10 ways marriage moved forward since President Obama came out for the freedom to marry
Posted on May 08, 2013 at 04:00 pm
One year ago, on May 9, 2012, President Barack Obama made history when he announced that he supports the freedom to marry for all loving and committed same-sex couples. The president's evolution increased momentum for marriage like never before, empowering many other political figures, business leaders, and community members to stop and reflect on their own views about why marriage matters.
U.S. Reps Scott (D-GA) and Schrader (D-OR) announce support for the freedom to marry
Posted on May 06, 2013 at 10:00 am
This week, two members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. David Scott (D-GA) and Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) announced their support for the freedom to marry for same-sex couples.
U.S. Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Pete Visclosky (D-IN) support the freedom to marry
Posted on Apr 12, 2013 at 09:00 am
This week, two members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN) and Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) announced their support for the freedom to marry for same-sex couples.
WATCH: Hillary Clinton announces supports for the freedom to marry
Posted on Mar 18, 2013 at 10:30 am
This morning, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton added her voice to the growing and increasingly diversifying chorus of Americans who fervently support the freedom to marry for same-sex couples.
Former WA Governor and U.S. Senator supports Referendum 74
Posted on Nov 02, 2012 at 02:15 pm
This week, Dan Evans, a Republican who served as Governor of Washington and later represented the state in the U.S. Senate, said he supports Referendum 74 and the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in Washington
Round-Up: Newspapers endorse the freedom to marry at the ballot
Posted on Oct 31, 2012 at 10:45 am
With less than a week before Election Day, when voters in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington will decide on ballot measures concerning the freedom to marry, more newspapers than ever are speaking out for marriage for same-sex couples by officially endorsing the freedom to marry.
T-Mobile endorses Referendum 74 in Washington State
Posted on Aug 20, 2012 at 03:00 pm
On Monday, T-Mobile became the latest major business to officially endorse the freedom to marry and call for the passage of Referendum 74 in Washington State.
National Association of the Deaf supports the freedom to marry
Posted on Jul 20, 2012 at 01:00 pm
This week, the National Association of the Deaf declared their support for the freedom to marry in a new video, citing the parallels between the struggle for marriage between same-sex couples and the struggle for marriage between two deaf adults.
DNC Chair ‘expects’ a freedom to marry plank in Democratic Party platform
Posted on Jul 19, 2012 at 02:00 pm
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, spoke out this week about her support for the freedom to marry. She also said that she expects the party to include a plank supporting marriage for same-sex couples at the Democratic National Convention.
League of United Latin American Citizens passes freedom to marry resolution
Posted on Jul 02, 2012 at 12:50 pm
On Saturday, the oldest Latino organization in the country, the League of United Latin American Citizens, approved a resolution supporting the freedom to marry.