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Freedom to Marry Voices for Equality
Each day is a new opportunity to lift your voice up for equality. Freedom to Marry's Voices for Equality is a record of prominent Americans who have spoken out against discrimination in marriage. From religious leaders to entertainers to politicians, these non-gay and gay women and men are refusing to be silent at a time when America's promise of equality is at stake.
- We currently feature 1,284 Voices for Equality.
- Below are links to detailed profiles for 355 of these heroes.
- A list of the 913 supportive national and state officials can be found here.
- A list of the 96 Marriage Resolution Signers can be found here.
- And we encourage you to nominate more supporters of marriage equality.
Check back often as this is just the beginning of our efforts to highlight the thousands of voices for equality that have spoken out across the country, and continue to come out in support of the freedom to marry.
Arts & Entertainment |
Charles Barkley |
John Cho |
Wanda Sykes |
Brad Pitt |
Voices for Equality are working or have worked in the areas of sports, film, design, theater and more. [see more»]
Business & Labor |
Steve Jobs |
Bruce Bastian |
Sergey Brin |
Dolores Huerta |
Voices for Equality lead small and large businesses throughout the United States. They also serve as Labor leaders across the country. [see more»]
Government |
Dianne |
David Paterson |
Antonio |
Jerry Sanders |
Voices for Equality are at all levels of government. The voices on these pages are local, state and federal elected officials. [see more»]
Media |
Penny Brown |
Maria Shriver |
Keith |
Suze Orman |
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Voices for Equality are the men and women on your television, newspaper and all the new media who have taken a stand in support of the freedom to marry. [see more»]
Religion |
Cecil Williams |
Al Sharpton |
Edwin Bacon |
Geoffrey |
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Voices for Equality are leaders of faith communities throughout the United States including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and others.
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Social Justice |
Caroline |
Christine |
Mildred |
Julian Bond |
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Voices for Equality are on the front line in the fight for equality in a wide range of social issues. They work with social justice organizations and community groups advocate for a better world. [see more»]
| Find Voices for Equality in Your Community |
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Voices for Equality are calling for the freedom to marry from their communities all over the United States. Learn about those speaking out in your community or those working for marriage equality in every part of the United States. [see more»]
See the Complete List of Voices for Equality» |
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Support the Respect for Marriage Act by contacting your legislative leaders and friends.(Link)
Make sure LGBT families and people are accurately counted in the 2010 census.(Link)
A new report shows the past 10 years have been a period of dramatic gains in equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in America, including sharp increases in the number of LGBT Americans protected by family recognition legislation at the state level. (Link)
Learn more about the 13th annual Freedom to Marry Week, February 8-14, 2010. (Link)
