Black leaders commend President Obama’s support of the freedom to marry
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 11:30 am
On Friday, four of the most prominent black leaders in the country - including Rev. Al Sharpton, Julian Bond, Melanie Campbell, and Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, signed onto an open letter applauding President Obama's recent endorsement of the freedom to marry for same-sex couples.
Two NY Republican Assemblywomen Celebrated the Freedom to Marry with their Families Last Weekend
Posted on Aug 18, 2011 at 12:26 pm
This past weekend, two New York Assemblywomen witnessed family members making that special commitment of marriage to another person—of the same sex. Assemblywomen Teresa Sayward, R-Willsboro, and Janet Duprey, R-Peru, witnessed and celebrated the freedom to marry after being part of the historic vote that brought the freedom to marry to New York.
Maine Secretary of State Approves Language of Marriage Petition—Time to Get to Work
Posted on Aug 17, 2011 at 01:22 pm
Today, Maine’s Secretary of State approved the language for the citizen’s initiative asking Mainers to restore the freedom to marry in the state. Now that the language has been approved, EqualityMaine will begin collecting signatures to add that initiative to the ballot in 2012.
North Carolinians Work to Stop Anti-Marriage Amendment
Posted on Aug 17, 2011 at 11:44 am
As a constitutional amendment banning marriage between same-sex couples is being considered by the North Carolina State Legislature next month, North Carolinians are standing up for the freedom to marry.
Rev. John Buehrens—A Prophetic Calling
Posted on Jul 25, 2011 at 01:02 pm
Rev. John Buehrens, a Unitarian Universalist minister, speaks about why the freedom to marry matters to him.
Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt—Ministering to the People
Posted on Jul 19, 2011 at 01:44 pm
Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt, an NY-based Unitarian Universalist minister, speaks about what the passage of the marriage bill in New York means to her.
Mayor Bloomberg Officiating One of the First Weddings in New York
Posted on Jul 19, 2011 at 12:14 pm
Mayor Bloomberg will be officiating one of the first weddings between same-sex couples on Sunday, July 24, the day the marriage bill in New York takes affect and New York becomes the sixth state to have the freedom to marry.
DOMA Hearing Only Two Days Away
Posted on Jul 18, 2011 at 11:36 am
This Wednesday, the first-ever congressional hearings on repealing the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will occur, featuring a few witnesses who we are already familiar with.
City of Cambridge Pays Stipends to Married Same-sex Spouses to Offset Unfair Tax
Posted on Jul 11, 2011 at 10:20 am
The city of Cambridge has decided to pay a stipend to public employees with same-sex spouse to cover the additional tax such employees are saddled with if they cover their spouse under their employer-provided health insurance. Cambridge is the first municipality in the country to attempt to offset this additional, unjust tax placed on same-sex couples because of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.
Former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond Calls on Maryland to Pass Marriage
Posted on Feb 22, 2011 at 11:33 am
As the legislature debates a marriage bill this week, Bond points out the negative effect that marriage discrimination has on African-American families.