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Senator Bob Menendez announces support for the freedom to marry
Posted on Dec 18, 2011 at 09:46 am
Today, Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) announced his support for the freedom to marry and the Respect for Marriage Act in the Star Ledger, New Jersey’s largest newspaper.
Freedom to Marry’s Top Ten Moments for Marriage in 2011
Posted on Dec 16, 2011 at 09:10 am
As we gear up for 2012 and our strategies for gaining more ground in the campaign to win marriage nationwide, here’s a look back at Freedom to Marry’s Top Ten Moments for Marriage in 2011.
Thousands of Mainers ask Senator Collins to cosponsor the Respect for Marriage Act
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 at 03:08 pm
Today, Freedom to Marry, EqualityMaine, Courage Campaign, GLAD, Maine Women's Lobby and the ACLU of Maine hand delivered over 2,300 signatures from Senator Susan Collins' constituents asking her to cosponsor the Respect for Marriage Act.
Tell Romney: stop dissing gay veterans
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Yesterday, presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a 63 year old gay married Vietnam Veteran "I believe marriage is between a man and a woman." Help us Mitt he's wrong about marriage
Freedom to Marry applauds removal of anti-gay amendments from National Defense Authorization Act
Posted on Dec 13, 2011 at 10:07 am
Yesterday, the announcement by the National Defense Authorization Act conference committee announced that proposed anti-gay amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act would be dropped.
Update on our plans for 2012 and end of year campaign
Posted on Dec 09, 2011 at 11:47 am
Last week, Freedom to Marry kicked off our end of year fundraising campaign and asked for your help reaching our goal of raising $100,000 to fund our advocacy work in 2012. As promised, I want to report back on the progress we’ve made in the last two weeks.
SLDN plaintiffs discuss DOMA on MSNBC
Posted on Dec 08, 2011 at 02:27 pm
Charlie Morgan and Karen Morgan, two plaintiffs in the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) lawsuit challenging the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), appeared on MSNBC yesterday to talk about their marriage and the harms of DOMA.
Victory for Cristina and Monica
Posted on Dec 06, 2011 at 02:06 pm
Married lesbian couple Cristina and Monica are able to stay in the U.S. after Immigration and Customs Enforcement closes deportation case against Monica.
Australia’s Labor Party endorses the freedom to marry
Posted on Dec 05, 2011 at 03:30 pm
Australia’s ruling Labor Party endorsed extending the freedom to marry to gay and lesbian couples throughout the country this past Saturday, according to the Associated Foreign Press.
Watch: Evan Wolfson speaks at the Center on Law and Government
Posted on Nov 30, 2011 at 01:09 pm
Evan Wolfson speaks at North Carolina's Center on Law and Government.