New poll in Minnesota demonstrates increasing support for the freedom to marry
Posted on Jan 30, 2013 at 11:45 am
Last week, Public Policy Polling released the results from a survey of Minnesota residents of their views on the freedom to marry. The poll demonstrated that 47 percent of Minnesotans support the freedom to marry for same-sex couples, while just 45 percent oppose it.
Photos: 7 Baltimore couples who rang in the New Year with marriage!
Posted on Jan 02, 2013 at 12:00 pm
As the freedom to marry took effect at 12:01 a.m. on New Year's Day in Maryland, ShaDonna Jackson was on hand to photograph the historic, heart-warming event in Baltimore, MD. She shared her photos, part of her "Shoot for Equality" project, with us!
Photo Retrospective: The road to the freedom to marry in Maryland!
Posted on Dec 30, 2012 at 02:45 pm
In the first hours of 2013, sam-sex couples across the state of Maryland will finally have the freedom to marry. Marriage advocates in Maryland campaigned long and hard in order to win marriage for same-sex couples. But how did we do it? Relive the road to the freedom to marry in Maryland with this photo retrospective!
Photo Retrospective: The road to the freedom to marry in Maine!
Posted on Dec 28, 2012 at 09:00 am
Tonight at midnight, same-sex couples across the state of Maine will finally have the freedom to marry. But how did we do it? How did we turn a disappointing defeat in 2009 into an amazing victory in 2012? It wasn't easy. Relive the road to the freedom to marry with this photo retrospective!
PHOTOS: 13 gay hopes to ring in the New Year
Posted on Dec 26, 2012 at 12:30 pm
2012 was a big year for the freedom to marry - but we want 2013 to be even bigger. That's why we gathered together 13 loving and committed same-sex couples from across the country to share their thoughts on what they'd like to see in the new year.
After 3 years of campaigning, Beth and Valerie look back on winning marriage in Maine
Posted on Dec 14, 2012 at 01:45 pm
No one knows the struggle in Maine better than the loving and committed same-sex couples who saw their freedoms granted, denied, debated, and finally embraced by a majority of Mainers. One of these couples - Beth Allen and Valerie Frey - have been intimately involved in the Maine campaign since the beginning. Here, they've shared their story - and 11 photos chronicling their love and commitment.
Top 10 Moments for Marriage in 2012
Posted on Dec 13, 2012 at 05:00 pm
Like 2011, 2012 was a year of triumph and transformation for the freedom to marry and our campaign. While already at work on the wins we want in 2013, let's savor and take inspiration from Freedom to Marry's top ten marriage moments in 2012.
Photos: The first weddings between same-sex couples in Seattle
Posted on Dec 10, 2012 at 01:00 pm
Yesterday, December 9, was the first day that same-sex couples in Washington could marry and have those marriages respected by the state. Freedom to Marry supporter Victoria Shaffer was on hand to photograph the big day on Sunday, and she shared her photos with us!
Nearly 800 same-sex couples have applied for marriage licenses in Washington
Posted on Dec 07, 2012 at 02:45 pm
Yesterday, December 6, was the first day that same-sex couples in Washington state could be issued marriage licenses. Throughout the day, nearly 800 same-sex couples passed through court houses in counties across the state to request their marriage license. The first weddings between same-sex couples in the state will be held on Sunday, December 9.
Photo Retrospective: The road to the freedom to marry in Washington!
Posted on Dec 06, 2012 at 01:30 pm
2012 was a landmark year for the freedom to marry in Washington State - and in just a few days, on December 9, after an entire year of work on winning marriage - the first same-sex couples in the state will finally be able to receive a marriage license. Relive the amazing 2012 road for the campaign to win marriage in Washington.