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Let California Ring—a coalition of more than 50 local, state-wide and national organizations led by Equality California Institute—has been looking closely at which messages about the freedom to marry are the most effective, who the best messengers are and how audiences receive those messages. Let California Ring coalition member, Freedom to Marry, has just completed a new study of which messages and messengers have been most effective over the past five years in California and across the country. Before we go any further, we want to share what we’ve learned and get your ideas on messaging via an Online Marriage Roundtable this Thursday, March 25 at 5:30pm.
Read MoreFreedom to Marry salutes Jason Mraz as a Voice for Equality! Mr. Mraz is an American singer-songwriter whose international breakthrough came with the release of lead single from "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things." titled "I'm Yours". The single peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Mraz his first top ten single. The song was a huge commercial success in the US with it receiving a triple-Platinum certification from the RIAA for sales of over three million.
Read MoreThe gay rights movement needs to strengthen its ties with the black community. To do so, it should be wary of claiming that marriage equality is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. Such a claim is off-putting to the African American community, according to a new study from the Arcus Foundation.
Read MoreCivil rights groups that campaigned against California's anti-gay Prop 8 must surrender some of their internal campaign memos and e-mails to lawyers for the other side, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Read MoreOpponents of the freedom to marry have long said the issue does not belong in the courts. Lately they have gone a step further. They say Judge Vaughn R. Walker, the chief judge of the Federal District Court in San Francisco, made a serious mistake by calling for a trial in a challenge to California’s ban on marriage equality rather than deciding the case based on paper submissions.
Read MoreKristin Chenoweth is an American singer, musical theatre, film, and television actress, and author. Some of her best-known Broadway work has included her Tony Award-winning performance as Sally Brown in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and creating the role of Glinda in the musical "Wicked". Her best-known television role is Annabeth Schott in NBC's "The West Wing". As Olive Snook on the ABC comedy-drama "Pushing Daisies", she won a 2009 Emmy Award.
Read MoreIn a new interview, Freedom to Marry Voice for Equality, Miley Cyrus, says she quit Twitter because she got so much hate mail for airing her supportive views on the freedom to marry.
Read MoreGay couples from Maryland have been flocking to Washington this month since it began sanctioning the freedom to marry, joining five states. Staff at D.C. Superior Court have been too busy to sort applications by state, but a spokeswoman said it appeared that at least 25 percent of the 151 license-seekers the first day were from Maryland.
Read MoreThe Post's recent coverage has provoked loud cries of bias from opponents. Their ire centers on stories, columns and photos that ran in the days after the District began issuing marriage licenses to gay couples on March 3. Scores accused The Post of abandoning neutrality and engaging in a victory celebration.
Read MoreThere is a large battle looming in Washington over legislation to reform our nation’s immigration laws. This coming Sunday, March 21, many LGBT immigrants, their families, and allies will march in support of immigration reform. Now is the time for us, as LGBT individuals, families, and communities, to understand why immigration reform is so critical.
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