“I think the gay community should get smart and drop the word 'marriage.' Do you really need to change every right-wing Christian to make sure you get your equal rights? Eyes on the prize, we should be sticking to getting equal rights.”

American-Canadian singer-songwriter

Ani DiFranco is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter known for her independent recording career and her wide musical range. She has released more than 20 albums and has built her work around her own label, Righteous Babe. Her music is usually placed within folk rock and alternative rock, but it also draws on punk, funk, hip-hop, and jazz. That blend has made her a distinctive voice in contemporary songwriting, with a career defined as much by control over her releases as by style.