Tag Archives: Freedom To Marry

VIDEO: Mayors For Marriage

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Freedom To Marry Issues Impressive List: American Mayors For Marriage Equality

A Freedom To Marry press conference including Mayor Bloomberg and many others is underway at this writing. Video to follow, hopefully. If your mayor does not appear on the list, send him/her this statement to join.

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70 Big-City Mayors Join Together To Advocate For Same-Sex Marriage

The Wall Street Journal reports: The mayors of several big cities, including Chicago, New York, Boston and Los Angeles, are joining together to support same-sex marriage rights, a move that could put additional pressure on President Barack Obama to do the same. The effort is being organized by Freedom to Marry, an advocacy group that plans a news conference Friday …

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Canada: We Take It Back

After worldwide outrage poured into Ottawa, the Canadian federal government is backtracking on the invalidity of gay marriages by foreign visitors. Things aren’t quite settled, however. The federal government will consider changing the law to ensure non-residents married in Canada can obtain divorces, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said Thursday afternoon. Wading into a controversy that has quickly blown into an …

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Senate DOMA Vote Reactions

Log Cabin Republicans “Today’s hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee makes clear what we already knew – that while the nation is fast approaching a tipping point in favor of respecting all marriages, we are not there yet,” said R. Clarke Cooper, Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director. “There is much work to be done before we cross the finish line. …

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Evan Wolfson Marries

Freedom To Marry founder Evan Wolfson has gotten married. It was the wit and humor of Dr. He, however, that first attracted Mr. Wolfson, who came across his companion in January 2002 on the site gay.com. In turn, Dr. He, who was then studying for a Ph.D. in molecular biology at New York University, fell for Mr. Wolfson’s sense of …

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Evan Wolfson On Obama/DOMA Repeal

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New York Marriage Reactions

Empire State Pride Agenda “Love and fairness wins the day for all New Yorkers and our families. Today is a historic day and a victory for equality and justice – it is the culmination of many years of work by the Pride Agenda and others across the state,” said Ross D. Levi, Executive Director of the Empire State Pride Agenda. …

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Freedom To Marry’s Evan Wolfson: I’m Very Hopeful On New York Marriage

This aired last night on CNN.

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George & Farid Want To Marry

Via press release from Freedom To Marry: “Farid and George have been in a loving, committed relationship for over 10 years, doing the hard work of marriage – in addition to the hard work of owning a successful restaurant business together – yet without the support and respect marriage would provide,” said Evan Wolfson, Founder and President of Freedom to …

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HomoQuotable – Evan Wolfson

“Focus on the Family finally got something right—the American people are rejecting their anti-gay toxic rhetoric and punitive politics, and are siding with loving and committed couples seeking the freedom to marry. With six national polls now confirming that a majority of Americans support the freedom to marry, it’s time for Focus on the Family and other anti-gay industry activists …

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61 Years And They Still Can’t Marry

Via press release from Freedom To Marry: “Richard and John are the quintessential New York couple. They met at Juilliard and have spent most of their lives together here,” said Evan Wolfson, Founder and President of Freedom to Marry. “They are still obviously so deeply in love after 61 years and yet after all those years of commitment, being there …

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NEW YORK: Gay Rights Group Unite On Concentrated Push For Marriage

A coalition of LGBT rights group has formed to make a concentrated push for marriage equality in New York state. Via press release: New Yorkers United for Marriage, an unprecedented alliance that includes Empire State Pride Agenda, Freedom to M arry, Human Rights Campaign and Marriage Equality New York will build on the growing momentum for marriage and groundwork already …

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Freedom To Marry’s Roadmap To Victory

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Brian Brown Vs. Freedom To Marry

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DOMA Reactions

Human Rights Campaign “This is a monumental decision for the thousands of same-sex couples and their families who want nothing more than the same rights and dignity afforded to other married couples,” said HRC President Joe Solmonese. “As the President has stated previously, DOMA unfairly discriminates against Americans and we applaud him for fulfilling his oath to defend critical constitutional …

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Why Marriage Matters: Freedom To Marry Launches National TV Ad Campaign

Freedom To Marry will launch a national ad campaign on Valentine’s Day titled “Why Marriage Matters.” Via press release: “Across the country the thinking of many Americans, from the president to the people next door, continues to ­­­– as President Obama put it ­­­– ‘evolve’ toward support for same-sex couples joining in the freedom to marry. Freedom to Marry’s team …

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Robert F. Kennedy For NY Marriage

RELATED: A new poll release this morning shows that 56% of New Yorkers now support marriage equality. Freedom To Marry reacts via press release: Today’s poll is yet another confirmation that a strong majority of New Yorkers believe that loving and committed same-sex couples should share in the freedom to marry. New Yorkers, like all Americans, see their gay neighbors, …

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Freedom To Marry’s Evan Wolfson Wins Economist Debate With Maggie Gallagher

Freedom To Marry’s Evan Wolfson has been named the winner of the weeklong online marriage equality debate with Maggie Gallagher at the Economist. The votes are in and though the tally has fluctuated throughout the week, a steady majority of you are convinced that gay marriage should be legal. Congratulations to Evan Wolfson, who passionately defended the motion. He is …

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Evan Wolfson Vs. Maggie Gallagher

All this week the Economist is hosting a rather unusual online debate between Freedom To Marry’s Evan Wolfson and NOM’s Maggie Gallagher. Click over and join in. (Tipped by JMG reader Mark)

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