History and Timeline of Marriage
This is not the first time our country has had this kind of conversation about marriage. Throughout our history, marriage has often been a battleground on which larger questions have been contested.
How did the marriage equality movement get started?
The movement for marriage equality has grown from the grassroots up. Many different factors have been involved in its growth, popularity, and in its successes so far.
Use the key resources below to learn more about the history and timeline of the marriage equality movement.
Related information from Freedom to Marry:
Loving Vs Virginia: 40th Anniversary of Interracial Marriage
This three minute commercial from NBJC commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the historic Loving Vs. Virginia court decision.
Our page commemorates the Loving celebration in June 2007 which was co-sponsored by civil rights organizations from across the country to honor the freedom to marry as a civil right, featuring a rare public statement (pdf) by Mrs. Mildred Loving (a plaintiff in the historic Loving v. VirginiaSupreme court case which ended racial discrimination in marriage) supporting the freedom to marry for all Americans. (link)
Learn more about the international advancements toward ending the exclusion of same-sex couples and their families from marriage. [Link]
Equality for All is working to protect marriage by leading the fight against an anti-marriage initiative on the November 2008 ballot in California. This statewide coalition of LGBT and civil rights organizations, labor and business, straight and gay, is determined to defeat any attempts to write discrimination into our constitution.
