Jason Mraz For Marriage

Red Carpet Interviews At AFER Event

Clip description via Karen Ocamb at LGBT POV:

Co-founded by actor/director Rob Reiner, AFER is leading the fight for marriage equality through it’s groundbreaking federal court case to overturn California’s Proposition 8. On the red carpet, AFER’s team and celebrities alike share their feelings on gay marriage with facts, personal experience and song. In attendance, Jason Mraz, Jane Lynch, Marisa Tomei, Adam Lambert, Yeardley Smith (voice of Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons), Bruce Vilanch, Rob Reiner, Attorney Ted Olsen and Plaintiffs Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo.

Stars Give A Damn About Hate Crimes

True Blood star Anna Paquin comes out as bisexual in this star-studded plea against hate crimes created by Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Fund. The campaign's website, We Give A Damn, is down at the moment, doubtlessly due to gossip sites freaking out over Paquin's unanticipated revelation.

Friendly Voices - Jason Mraz

"As a straight man I really have nothing to gain by standing up for equal rights for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexual, and/or my Transgender friends. Except for the fact that I have many friends who are still subjected to hurtful comments by a society that hasn’t yet embraced fully the nature of… nature. Supporting a limiting system of rules for specific people to follow is prejudice. It’s the Antithesis of Christ Consciousness and (like smoking) it’s Soooo last century.

"Allowing love to freely flourish will only enhance the life experience - For All. Imagine telling cyclists to stay off the road. 'These roads are for cars only! Those who dare to pedal on the shoulder will most likely get hit! Drivers will not expect to see you. It will not be the drivers’ fault if you get hurt.' Yet, by sharing the road, the same rules get to apply to all of us. And surprisingly, we all get somewhere. No one has to sit at the back of the bus." - Pop singer Jason Mraz, writing on his personal blog.