Freedom to Marry’s Michael Crawford among nominees for NOI’s ‘‘Most Valuable Organizer’’ award
Posted on Dec 02, 2010 at 09:30 am
The New Organizing Institute will hold its Roots Camp conference, in Washington DC on Dec. 11th and 12th.
The three nominees who have received the highest number of online votes for "Most Valuable Organizer" will then be voted on by attendees to select a winner.
The freedom to marry a plus for travel
Posted on Dec 01, 2010 at 11:30 am
Since only five states in the country and Washington D.C. legally recognize the freedom to marry, gays and lesbians who don’t live in one of those places, must travel to tie the knot.
This means an uptick in travel and tourism to those five states and the nation’s capital.
Same-Sex Couple Walks Down Aisle in Texas, Gets E-Married in D.C.
Posted on Nov 23, 2010 at 09:30 am
In a story first posted here last Thursday, a gay couple in Texas recently got married by an official in Washington D.C. via Skype.
Yesterday, Fox News spoke to Freedom to Marry Political Director, Sean Eldrige, about the marriage.
Marriage equality in Maryland by spring?
Posted on Nov 19, 2010 at 11:30 am
Openly gay Maryland State Sen. Richard Madaleno (D) is "guardedly optimistic" about the possibility the state legislature will pass a marriage equality bill in its next 90-day session, which runs from January to mid-April of next year.
Video: Dallas marriage ceremony of same-sex couple Skyped
Posted on Nov 18, 2010 at 01:00 pm
Mark Reed and Dante Walkup tied the knot last month in Dallas because they found a loophole that makes it OK.
While their boots were planted at the W Hotel in Dallas, an officiate in the District of Columbia legalized their union through Skype.
Maryland lawmaker makes history with win
Posted on Nov 12, 2010 at 09:30 am
Mary Washington is not only a newly elected Maryland state legislator, who won her seat as a Democrat in the 141-member House of Delegates on Nov. 2. She is also only the second out black lesbian elected to statewide office in the nation.
Former MassEquality Exec. Dir. joins Freedom to Marry
Posted on Oct 29, 2010 at 01:30 pm
Former Executive Director of MassEquality, Marc Solomon, will join Freedom to Marry as a Senior Consultant November 4, 2010.
David and Sam get married
Posted on Oct 14, 2010 at 01:00 pm
Keith Berner reports on a wedding that recently took place in Washington D.C. - "the utter joy of the event was transcendent" - although the happy couple still faces heavy challenges due to the federal government not recognizing their marriage.
Bridal Bliss: Love at First Sight
Posted on Oct 13, 2010 at 02:30 pm
Bobbi Misick profiles the wedding of Aisha Mills and Danielle Moodie of Washington, D.C. (the first lesbian wedding ever featured by Essence Magazine), who were recently married in Long Island, N.Y.
Anti-marriage equality group asks U.S. Supreme Court to take D.C. marriage case
Posted on Oct 13, 2010 at 11:00 am
A group headed by Bishop Harry L. Jackson which had opposed the freedom to marry in the city says it filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the justices to take their case.