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Currently, even in states where the freedom to marry is legal, divorce for gay couples is a legal nightmare. "One of the reasons gay people, like others, need the freedom to marry is divorce," says Freedom to Marry's Evan Wolfson. "It's a system of guidelines and rules and structure to help people through a painful passage."
Read MoreFreedom to Marry's Executive Director, Evan Wolfson, says the so-called Defense of Marriage Act consistently harms same-sex couples and their families — glaringly so on tax day. Visit Freedom to Marry’s online Action Center to contact your lawmakers today and tell them how DOMA hurts gay couples, their families, states like Massachusetts, and our country’s basic fairness.
Read MoreIn an online Q&A Tuesday, Kathleen Parker said, “I have softened my views on marriage equality, partly as a result of studying this issue and having many long, open talks with my gay friends and family."
Read MoreApril 15th marks a deadline that few Americans look forward to - and same-sex couples in particular have reason to dread.
Read MoreSpring has arrived in the Big Apple over the last couple of weeks, and what better way to get ready for the warm weather ahead than to check out a newly-renovated health club and spa while also supporting the freedom to marry! Complete Body and Spa will be holding a Grand Opening and Fundraiser on Monday, April 19th, with all proceeds from a raffle and a percentage of sales made during the event going to Marriage Equality New York (MENY) and their Political Action Committee (MENY PAC).
Read MoreAs a Los Angeles Times editorial points out: "The gay rights movement has a lot of work to do before it can prevail over the ban on the freedom to marry in California -- more than can be accomplished in a matter of months."
Read MoreJoin the stars this Sunday for an anti-Prop 8 scavenger hunt to support the freedom to marry and The Williams Institute.
Read MoreCarlos Ball discusses the Catholic Church's questionable stance on protecting children. "...It is hypocritical for the Church hierarchy to warn us about the supposed perils of marriage equality to children when it has done so little to protect children from its own abusive priests."
Read MoreA push to put a repeal of Proposition 8 on the November ballot has fizzled, as proponents announced Monday they failed to collect the nearly 700,000 valid voter signatures to qualify their proposed initiative. The group, Restore Equality 2010, had split with Equality California, one of the state's largest gay-rights advocacy groups, on when to put a repeal of the 2008 Proposition 8 on the ballot. EQCA and other groups decided last year to hold off on ballot action until 2012, saying that strategy would allow more time to build support and that the measure would likely fare better during a presidential election year, when more younger voters hit the polls.
Read MoreThe tiny island nation of Iceland is preparing to legalize the freedom to marry. The government introduced its gender-neutral marriage bill on March 23. The bill has the backing of Prime Minister Johanna Siguroardottir, the world's first openly lesbian politician to be elected to helm a country.
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