Jason Mraz Waiting For Gay Marriage

Jason Mraz told Tristan Prettyman 'I'm Yours,' but he won't say "I do," for perhaps quite a while.

Mraz, who popped the question to Prettyman right before Christmas, told attendees of the Concert to Benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights on Wednesday that he won't walk down the aisle until everyone can -- including gay couples.

"We both feel that in our engagement, we have a union that's really special and cant be broken. It's a sacred bond," he told the audience (via Us Weekly). "The wedding would be nice for our family, our friends, our community -- our moms especially -- and so it puts us in the fight. We can't get married until [gay] marriage is legal and equal... I think giving people the right to marry will be a huge movement in civil rights."

Mraz wasn't the only singer to speak out at the benefit in a big way. Elton John announced that he supported gay marriage, a reversal of sorts from his 2009 statement in which he said that he was satisfied with his civil union with partner David Furnish, and said, "F**k you," to marriage equality opponents.

Mraz has taken political stances before, working in June with Free The Slaves to shine a light on modern slavery.

For more on Mraz's engagement, click over to Us Weekly.

Comments

[RobLovesCars]

09:20 PM on 01/31/2011

Just as my wife and I suspected. Jason Mraz IS gay. No heterosexual man would hold love and marriage hostage for a political cause that has nothing to do with the loving union between a man and a woman. Too bad a great talent has to hide who he is in such a shameful way.

I will not buy anymore of his music.

[alicam]

04:25 PM on 01/24/2011

Ahhhhh, how pretentious, gratuitous and corny. First, the two of them probably won't stay married but a minute. (Sacred union, my behind). Second, does anyone really think they are going stay single for decades if that's how long it takes? If gay marriage isn't legal by the end of 2011, they're gonna be like "Screw it, we tried".

[facepalm12]

12:01 PM on 01/24/2011

Well thats _gay

[tomonthebay]

11:04 AM on 01/24/2011

Who cares!

[Rosy]

10:57 AM on 01/24/2011

I fully support gay marriage, but to me this sounds like code for "I really don't want to get married." I don't think there is any legislator or judge who will see this and say "oh no! jason mraz isn't getting married until gay people can! we better make this legal right now!"

[HenryMcMullen3]

10:09 AM on 01/24/2011

Good one, man. Waiting for gay marriage to become legal. LOL. That's better than a having to ask her to sign a pre-nup.

[StAlphonso]

09:37 AM on 01/24/2011

It'll be interesting to see how he handles the whole procreation thing.

[CLSayles]

08:19 AM on 01/24/2011

Mraz, don't use the "Gay marriage" card to avoid your own marriage. You can still champion the cause as a married man...

[RobLovesCars]

09:24 PM on 01/31/2011

No, he cannot. Because he obviously does not understand what marriage means. He will become a statistic just like the majority of liberal hollywood / entertainment types. His marriage would last 3-5 years, max.

[wee weed up]

01:55 AM on 01/24/2011

Is he taking her for a test drive first?

[by-the-sea-]

01:40 AM on 01/24/2011

Code for "I don't want to get married yet..."

[by-the-sea-]

01:44 AM on 01/24/2011

Sarcasm, by the way. I will always vote for and support gay marriage, I just know he's a bit of a ladies man...

[wee weed up]

01:56 AM on 01/24/2011

He said it was sacred man...

[oxjr]

12:27 AM on 01/24/2011

So what happens if he tours in Canada? Will he have to get hitched??

BTW he is cute and adorkable, but judging by the number of shirtless arty self portraits in his blog I am thinking there are three people in this relationship. Tristian had better invest in a ceiling mirror.

[KrazyJay]

12:12 AM on 01/24/2011

As a gay man, I admire the sentiment. I do wonder, though, since so many Hollywood couples have used that excuse before splitting up ... if "waiting for gay marriage" isn't Hollywood's new "I'm just not that into you."

[Douglas Campbell]

10:09 PM on 01/23/2011

Cue anti-gay indignation in 3, 2, 1...

[robjh1]

08:46 PM on 01/23/2011

Ha! He is hedging his bets. Run for the hill girlie.

[Douglas Campbell]

10:12 PM on 01/23/2011

if so, I have one thing to say to Mr. A-Z, "I'm Yours".

[101flyboy]

07:58 PM on 01/23/2011

This is a nice symbolic gesture, I don't understand why many people take offense. He's doing something out of the kindness of his heart and taking a personal stand, and also sending a message of solidarity. I love it and him, and thank he and his lady for doing this.

Also, there is no reason to deny same-sex marriage. There are no reasons to be anti-gay. It is unjustifiable.

[Senpay]

12:33 AM on 01/24/2011

Well-said. It's a very admirable gesture, and I don't understand why everyone wants to come up with bizarre ulterior motives for it.

[RobLovesCars]

09:23 PM on 01/31/2011

Nothing good can come between two people of the same sex having sex together. It's that simple.