Pharrell Williams backs gay marriage: ‘Equality for everybody’
By Sam Rigby
Pharrell Williams has voiced his support of gay marriage.
The Happy singer said that he believes in “equality for everybody” during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
He spoke of his shock that women still face inequality in 2014, saying: “We’re a species that has had a space station floating around earth for over 20 years – we even have a rover on a surface of Mars – how can we be the same species that has legislators and legislations in place that are telling women what they can and can’t do with their bodies. How is that possible?”
“And when I say equality – you may be surprised – I mean equality for everybody,” he continued. “Like, who are you telling who they can marry and who they can’t. What is this? This is 2014.”
Many states in the US are still opposed to same-sex marriage, with Michigan having recently caused controversy after failing to recognise recent same-sex unions.
Around 300 couples married in the state last month, after the ban on gay marriage was lifted, only for it to be put back in place a few days later.