WATCH: PSA from ‘Familia es Familia’ highlights importance of the freedom to marry
Posted on Jun 10, 2013 at 09:45 am
Today, Familia es Familia, released a new public education video featuring civil rights leader Dolores Huerta that highlights the importance of the freedom to marry for same-sex couples.
First openly gay professional bowler speaks out about why marriage matters
Posted on Jun 07, 2013 at 11:30 am
This week, Scott Norton, a professional bowler who made headlines earlier this year when ESPN aired footage of him kissing his partner after winning the 2012 PBA Chameleon Championship in Las Vegas, spoke with OutSports about why marriage matters and the importance of visibility in sports.
Q&A: Theatre company performs Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ to benefit Freedom to Marry
Posted on Jun 07, 2013 at 10:00 am
Ripple Effect Artists' version of 'Twelfth Night,' which opens on June 20, 2013 at the Access Theater in New York City, will, in part, benefit Freedom to Marry. Here, we spoke with Founding Director of Ripple Effect Artists, Jessie Fahay, about Twelfth Night, social justice, and why marriage matters.
1 year ago, a district court judge found DOMA unconstitutional in Edie Windsor case
Posted on Jun 06, 2013 at 01:30 pm
One year ago today, Edith Windsor, the 83-year-old at the center of a landmark Supreme Court case challenging the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, took a huge step forward in her attempts to overturn DOMA.
Some Minnesota counties begin issuing marriage licenses
Posted on Jun 06, 2013 at 11:15 am
Today, several counties in Minnesota began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The first weddings will take place on August 1, when the freedom to marry takes effect, but some counties have opened the license application process early in anticipation of a high volume of applications.
Twin sisters raised by two moms named Valedictorian and Salutatorian of Florida school
Posted on Jun 05, 2013 at 12:00 pm
This month, twin sisters Erin and Elizabeth Czerwinski were named Valedictorian and Salutatorian of Key West High School in Florida. The successful young women were raised and supported by their proud mothers, Caroline Bauer and Sharon Czerwinski, who have been together for 25 years.
WATCH: Bill and John’s bittersweet love story through seven decades
Posted on Jun 05, 2013 at 10:20 am
Today, Freedom to Marry and the Devotion Project released a new video featuring Bill Campbell and John Hilton, a couple who lived together in New York for 54 years. Their love and commitment spanned seven decades - from meeting in the 1950s as young men through the 2010s.
Oregon United for Marriage kicks off campaign with ‘Summer of Love’ event
Posted on Jun 04, 2013 at 03:00 pm
On June 1, Oregon United for Marriage, the campaign working to pass the freedom to marry in Oregon, kicked off its canvassing efforts with 'Summer of Love,' a rally to mobilze volunteers and engage supporters of the freedom to marry in a signature-collecting effort.
United Kingdom House of Lords moves marriage forward in overwhelming vote
Posted on Jun 04, 2013 at 01:30 pm
Today, the movement to win marriage abroad took another step closer when the United Kingdom's House of Lords overwhelmingly - by a vote of 390-148 - voted in favor of the marriage bill in its second reading. They also rejected a proposed 'fatal motion,' which would have effectively removed the bill from consideration.
Nevada legislature sets in motion initiative to pass the freedom to marry
Posted on Jun 04, 2013 at 11:30 am
Last month, legislators in Nevada took the initial steps necessary to begin the multi-year process of repealing a constitutional amendment in the state that prohibits same-sex couples from marrying and replacing it with a measure guaranteeing the freedom to marry to all couples.