Video: Cyndi Lauper discusses her work as an LGBT advocate and her video campaign: “Give A Damn”
Posted on Jun 28, 2010 at 09:00 am
In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America" Cyndi Lauper (a Freedom to Marry Voice for Equality) expressed her support for marriage equality and stressed the importance of people talking and sharing their stories and experiences.
Voice for Equality: LuAnn de Lesseps
Posted on Jun 21, 2010 at 12:07 pm
LuAnn de Lesseps is best known for her appearances on the reality television show The Real Housewives of New York City. Her nickname of "Countess" comes from her previous marriage to Frenchman Alexandre de Lesseps, a descendant of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the architect of the Suez Canal.
The Real Housewives of New York City star recently sat down to pose with tape over her mouth for the NOH8 campaign supporting the freedom to marry.
Voice for Equality: Eminem comes out in favor of the freedom to marry
Posted on Jun 17, 2010 at 11:42 am
Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem, answers questions about his new album which features a more confessional, less violent tone.
When asked in June of 2010 about his gay-bashing lyrics in the past and what his current view is on marriage equality, he answered, "I think if two people love each other, then what the hell? I think that everyone should have the chance to be equally miserable, if they want."
Voice for Equality: Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo
Posted on Jun 02, 2010 at 02:59 pm
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo responded to a pre-FIFA World Cup interview question about his native country's new freedom to marry law by saying, "...we must respect the choices made by anyone, because, after all, all citizens should have the exact same rights and responsibilities."
“Glee” star Jane Lynch is a married woman
Posted on Jun 02, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Jane Lynch and Lara Embry who were married over the weekend in Massachusetts – one of five states in the US (plus the District of Columbia) where the freedom to marry is legal.
Video: Actress Cynthia Nixon discusses her engagement and the lack of marriage protections in NY
Posted on Jun 01, 2010 at 01:00 pm
Cynthia Nixon talks about her engagement to longtime girlfriend, Christine Marinoni, and the challenge they face in planning a wedding because New York State does not yet honor the freedom to marry.
Video: Stars reenact Prop 8 trial testimony
Posted on May 14, 2010 at 03:00 pm
The Courage Campaign is launching "Testimony: Equality On Trial", a project in which several well-known actors reenact testimony given by the plaintiffs in Perry v. Schwarzenegger and marriage equality supporters are encouraged to send in their own reenactments.
Voice for Equality: Camryn Manheim
Posted on Apr 18, 2010 at 02:44 pm
Freedom to Marry salutes Camryn Manheim as a Voice for Equality!
Ms. Manheim is an American actress known primarily for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice and Delia Banks on CBS's Ghost Whisperer and as Elvis Presley's mother in the 2005 mini-series Elvis. In 1983 she made a brief appearance as a girl in an elevator in Sudden Impact alongside Clint Eastwood in the post-courtroom scene at the beginning. In 1998, Manheim collected an Emmy for her work on The Practice and exclaimed that "This is for all the fat girls!" She followed up on this statement with a one-woman show entitled Wake Up, I'm Fat! followed by her autobiography with the same name.
Voice for Equality: Anthony LaPaglia
Posted on Apr 09, 2010 at 02:37 pm
Freedom to Marry salutes Anthony LaPaglia as a Voice for Equality. Mr. LaPaglia is an Australian actor best known for his Golden Globe Award-winning role as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American TV series "Without a Trace", and for his Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Simon Moon on the TV show "Frasier".
Video: Star Trek’s George Takei and husband: Check married ‘if you consider yourself married’
Posted on Apr 06, 2010 at 09:54 am
The U.S. Census Bureau released a video on Monday featuring Freedom to Marry Voice for Equality, George Takei, and his partner advising same-sex couples to choose "married'' status if that's how they view their relationships.