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NJ State Senate passes marriage bill
Posted on Feb 13, 2012 at 02:00 pm
Today on a 24-16 vote, the New Jersey State Senate passed legislation to extend marriage to gay and lesbian couples in the Garden State. The Assembly is scheduled to vote on Thursday.
Democrats: Say I Do
Posted on Feb 13, 2012 at 10:35 am
Today, we're excited to launch our Democrats: Say I Do campaign, calling on the national Democratic Party to include a plank supporting gay and lesbian couples’ freedom to marry in the party’s 2012 platform. The platform will be ratified at the Democratic National Convention, which begins September 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
New Jersey Legislature scheduled to vote on marriage next week
Posted on Feb 09, 2012 at 02:27 pm
Votes on the marriage bill are scheduled for next week in the New Jersey Assembly and Senate
Washington State Legislature passes the freedom to marry
Posted on Feb 08, 2012 at 06:20 pm
Today, the Washington House joined the State Senate in passing historic legislation that extends marriage to gay and lesbian couples.
Freedom to Marry Calls 9th Circuit Ruling “Powerful”
Posted on Feb 07, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Today, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that found that Proposition 8, the state constitutional amendment that stripped the freedom to marry away from gay and lesbian couples in California, violates the U.S. Constitution.
Two new cosponsors of the Respect for Marriage Act
Posted on Feb 06, 2012 at 01:55 pm
Just days after the Respect for Marriage Coalition launched in Washington DC, the bill to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act gained two new cosponsors in the House: Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
Freedom to Marry’s federal program grows with new Respect for Marriage Coalition
Posted on Feb 02, 2012 at 10:55 am
In less than a year, Freedom to Marry’s presence in the nation’s capital has expanded exponentially due to the accomplishments of our new federal program, headed by Jo Ellen Deutsch.
Governor Lynch pledges to veto marriage repeal bill in NH
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 at 04:32 pm
During his state-of-the-state address today in Concord, New Hampshire's Governor John Lynch reiterated that he will veto legislation that seeks to repeal marriage for same-sex couples.
Maine will bring marriage to the ballot in November
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 at 12:30 pm
This afternoon, our friends at EqualityMaine and GLAD will deliver over 100,000 signatures to Maine's Secretary of State that will put the freedom to marry on the ballot this November.
Defeating the amendment in Minnesota
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 at 02:13 pm
Nine months out from a critical vote on a constitutional amendment that would ban marriage for committed gay and lesbian couples, the Minnesotans United for All Families Campaign is working day and night to defeat this hurtful and unnecessary amendment. Freedom to Marry's Regina Clemente explains how you can get involved in defeating this attack on Minnesota families!