Blog Entries by Cameron Tolle
Field update: Moving marriage forward in Maine
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:39 am
Freedom to Marry's Online Campaign Manager Cameron Tolle gives an update Maine, where he's spending several days on the ground working with Mainers United for Marriage-- the campaign to win marriage at the ballot this November.
Audra McDonald Supports President Obama on Marriage
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 01:00 pm
Tony Award-winning Actress and Singer Audra McDonald recently recorded a PSA reflecting on Barack Obama's support for marriage and explaining why she supports the freedom to marry for same-sex couples.
Senator Jack Reed will cosponsor DOMA repeal
Posted on May 10, 2012 at 08:30 am
Hours after President Barack Obama announced his support for the freedom to marry, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) pledged to cosponsor the Respect for Marriage Act.
Freedom to Marry hails President Obama’s historic support for the freedom to marry
Posted on May 09, 2012 at 01:56 pm
Today, President Obama added his voice to the growing chorus of Americans who believe that all loving and committed couples should share equally in the freedom to marry.
Anti-gay constitutional amendment passes in North Carolina
Posted on May 08, 2012 at 08:13 pm
North Carolina's discriminatory Amendment 1, which adds an amendment to the state's constitution banning all marriage, civil union, or domestic partnership for same-sex couples, passed today.
Caroline Kennedy joins call for Freedom to Marry plank in National Democratic Platform
Posted on May 07, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Today Caroline Kennedy joined Freedom to Marry’s Democrats: Say I Do campaign calling for a freedom to marry plank in this year’s national Democratic Party Platform.
Vice President Biden and Education Secretary Duncan endorse the freedom to marry
Posted on May 07, 2012 at 09:30 am
In the last 24 hours, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan vocalized their support for the freedom to marry
Ousted Iowa judges to receive Kennedy Profile in Courage Award
Posted on May 04, 2012 at 10:32 am
Three years after the unanimous Iowa Supreme Court decision affirming the freedom to marry, three former justices ousted in a retention election following the ruling will receive the prestigious 2012 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Monday, May 7. Caroline Kennedy will present the award to former Iowa Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and Justices David Baker and Michael Streit at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.
Next week in Maine
Posted on May 03, 2012 at 01:47 pm
Our Online Campaign Manager Cameron Tolle is heading to Portland, Maine to work with Freedom to Marry supporters and the Mainers United for Marriage team in this crucial phase of the campaign to win marriage on the ballot this November. If you're in Maine, join him at a phone bank next week!
11 State Democratic Party Chairs endorse freedom to marry plank
Posted on May 03, 2012 at 11:01 am
Today 11 State Democratic Party chairs from across the country joined in support of a freedom to marry plank in the party’s national platform. The chairs include John Burton (CA), Jay Jacobs (NY), John Walsh (MA), Ken Martin (MN), Meredith Wood Smith (OR), Boyd Richie (TX), Jake Perkinson (VT), Mike Tate (WI), Dwight Pelz (WA), Jon Wisniewski (NJ), and Joan Wagnon (KS).