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"Brad Pitt is putting his money where his mouth is.\r\nThe engaged actor -- who has famously said he will not wed until lesbian, gay, bisexual and transexual people can marry -- donated $100,000 to the Human Rights Campaign to further support their efforts in making marriage legal for all.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s unbelievable to me that people&amp;apos;s lives and relationships are literally being voted on in a matter of days,&amp;quot; Angelina Jolie&amp;apos;s fiance said in an email to HRC members on Oct. 31, just days before the Nov. 6 election. &amp;quot;If you&amp;apos;re like me, you don&amp;apos;t want to have to ask yourself on the day after the election, &amp;apos;What else could I have done?&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\nIn an effort to raise additional funds for marriage equality campaigns nationwide -- including those in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington -- Pitt, 48, has agreed to match donations from HRC supporters up to $100,000.\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Brad Pitt&amp;apos;s partnership with HRC in this closing week delivers vital resources into these campaigns and we&amp;apos;re proud to be working with him as we show that fundamental fairness will win at the ballot box,&amp;quot; HRC President Chad Griffin tells Us Weekly in a statement. &amp;quot;With his commitment, Brad joins HRC in a tremendous coalition of religious leaders, business leaders, labor groups, civil rights organizations and everyday, fair-minded Americans supporting marriage for gay and lesbian couples.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nProposing to longtime love Jolie -- the mother of his six children -- in early 2012, Pitt has said that the couple&amp;apos;s union has become increasingly more important to their brood and that his children, including oldest son Maddox, prompted him to get down on one knee.\r\n&amp;quot;They figured out what marriage is now, they&amp;apos;re old enough so now they kind of like the idea of it,&amp;quot; agreed Jolie, mom to Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Vivienne and Knox. &amp;quot;But we&amp;apos;re still convinced that half of them just want to party.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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