Media Center
Freedom to Marry is the leading campaign working to win marriage nationwide. We work with a diverse range of partner organizations and supporters from across the country to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from the responsibilities, protections, and commitment of marriage. To learn more about Freedom to Marry, visit About Us.
Reporters looking for a factual breakdown of marriage and relationship recognition laws for same-sex couples in the U.S. can visit our "Where State Laws Stand" webpage.
For press inquires and further information, contact:
Angela Dallara, Communications Associate - angela [at] freedomtomarry.org - 315.207.3983
Nicole Collins Bronzan, Communications Director - nicole [at] freedomtomarry.org - 646.375.2044
155 W. 19th St., 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10011
fax: 646.375.2069
Press Releases
Evan Wolfson Testifies at First-Ever Congressional Hearing On Repeal of Marriage Discrimination Law
7/20/2011
On Wednesday, July 20, Evan Wolfson, founder and President of Freedom to Marry, will testify before the first-ever congressional hearing on repealing the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, urging Congress to end the "gay exception" and eliminate "second-class marriages".
Freedom to Marry Applauds President Obama’s Endorsement of Respect for Marriage Act
7/19/2011
Joins White House in Calling on Congress to Repeal 'DOMA'
Defense Appropriations Bill Reinforces Need for Repeal of DOMA
7/8/2011
Today, the House of Representatives passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill with amendments that reaffirmed the discriminatory “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA).
Freedom to Marry Calls on President Obama to Get It Right on Marriage
6/29/2011
Statement from Evan Wolfson, founder and President of Freedom to Marry, on President Obama’s remarks at a press conference regarding the roles of the states and federal government on marriage.
Marriage Advocates Call on RI Gov. Chafee to Veto Civil Union Bill
6/29/2011
On the heels of a marriage victory in New York, marriage advocates including Freedom to Marry and the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) sent a letter late yesterday evening to Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee calling on him to veto the civil union bill currently under consideration if it comes to his desk in its present form. The bill contains a provision that would allow religious organizations and their employees to disregard couples’ civil union status, creating unprecedented, onerous and discriminatory hurdles for same-sex couples seeking to take care of one another.
American Medical Association Makes Case for Ending Marriage Discrimination
6/27/2011
With New York State now the sixth – and largest – state to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a policy position declaring that excluding same-sex couples from marriage is “discriminatory” and reaffirming existing AMA policy to support relationship recognition of gay and lesbian couples as a means of addressing health disparities faced by those couples and their families.
New York Freedom to Marry Win Builds National Momentum
6/24/2011
In a resounding win for the freedom to marry movement, the New York legislature today sent a marriage bill to Governor Cuomo’s desk that, when signed, will more than double the number of Americans living in a state with the freedom to marry for all committed, loving couples.
Video Highlighting Harms of DOMA to Married Lesbian Couple Denied Immigration Protections
6/8/2011
Today, Freedom to Marry released a video produced in partnership with In The Life Media telling the story of Cristina Alcota and Monica Ojeda, who, though legally married, face possible deportation or separation because the so-called Defense of Marriage Act denies married same-sex couples immigration protections.