Freedom to Marry working with marriage advocates in Washington
Posted on Sep 26, 2011 at 09:01 am
Freedom to Marry staff just returned from Seattle, Washington where we met with key members of Equal Rights Washington and the Washington state legislature about potential plans to win marriage in 2012.
What’s next? Help us decide.
Posted on Sep 19, 2011 at 11:54 am
Fill out Freedom to Marry's survey and let us know where you think we should focus our resources in 2012. We're listening!
Field update: On the ground in Minnesota
Posted on Sep 15, 2011 at 10:30 am
Freedom to Marry's Field Director Regina Clemente just got back from Minnesota, where she's working with the Minnesotans United for All Families coalition to defeat the anti-gay constitutional amendment on the November 2012 ballot.
President Obama opposes NC’s anti-gay amendment
Posted on Sep 14, 2011 at 09:28 am
In a statement released yesterday after the NC Senate passed an anti-gay constitutional amendment, President Barack Obama reiterated his opposition to laws that discriminate against gay and lesbian couples.
NC legislators speak out against anti-gay amendment
Posted on Sep 13, 2011 at 09:36 am
The NC House passed the anti-gay constitutional amendment yesterday, but not without a fight. Fair-minded lawmakers passionately characterized the amendment for what it is: discriminatory and harmful.
NC House passes anti-marriage amendment
Posted on Sep 12, 2011 at 04:33 pm
On a 75 to 42 vote, the North Carolina House passed the anti-marriage amendment early Monday evening. The bill now moves to the Senate.
UPDATE: Growing momentum to defeat NC’s anti-gay amendment
Posted on Sep 12, 2011 at 09:13 am
Prominent North Carolinians, including the President of NC NAACP and the co-founder of Facebook, are among the thousands speaking out against the anti-gay constitutional amendment.
Stop the anti-gay amendment in North Carolina
Posted on Sep 09, 2011 at 09:03 am
Next week, lawmakers in North Carolina are scheduled to vote on a constitutional amendment that would put the freedom to marry up for a statewide vote in 2012. Take action now and help stop the anti-gay amendment.
More union opposition to Minnesota’s anti-marriage amendment
Posted on Aug 23, 2011 at 09:20 am
The Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) is the latest labor organization in the state to speak out against the anti-marriage amendment that will appear on the November 2012 ballot.
Maine Secretary of State Approves Language of Marriage Petition—Time to Get to Work
Posted on Aug 17, 2011 at 01:22 pm
Today, Maine’s Secretary of State approved the language for the citizen’s initiative asking Mainers to restore the freedom to marry in the state. Now that the language has been approved, EqualityMaine will begin collecting signatures to add that initiative to the ballot in 2012.