Kathy & Carmah: Making Their Own Family
Posted on Feb 22, 2011 at 02:01 pm
Kathy Glass and Carmah Lawler have a good sense of humor about their age – and they say that sense has also helped keep them together for over 30 years. Kathy is 79 and Carmah is 82.
Laura and Dyana: Doing the Math
Posted on Feb 16, 2011 at 05:03 pm
How do you know when you've met the person that you want to spend the rest of your life with? Laura McGinnis and Dyana Mason might have gotten it down to an equation that's deceptively simple – but you have to know what you're looking for.
Valentine’s Day: More than Flowers
Posted on Feb 14, 2011 at 04:15 pm
How the holiday is a reminder of why marriage matters.
The Indefensible “Defense of Marriage Act”
Posted on Feb 14, 2011 at 12:39 pm
A New York Times editorial and an op-ed by Anne Stanback, board chairwoman of Freedom to Marry Action, spell out why DOMA is wrong and must be overturned.
How DOMA Hurts a Widower Who Was with His Husband for Decades
Posted on Feb 11, 2011 at 10:37 am
A rundown of the government's unfair treatment a gay man who was married to an army veteran.
Diana & Sako: Going the (Long) Distance
Posted on Feb 10, 2011 at 06:15 pm
Before they got together, the chances of Diana and Sako Brockmann bumping into each other were pretty low. Diana lived in Washington, DC and Sako was 4,300 miles across the Atlantic in her native Finland. Luckily, Sako loves travelling to exotic locales – and taking lots of pictures.
Why Marriage Matters: Let’s Start the Conversation
Posted on Feb 09, 2011 at 08:30 am
Thalia Zepatos, Freedom to Marry's Director of Public Engagement, explains Why Marriage Matters, our groundbreaking new public educational campaign that cuts to the heart of why marriage matters to gay families.
Thom & Jeff: 21st Century Love Story
Posted on Feb 07, 2011 at 05:16 pm
It's a question that every couple gets: "So how did you two meet?" Thom Watson and Jeff Tabaco have an answer that's pretty common these days – they met on the internet. But their story has a twist – they found each other not through an on online dating site, but thanks to their personal blogs.
Letter to an Iowa Legislator from an Old Neighbor
Posted on Feb 07, 2011 at 03:54 pm
A lesbian from Iowa writes to a lawmaker co-sponsoring the state's anti-marriage amendment. But the writer isn't just a voter – she's the legislator's former neighbor and babysitter.
Carl and Darin: Looking forward to the memory
Posted on Feb 04, 2011 at 03:56 pm
Darin Henderson and Carl Cox aren't the only ones who are excited about their upcoming wedding day. And we're not talking about their mothers either, who are over the moon about it. With votes from thousands of strangers, the couple from DC managed to win a $100,000 contest to pay for their whole wedding.