Evan Responds to Gays’ First Marriage Anniversaries
Posted on May 17, 2005 at 12:53 pm
Freedom to Marry head responds to gays' first marriage anniversaries
PlanetOut Network
May 17, 2005
Evan Wolfson is hopeful about the influence of marriages in Massachusetts over time. He says it serves as "[A] standard of equality that others will aspire to and define themselves by," adding it is a "living example of fairness and family values."[Link]
PlanetOut Network
May 17, 2005
Evan Wolfson is hopeful about the influence of marriages in Massachusetts over time. He says it serves as "[A] standard of equality that others will aspire to and define themselves by," adding it is a "living example of fairness and family values."[Link]
Opposing Leaders Debate Marriage Equality
Posted on Apr 21, 2005 at 03:11 pm
Hundreds attended a debate between Freedom to Marry director Evan Wolfson and Traditional Values Coalition chairman Lou Sheldon. Those in attendance aligned with Wolfson; equal marriage reflects American values: love, commitment, fairness & freedom. [Link]
Evan Wolfson Debates Traditional Values Coalition Leader
Posted on Apr 21, 2005 at 03:03 pm
In a first-ever debate, Evan Wolfson faced off with anti-gay Rev. Lou Sheldon at Stanford Law School. The audience of students and community members agreed that the time to end marriage exclusion is now. [Link]
Gay Couples Across the U.S. Asked for Marriage on Valentine’s Day
Posted on Feb 15, 2005 at 03:01 pm
Raising awareness for equal marriage, U.S. gay couples spent Valentine's Day at marriage bureaus. Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry, said, "the more we talk about it, the more fair-minded Americans will embrace ending our exclusion from marriage." [Link]
LIBRARY JOURNAL: Book review, Why Marriage Matters
Posted on Jul 13, 2004 at 02:51 pm
Library Journal (July 2004)
July 13, 2004
Wolfson shows that marriage has changed in meaning over the years and points out how similar fears were raised in the 1960s to justify denying marriage to interracial couples. [Link]
July 13, 2004
Wolfson shows that marriage has changed in meaning over the years and points out how similar fears were raised in the 1960s to justify denying marriage to interracial couples. [Link]
Crossing the Threshold: Equal Marriage Rights for Lesbians and Gay Men and the Intra-Community Criti
Posted on Jan 01, 1994 at 02:54 pm
In a law review article, Evan Wolfson addresses the intra-community differences of opinion and emphasis most recently reincarnated in the "Beyond Marriage" document and press blitz. Wolfson examines the false "either/or" premises of some advocates, and draws on history and social change theory in evaluating many of the claims made against the work to win the freedom to marry. The article was written in 1994. [Link]