"I certainly believe that all of my friends, as Marc (her husband) and I did, should have the right to marry their best friends.

"I certainly believe that those of us who are straight cannot expect our gay friends to do this on our own.

"And I certainly expect our straight friends to help us achieve that for all New Yorkers, for all Americans, and for all the children that at least Marc and I hope to have someday." she said during a speaking at the New York benefit for charity Friendfactor.