaraigosa supports adding gay marriage to platform; Obama campaign mum.) Rec

MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry has recorded a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry has recorded a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. ?As a child of an interracial couple, I understand the deep injustice of laws that bar a loving couple from marrying just because it threatens the status quo,? Harris-Perry says in the 60-second spot released Wednesday. ?Intentionally disenfranchising a particular group of people, like gay and lesbian couples, violates the core values of our constitution. I cannot imagine how, in 2012, our government is still denying equality to committed and loving couples, just because they are gay or lesbian. (The video is embedded in the right panel of this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) The 38-year-old Harris-Perry hosts the morning weekend show Melissa Harris-Perry. Recent contributors to Americans for Marriage Equalit

Jack Antonoff of the band Fun has recorded a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. Jack Antonoff of the band Fun has recorded a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. ?Touring around the country, my bandmates and I are completely blown away by the love and support we get from our fans and it's completely insane to us that some of them aren't afforded the same rights simply because they're gay or lesbian,? Antonoff says in the 30-second spot released Wednesday. (The video is embedded in the right panel of this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) Fun released their debut album Aim and Ignite in 2009 and their follow up Some Nights in February. The band is best known for the hit single We Are Young featuring Janelle Monae. Recent contributors to Americans for Marriage Equality include actors and real-life married couple Meghan Mullally and Nick Offerman, actor Stanley Tucci, actress

Actress Krysten Ritter has recorded a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. ?Actress Krysten Ritter has recorded a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. ?They say America is the land of freedom. Where everyone has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Gay and lesbian couples should have every opportunity to provide and care for their families. And that includes marriage,? the 30-year-old Ritter says in the spot released Wednesday. (The video is embedded in the right panel of this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) Ritter, a former model, came to prominence as an actress playing Jane Margolis on cabler AMC's Breaking Bad. She currently appears in the ABC comedy series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. Recent contributors to Americans for Marriage Equality include actors and real-life married couple Meghan Mullally and Nick Offerman, actor Stanley Tucci, ac

Dreama Walker is the latest celebrity to join the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. Actress Dreama Walker is the latest celebrity to join the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. ?As an American I believe in the freedom to chose who we want to love and who we want to marry. Deciding to share our life with the person we love is one of the most beautiful commitments we can make. And that's why I believe that everyone should have access to the same rights and protections of legal marriage,? the 25-year-old Walker says in a video for the campaign released Wednesday. (The video is embedded in the right panel of this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) Walker currently stars as June Colbern in the ABC comedy series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. ABC renewed the series for a second season earlier this month. Recent contributors to Americans for Marriage Equality include actors and real-life married co

Author John Ridley has recorded a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) American's for Marriage Equality campaign. ??Author John Ridley has recorded a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) American's for Marriage Equality campaign. The 46-year-old Ridley is best know for the feature films Red Tails, U Turn, Three Kings and Undercover; novels The Drift, Those Who Walk In Darkness, Love is a Racket; and the graphic novel The American Way. ?We all know that it's wrong to treat a certain group of people as inferior just because they're different,? Ridley says in the 46-second video released Wednesday. ?So why treat gay and lesbian couples differently than straight couples? It makes no sense. Gays and lesbians love just as hard and care just as much as everybody else. And isn't that what marriage is all about?? (The video is embedded in the right panel of this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) Recent contributors to Americans for Marriage Equality include actors an

Labor organizer Eliseo Medina has recorded a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) American's for Marriage Equality campaign. Prominent labor organizer Eliseo Medina has recorded a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) American's for Marriage Equality campaign. Medina is the secretary-treasurer of the 2.1 million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and has been described by the Los Angeles Times as ?one of the most successful labor organizers in the country.? He's also a vocal champion of immigrant rights, leading the SEIU's efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform. ?I spent my life fighting for the rights of immigrants, workers and every American seeking justice,? Medina says in the 46-second video. ?And I believe that committed and loving gay and lesbian couples should be able to get married in all 50 states. (The video is embedded in the right panel of this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) Medina also recorded his message in Spanish

Meghan Mullally and Nick Offerman have recorded a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. Meghan Mullally and Nick Offerman have recorded a video for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. Mullally (Will and Grace, Breaking In) and Offerman (Parks and Recreation) met in 2000 and married three years later. ?You know the night Meghan and I got married, she actually thought she was marrying Cedric the Entertainer,? Offerman says. ?Sure did,? Mullally quietly adds. Offerman starts, ?But that's how the law works. Any random man and woman can casually show up at 24-hour wedding chapel in Vegas, exchange I dos,? and Mullally finishes, ?And boom, they're married.? ?So why can't gay and lesbian couples who have literally spent their entire lives together have the same opportunity?? Offerman asks. (The video is embedded in the right panel of this page. Visit our video library for more videos.) Recent contributors