Ricky Gervais hits back at anti-equal marriage Twitter trolls: ‘You can’t take equality too far’
Ricky Gervais has hit back at anti-equal marriage trolls on Twitter, showing his support for the historic enactment of England and Wales same-sex marriage laws on Saturday.
As the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act came into force on Saturday allowing gay couples to marry, Gervais posted the following message:
Same sex Marriage isn’t just a victory for gay people. It’s a victory for all of us. ANYTHING that promotes equality, promotes progress.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 29, 2014
Following this, an small minority of anti-gay Twitter trolls responded with hate tweets, some accusing the law of taking equality “too far.”
Gervais responded to these message in a series of follow-up tweets:
You can’t take equality “too far”
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 29, 2014
“@SiempreMadrid_: It should only be a man and a woman, not 2 of same gender.” < Thanks for sorting that out.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 29, 2014
I love it when people try to find loopholes in the concept of equality. It’s like it makes them angry that people want respect.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 29, 2014
Earlier yesterday, he also responded to another Twitter user asking him for his thoughts on “gay marriage,” to which he replied:
“@BigDeznumber7: thoughts on gay marriage mr gervais?” <Same as my thoughts on “gay driving” or “gay watching TV”…there’s no difference.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 30, 2014
Not the only celebrity to show support for England and Wales marriage equality, Spandau Ballet rocker Martin Kemp recently wrote: “Just want to say good luck to all same sex couples tying the knot! Have a fantastic day!” and former N Sync singer Lance Bass also added: “Congrats #England and #Wales !! #Equality.”
A small selection of images of the first marriages to have taken place can be viewed here.
