California Toolbox
Evan Wolfson on California
Macy's Joins the Parade for Marriage Equality
Evan Wolfson highlights the Macy’s ad in honor of the freedom to marry in California, the significance of a poll showing majority support for equality and against a discriminatory amendment in California, and a video of Bill O’Reilly’s skepticism about the opposition to marriage equality.A week later in California, what's next?
Evan Wolfson discusses how the CA Supreme Court not only did the right thing, it did its job--upholding the Constitution, and now equality must be defended.The court got it right
Evan Wolfson writes, "Last week, the highest court in our nation's biggest state got it right: Excluding loving committed couples from marriage harms them and their families and helps no one. Exclusion also violates the constitution's command of equality for all. American values of fairness and inclusion really do matter and apply to gay and non-gay people alike."Let California Ring: Talking About Change Makes It
Evan Wolfson writes about Let California Ring, the new campaign to encourage a million conversations throughout the state (and hopefully millions across the country) about why everyone should care about ending the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage.A Tearful Republican Mayor Comes Out — For the Freedom to Marry
Complete with video, Evan Wolfson highlights an emotional press conference by San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, a Republican former police chief, at which he announced his intention to sign a resolution supporting the freedom to marry, a reversal from his prior public opposition.PODCAST: Freedom to Marry: The Road Ahead
Listen to Evan Wolfson discuss the freedom to marry movement in its historical context, and underscore the urgency of galvanizing the hearts and minds of Californians.
Other Organizations Involved
California Faith for Equality
The purpose of California Faith for Equality is to secure equality for all Californians and maintain current freedoms for LGBT people by clergy and lay leaders throughout the State coming together to form one, united and powerful voice for communities of faith who support equality for LGBT people.Equality for All
Equality for All is working to protect marriage by leading the fight against an anti-marriage initiative on the November 2008 ballot in California. This statewide coalition of LGBT and civil rights organizations, labor and business, straight and gay, is determined to defeat any attempts to write discrimination into our constitution.
Let California Ring
Every day gay and lesbian Californians are denied the freedom to marry the person they love. Let California Ring is a public education campaign to open hearts and minds about the freedom to marry and the respect, support, protections, and responsibilities that come with marriage. Comprised of a coalition of 45 diverse local, state and national organizations, Let California Ring is a project of Equality California Institute. Start participating today with My One Hundred.Equality California
Equality California, along with Equality California Institute and the Equality California PAC, share a mission to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Californians.Marriage Equality U.S.A (MEUSA)
Marriage Equality works to secure the freedom and the right of same-sex couples to engage in civil marriage, with all the federal and state benefits that entails, through a program of education, media campaigns, and community partnerships.National Center for Lesbian Rights
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education. NCLR is lead counsel on behalf of same-sex couples in the California marriage case, which is currently before the California Supreme Court.
Tools for Marriage Education
New Study: Fiscal Impact of Marriage Equality in CA
The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law released a new research study analyzing the economic gains, an approximate $64 million boost in direct spending over the next three years, that same-sex couples' weddings will bring to California.Let California Ring: Toolbox
Here are useful tools to help you inform and motivate the people in your life about the freedom to marry and Let California Ring. Stay tuned and check back often as we add new tools.Court Documents and Decision in re: Marriage Cases
NCLR has all the court documents, including the decision to uphold the freedom to marry and all amicus briefs in support of marriage equality, filed in the California marriage case.Amicus Brief: Same-sex Couples and Same-sex Couples Raising Children in California
Contrary to popular stereotypes, data from Census 2000 demonstrate that same-sex couples are geographically, demographically and economically similar to married couples in California.Race and Ethnicity of Same-Sex Couples in California
California's same-sex couples reflect California's racial and ethnic diversity; among Californians in same-sex couples, approximately 40% are racial/ethnic minorities
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VIDEO: Let California Ring
Let California Ring
November 13, 2007
The must see video that says it all. Let this moving short show you how, and why we need to spark conversations about the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples across California.
