Watch: new marriage video from Australia
Posted on Nov 28, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Watch the amazing new marriage video from Australia's GetUp!.
Freedom to Marry’s Sean Eldridge in Maryland: ‘The time to pass this legislation is now’
Posted on Jan 25, 2011 at 11:30 am
Remarks by Sean Eldridge, Political Director of Freedom to Marry, at today's press conference Maryland.
Freedom to Marry Calls on Maryland Legislature to Pass Religious Freedom & Civil Marriage Act
Posted on Jan 25, 2011 at 10:00 am
With the Religious Freedom & Civil Marriage Protection Act introduced today in the Maryland State Legislature, Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage nationwide, calls for its swift approval.
Op-Ed: A gay agenda for everyone
Posted on Jan 24, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Dan Savage discusses why he believes President Obama should address gay rights - specifically marriage equality - in his State of the Union speech this week.
Marriage Equality – A Priority For Immigrants?
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Marriage equality may not be the top priority for many New Yorkers, but even queer immigrant activists agree that its passage would expand civil rights in the state and codify the fundamental dignity of LGBT individuals and their families.
Change in passport language is boon to gay rights activists
Posted on Jan 12, 2011 at 03:00 pm
Riding the momentum from the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," and the State Department's adoption of more gender-neutral language on passport applications, gay rights activists are pressing for more changes to federal policies that are unfavorable for the LGBT community.
Catholic lawmakers backing marriage equality
Posted on Jan 11, 2011 at 01:00 pm
Elected officials who are Catholic are stepping up to support marriage equality—often despite heavy-handed tactics by the Catholic hierarchy.
Political figures know that Catholics in the electorate continue to grow in their acceptance of marriage equality for LGBT people.
Mexican same-sex couples gain more rights
Posted on Jan 11, 2011 at 11:00 am
Based on an earlier Supreme Court ruling saying all Mexican states must recognize a marriage performed in Mexico City, a lower court ruled last week that same-sex couples may register as a couple with the national social security system.
State Department deletes ‘Mother, ‘Father’ from forms for more correct ‘Parent One, ‘Parent Two’
Posted on Jan 10, 2011 at 09:30 am
No more "Mother" and "Father" for the Obama administration's State Department.
The department has announced that it is replacing the traditional parental designations on its passport applications (see above) with the more contemporaneously correct "Parent One" and "Parent Two."
‘Economist’ debate between Wolfson/Gallagher scheduled for January 3, 2011
Posted on Dec 31, 2010 at 01:00 pm
An online debate between Freedom to Marry's executive director, Evan Wolfson, and Maggie Gallagher of The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) will take place on January 3rd 2011.
You can register for free at "The Economist" to be notified when the debate begins.