VIDEO: Freedom to Marry President Evan Wolfson Debates Anti-Gay Activist on MSNBC
Posted on Mar 10, 2011 at 02:33 pm
Wolfson appeared this morning to discuss the decision by GOP House leaders to defend DOMA in court.
Event: Freedom to Marry President Evan Wolfson Taking Part in Panel on Marriage Thursday
Posted on Mar 07, 2011 at 03:45 pm
With marriage bills progressing in various states and the fight over DOMA getting renewed attention, now is a crucial time for the campaign to win marriage. The event is happening Thursday night at New York's LGBT Community Center.
VIDEO: Hawaii Takes Encouraging Step with Civil Union Law
Posted on Feb 24, 2011 at 01:11 pm
The measure will help many families, but it also creates a separate and unequal system of recognition for gay couples.
What We Can Learn from Illinois
Posted on Feb 03, 2011 at 07:00 am
Freedom to Marry President Evan Wolfson explains that while the new Illinois civil union law is a step forward, only marriage provides the full measure of respect, clarity, security, responsibilities, and protection same-sex couples and their families need.
Time for government to show all families deserve protection
Posted on Feb 01, 2011 at 06:30 am
A recent study by The Williams Institute showing the South to be home to more gay parents than any other region in the nation demonstrates clearly why winning the freedom to marry nationally is crucial to gay and lesbian families.
Freedom to Marry Commends Governor Quinn on Signing Civil Union Bill, Calls for Next Step
Posted on Jan 31, 2011 at 08:00 pm
A statement from Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, on today’s signing of the Illinois Religious Freedom Protections and Civil Unions Act by Governor Quinn.
RFK Jr. for N.Y. Marriage Equality
Posted on Jan 28, 2011 at 09:30 am
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. joined the fight for marriage equality in a video released Thursday for the Human Rights Campaign’s New Yorkers for Marriage Equality series.
Freedom to Marry Calls on Maryland Legislature to Pass Religious Freedom & Civil Marriage Act
Posted on Jan 25, 2011 at 10:00 am
With the Religious Freedom & Civil Marriage Protection Act introduced today in the Maryland State Legislature, Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage nationwide, calls for its swift approval.
Freedom to Marry Calls on Wyoming Legislature to Keep Discrimination Out of the “Equality State”
Posted on Jan 24, 2011 at 06:30 pm
A statement from Evan Wolfson, Founder and Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, urging the Wyoming State Legislature to reject a constitutional amendment that passed the House today that would specify that out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples would not be honored in Wyoming.
Marriage equality could move forward in some U.S. states
Posted on Jan 24, 2011 at 09:30 am
A handful of U.S. states are poised to take up the issue of marriage equality afresh, due largely to incoming lawmakers who may tip the balance in favor of the controversial measure.
"The work of persuasion, of personal conversations, of talking to lawmakers and mobilizing against a well-funded anti-gay opposition" are among the primary tasks for the lobbying group Freedom to Marry, said founder Evan Wolfson. "With the freedom to marry within reach this year in states such as New York, Maryland and Rhode Island, now is the time to have those conversations and move marriage forward," he said.