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Freedom to Marry, the leading campaign to win marriage nationwide, today announced a partnership with renowned artist Louise Bourgeois. The 98 year-old artist has created an exclusive art edition for Freedom to Marry entitled "I do, 2010," an abstract depiction of two flowers joined on a single stem created with archival dyes on cloth with embroidery. An edition of 300 prints of this exceptional piece will be sold for $1,000 each to support the work of Freedom to Marry.
Read MoreLaura Bush is the wife of the forty-third President of the United States, George W. Bush, and was the First Lady of the United States from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2009. Bush's political involvement began with her marriage. She campaigned in her husband's unsuccessful 1978 run for the United States Congress and later his successful Texas gubernatorial campaign. As First Lady of Texas, Bush implemented many initiatives focused on health, education, and literacy. In 1999, she aided her husband in campaigning for the presidency of the United States in a number of ways, most notably delivering a keynote address at the 2000 Republican National Convention; this gained her national attention. She became first lady after her husband defeated Democrat Al Gore in the 2000 election.
Read MoreMaryland residents are shifting toward a more positive opinion of the freedom to marry, with registered voters now narrowly supporting a law to allow it, a Washington Post poll has found.
Read MoreDale Carpenter criticizes anti-gay comments by Archbishop John C. Nienstedt and advocates for marriage equality in Minnesota: "The welfare of gay persons and their children is a material and moral concern for every humane and civilized citizen." The archbishop's fears about damage to families and children are misdirected.
Read MoreToday, six organizations file a landmark brief with the New Jersey Supreme Court on the profound harm that the state’s failed civil union law inflicts on children. The brief is from Garden State Equality and five other organizations – the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Association of Social Workers, the Family Equality Council, PFLAG and COLAGE – in support of Lambda Legal’s motion to the New Jersey Supreme Court seeking marriage equality.
Read MoreMany lesbian and gay couples struggle with the classification and recognition of their relationships due to varying marriage equality laws and freedom to marry bans throughout the United States.
Read MoreThe Danish parliament on Thursday passed legislation giving equal adoption protections to gay and lesbian couples in registered partnerships.
Read MoreA federal judge in Boston heard arguments on Thursday in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, the lawsuit brought by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders against the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. Lisa Keen writes about the details of the case.
Read MoreNew York State’s highest court ruled this week that a non-biological mother has the right to seek custody and visitation of the child she and her ex-civil union partner planned for and created together. But the decision falls short of what many LGBT civil rights activists had hoped for.
Read MoreDespite the clear harm that DOMA causes to gay and lesbian families and President Obama’s stated support for repealing DOMA, the Department of Justice has issued court briefs defending federal marriage discrimination. Tell President Obama to uphold his promise to end federal marriage discrimination and dump DOMA.
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