Freedom to Marry’s Michael Crawford named to “10 People Who Make Us Proud” list by Washington Blade
Posted on Jun 11, 2010 at 09:11 am
Freedom to Marry's New Media Director, Michael Crawford, was recently named one of "10 People Who Make Us Proud" by the Washington Blade.
After having helped to secure the freedom to marry in D.C., and now working to do the same nationally at Freedom to Marry, Michael Crawford is a person the LGBT community can be proud of.
DOMA’s deserted isle
Posted on Jun 10, 2010 at 09:49 am
As President Obama further extends federal-employee benefits to same-sex partners, one of the world's most isolated spots grabs a moment of notoriety.
Online competition begins for all-expense paid same sex wedding
Posted on Jun 09, 2010 at 11:19 am
In honor of the passage of the DC Marriage Equality Act, a group of prominent Washington-area wedding vendors have teamed up to offer a same sex couple the wedding of a lifetime, valued at over $100,000.
The first of its kind – Freedom2Wed – is an online wedding competition for same sex couples.
DC Marriage Profile: ‘I made her talk to me and open up.’
Posted on Jun 09, 2010 at 06:58 am
Ellen McCarthy profiles a lesbian couple, Kevia Shepard and Shannette Matthews, who recently were married in Washington, D.C.
Looking back on the hoopla
Posted on Jun 04, 2010 at 07:30 am
On the eve of this weekend’s Black Pride festivities, the Blade checked in with two of the first same-sex couples who wed here in March to find out how they’re doing now that the hoopla has subsided, how they’ve fared as gay or lesbian couples among their black friends and families and their thoughts on the importance of Black Pride.
Maryland Attorney General, Gansler, vocal in support of the freedom to marry
Posted on Jun 03, 2010 at 03:38 pm
When he first ran for attorney general on the platform of environmental activism, Douglas F. Gansler said advisers warned him he'd be tagged as a "tree-hugging liberal."
As he seeks re-election this year, and with an eye on the 2014 governor's race, Gansler has embraced another left-of-center cause that he predicts is headed toward mainstream acceptance: the freedom to marry.
Evan Wolfson: In love and war, honoring the commitment of gay americans
Posted on Jun 02, 2010 at 09:00 am
Freedom to Marry's Executive Director, Evan Wolfson, comments on last week's historic votes in the House and Senate Armed Services Committee to repeal the so-called 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy.
"While repealing military discrimination certainly honors the values of our nation, it is only a step toward closing the door on fundamental unfairness."
Same-sex couple takes second place in Crate & Barrel wedding contest
Posted on May 25, 2010 at 07:00 am
They may not have walked away with the grand prize, but Gregory Jones and Jonathan Howard are thrilled with their second-place finish in the Crate & Barrel Ultimate Wedding Contest.
Benefits for same-sex couples in Maryland
Posted on May 20, 2010 at 02:54 pm
State employees in Maryland can now sign up same-sex spouses as dependents, making them eligible to receive the same health-care and other benefits afforded to husbands and wives of heterosexual state employees, Gov. Martin O'Malley's office announced Wednesday.
The change means that O'Malley's administration has followed through in codifying a legal opinion issued in February by Maryland Attorney General (and Freedom to Marry Voice for Equality) Douglas F. Gansler.
Shifting views on the freedom to marry
Posted on May 13, 2010 at 01:00 pm
The Baltimore Sun editorial board writes about a recent Washington Post poll finding that the plurality of Maryland residents support marriage equality: "Maryland's current leaders would surely rather duck the question, but they should understand that on this issue the people are slowly but surely leaving them behind."