Evan Wolfson receives APA/AGLP John Fryer Award
Posted on Dec 06, 2010 at 04:00 pm
Evan Wolfson received the John Fryer Award last month at APA's Institute on Psychiatric Services in Boston.
Marriage and the court of public opinion
Posted on Dec 06, 2010 at 11:00 am
Once, Americans were overwhelmingly against interracial marriage. Court rulings helped change that.
Will it be the same with marriage for same-sex couples?
Eight days in a changed world
Posted on Nov 29, 2010 at 01:00 pm
News Analysis: From marriage to the military, the next two weeks will highlight how far the movement for gay equality has come – and how far it has to go.
Close Ohio gay-rights vote mirrors national debate
Posted on Nov 29, 2010 at 09:30 am
Surveys repeatedly find that young adults, far more so than their elders, support the rights of gays to marry and serve openly in the military.
A Gallup poll earlier this year showed, for the first time, a majority of Americans saying same-sex relations were morally acceptable.
Voice for Equality: Daphne Rubin-Vega
Posted on Nov 24, 2010 at 09:00 am
Daphne Rubin-Vega is a dance music singer and actress. She is best known for originating the role of Mimi Marquez in the Broadway musical "Rent."
In the fall of 2010, Ms. Rubin-Vega participated in HRC's New Yorkers for Marriage Equality project by appearing in a video in support of the freedom to marry.
David Hyde Pierce talks coming out and marriage
Posted on Nov 16, 2010 at 02:00 pm
David Hyde Pierce on getting married in California in 2008: "We'd been together 26 years when we were legally allowed to get married in California. We went and did it, and we both agree it had a power, an importance to us in our lives that we can't really put into words, but that is totally palpable and intrinsic to who we are."
Video: Ricky Martin on the freedom to marry in the U.S.
Posted on Nov 10, 2010 at 01:00 pm
Ricky Martin appeared on Larry King last night and asked, "Why do I have to go somewhere else?... Why can't I get married in my own country?"
COMMENTARY: The Athletic Supporter ponders a pro-athlete’s support
Posted on Nov 09, 2010 at 06:45 pm
Roman Jimenez: "I’d like to thank Antonio Cromartie for his courageous support of a cause I didn’t even know he supported. I want to thank him for being brave enough to stand up for something some of his fellow teammates may well disagree with."
Radio: Rosie O’Donnell on Evan Wolfson and the freedom to marry
Posted on Nov 09, 2010 at 10:00 am
Rosie O'Donnell called in to Michaelangelo Signorile's radio show yesterday as part of a discussion on why marriage is important for the LGBT community.
She mentioned a meeting with Freedom to Marry's Evan Wolfson and a personal legal experience from her past as experiences that opened her eyes to the importance of marriage equality.
Voice for Equality: Antonio Cromartie
Posted on Nov 05, 2010 at 10:30 am
Antonio Cromartie is is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League. Cromartie is credited with the longest play in NFL history, as he returned a missed field goal 109 yards for a touchdown on November 4, 2007.
In November of 2010, Mr. Cromartie became the first NFL player to take part in the NoH8 campaign, a group dedicated to building support for the freedom to marry.