Freedom To Marry

The gay and non-gay partnership working to win marriage equality nationwide

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Freedom to Marry Steering Committee

Brondi BorerBrondi Borer | New York
Since 1997, Brondi Borer has served as an adjunct professor at Marymount Manhattan College where she has taught Family Law and Public Speaking in the Critical Thinking Department. She is a trustee of The Point Foundation and serves as co-chair of the Founders Council of UCLA Law School's Williams Institute. Brondi also serves on the Family Law Advisory Board for Cardozo Law School. Brondi is married to Dr. Jeffrey Borer. They have two children, Justine and Jon.
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Jennifer Gerarda BrownJennifer Gerarda Brown | Connecticut
Jennifer Gerarda Brown is a Professor of Law and the Director of the Center on Dispute Resolution at Quinnipiac University School of Law, and the Charles Mechem Senior Research Scholar and Director of ADR Programs at Yale Law School. She is co-author of "Straightforward: How to Mobilize Heterosexual Support for Gay Rights" (with Ian Ayres).
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johnJohn Buehrens | Massachusetts
Rev. John Buehrens has been a leading religious spokesperson for sexual justice and civil rights. He served as President of the Unitarian Universalist Association from 1993-2001. John was a co-author of the "Religious Declaration on Sexual Morality, Justice and Healing," a speaker at the Millennium March for Equality, and a co-founder of Progressive Religious Partners. He currently serves as Minister of the First Parish in Needham, MA. John has been married since 1972 to the Rev. Gwen Langdoc Buehrens, a priest in the Episcopal Church.
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Rev. Dr. Ignacio CastueraIgnacio Castuera | California
Rev. Dr. Castuera currently serves at Trinity United Methodist Church in Pomona, CA and also as the first National Chaplain for Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Beyond his professional duties, Ignacio is the proud father of three daughters and one son, ranging in age from 11 to 32, and loves to read, sing, and play tennis.
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Barbara CoxBarb Cox | California
Barbara Cox began teaching at California Western School of Law in 1987, after four years with a joint appointment in the Law School and the Women's Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at California Western from July 1997 through December 2001.
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Eugene DuBoffGene DuBoff | Colorado
Eugene DuBoff, MD, is a Board Certified Psychiatrist and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He attended Dartmouth College, received his BA and MD degrees from the University of Michigan and completed his residency at the University Of Colorado Department of Psychiatry.
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leslyeLeslye M. Huff | Ohio
Leslye M. Huff practices labor and employment law in general practice in Beachwood, Ohio, and was formerly an Assistant Director of Law for the City of Cleveland.
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Fred HumphreyFred Humphrey | New York
Fred Humphrey has garnered over 12 years experience managing non-profit organizations, including serving on the board of the NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (also Co-Chair), New York State Black Gay Network, AIDS and Adolescents Network of New York (also Chair), and Gay Games IV.
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Jordan RothJordan Roth | New York
Jordan Roth produced the Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show (4 Tony nominations including Best Musical Revival) and the Off-Broadway disco hit, The Donkey Show, now in its 6th year.
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Cherry Spencer-StarkCherry Spencer-Stark | Georgia
Cherry Spencer-Stark is a grandma, nurse, and long-time political activist. Currently president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, Cherry has also served as founding co-chair of Georgia Equality (the political and advocacy voice of Georgia's LGBT citizens and their allies), treasurer of the Georgia Nurses Association, board member at AIDS Treatment Initiatives, and one of the first women members of the Marietta Rotary Club.
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Tim SweeneyTim Sweeney | California
Tim Sweeney has been a leader in lesbian and gay, HIV and healthcare reform activism for more than twenty-five years. Currently a Senior Program Officer at the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund in San Francisco, Tim's work there focuses on funding programs in the gay and lesbian community, including major support for organizations implementing a California law that safeguards the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.
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Sam ThoronSam Thoron | California
Sam Thoron has been actively involved in PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays, since 1990, recently serving as National Board Chair. He also sits on the Board of Directors of Marriage Equality USA. Sam and his wife Julia have been married for over 45 years, live in San Francisco where they raised their two sons and daughter, and are now the proud grandparents of five.
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Why Marriage Matters

Why Marriage Matters America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry.
By Evan Wolfson

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Sharing Our Stories

Read families’ stories about how marriage discrimination affects everyday life. These stories communicate, in concrete ways, how the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage hurts families and helps no one.

The Marriage Basics

Start in The Marriage Basics to get short answers to your big questions about the freedom to marry, and learn more about the protections and responsibilities of marriage, the historical background for this civil rights movement, why separate is not equal, and so much more.