Rev. Al Sharpton has recorded an ad for
the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality
campaign.
“As a Baptist minister, I don't have
the right to impose my beliefs on anyone else,” Sharpton says in
the 30-second video. “So if committed gay and lesbian couples want
to marry, that's their business. None of us should stand in their
way.”
“All of us must fight for what's fair
and for what's right,” he adds. (The video is embedded in the
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Sharpton also lent his voice to a
second ad tailored for Marylanders. Maryland Governor Martin
O'Malley has introduced legislation to make Maryland the seventh
state to legalize gay marriage.
Recent contributors to Americans for
Marriage Equality include The Talk co-host Aisha
Tyler, Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott
Fujita, Pariah's Kim
Wayans and Dee Rees (the film's star and writer-director),
Precious star Mo'Nique,
The Good Wife's Josh
Charles, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon
Ayanbedejo, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd
Blankfein, Washington Governor Chris
Gregoire, Minnesota Senator Al
Franken and Julian
Bond, chairman emeritus of the National Association for the
advancement of Colored People (NAACP).