Freedom to Serve, Freedom to Marry
Join Freedom to Marry and SLDN in overturning DOMA so gay soldiers have the freedom to serve and the freedom to marry. Sign the Petition
President Obama announces his support for the freedom to marry
Freedom to Marry hails President Obama's historic support for the freedom to marry Read More
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Help us raise $3 million to secure and defend marriage in 5 battleground states: Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, & Washington. DONATE NOW
Democrats: Say I Do
Tell the Democrats to "Say I Do" to a platform plank in support of the freedom to marry. SIGN THE PETITION
What's Happening Now With Marriage
by Adam Polaski on May 16, 2012
Freedom to Serve, Freedom to Marry highlights marriage discrimination against military families
Freedom to Marry and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network have teamed up this week to launch a new, national persuasion campaign - Freedom to Serve, Freedom to Marry. The campaign will illustrate how the Defense of Marriage Act negatively impacts military families.
by Adam Polaski on May 16, 2012
Respect for Marriage Act gains three new cosponsors
This week, two new members of the U.S. House of Representatives and one new senator signed on as cosponsors of the Respect for Marriage Act.
by Cameron Tolle on May 15, 2012
Field update: Moving marriage forward in Maine
Freedom to Marry's Online Campaign Manager Cameron Tolle gives an update Maine, where he's spending several days on the ground working with Mainers United for Marriage-- the campaign to win marriage at the ballot this November.
May 15, 2012 Update: State organizations using marriage momentum for ballot campaigns
May 14, 2012 Audra McDonald Supports President Obama on Marriage
May 14, 2012 Black leaders commend President Obama’s support of the freedom to marry
State by State
Use the map below to locate your state, and find up-to-date information about the fight for equality. You will find what's happening in the news, key articles and resources, as well as public figures in your state who have been a voice for equality.
Six states (CT, IA, MA, NH, NY, and VT) plus the DC have the freedom to marry for gay couples. In 2012, the legislatures in MD, NJ, and WA passed freedom to marry bills that have not yet taken effect; in NJ, work is underway to override the governor's veto, while in MD and WA, ballot-measures to block the freedom to marry must be defeated on the November ballot. In addition, MD, NM, and Rhode Island explicitly respect out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples, nine states have broad domestic partnership or civil union (CA, DE, HI, IL, NV, NJ, OR, RI, WA), and four have more limited domestic partnership (CO, ME, MD, WI). Before 1997 and the battles over the freedom to marry, there was no state-level relationship recognition at all.
Various states now offer broad protections short of marriage, including civil union in IL, NJ, HI, and DE and broad domestic partnership in OR, WA, NV, and CA. Smaller packages of protections for same-sex couples are available in MD, ME, CO, and WI.
