Brad Pitt’s mom may have raised eyebrows a few months ago when she wrote a letter to her local paper saying people should vote for Mitt Romney, as least partially because he was against gays getting married. However Brad himself has never wavered in his support for LGBT causes, and now he’s putting his money where his mouth it, promising to match donations to the Human Rights Campaign up to $100,000. The HRC is heavily involved in the battles over marriage equality that are going up for the vote in several US states next week, as well as other measures that effect LGBT lives.

Brad released this statement: ‘It’s unbelievable to me that people’s lives and relationships are literally being voted on in a matter of days. In Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington, voters will go to the polls to decide if gay and lesbian couples – our friends and neighbors – are worthy of the same protections as everyone else. But that’s the system we have and I’m not going to back down from the fight for loving and committed couples to have the ability to marry. Especially when groups like the Human Rights Campaign are fighting these battles day-in and day-out. So, here’s what I’m going to do. If you make a contribution to these ballot measure campaigns in the next 24 hours, I’ll double it – every dollar of the way, up to $100,000.’

The campaigns have apparently received enough cash that Brad will give the full 100 grand.

Just when we were having second thoughts about Brad following his odd Chanel ad antics, he goes and does something like this, to ensure we love him all over again.