11 State Democratic Party Chairs endorse freedom to marry plank
Posted on May 03, 2012 at 11:01 am
Today 11 State Democratic Party chairs from across the country joined in support of a freedom to marry plank in the party’s national platform. The chairs include John Burton (CA), Jay Jacobs (NY), John Walsh (MA), Ken Martin (MN), Meredith Wood Smith (OR), Boyd Richie (TX), Jake Perkinson (VT), Mike Tate (WI), Dwight Pelz (WA), Jon Wisniewski (NJ), and Joan Wagnon (KS).
UPDATE: Russ Feingold supports freedom to marry plank
Posted on Feb 28, 2012 at 04:07 pm
Former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold is the second Co-Chair of Barack Obama's reelection campaign to endorse a freedom to marry plank in the 2012 Democratic Party Platform today.
Voice for Equality: John Mellencamp
Posted on Oct 06, 2010 at 02:00 pm
John Mellencamp is an American rock singer-songwriter, musician, painter and occasional actor known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock. In October of 2010, Mr. Mellencamp objected to the use of his recording of "Pink Houses" by the National Organization for Marriage at one of their anti-marriage equality rallies because he is a supporter of the freedom to marry.
Summer for Marriage: Love, Commitment, & the #NOMTourFail
Posted on Aug 18, 2010 at 09:33 am
Freedom to Marry's Online Organizer Cameron Tolle reflects on the Summer for Marriage tour that mobilized over 4,000 supporters of the freedom to marry to speak out for equality.
More same sex couples are getting partnership licenses in Wisconsin
Posted on Aug 09, 2010 at 03:00 pm
Since August of last year Brown, Winnebago and Outagamie counties have seen significant gains in the number of same sex couples receiving domestic partnership licenses.
Entangling marriage into a political jujitsu
Posted on Jul 29, 2010 at 05:56 pm
Steve Chapman: "The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) specializes in a form of political jujitsu, leveraging its foes' weight against them."
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds marriage equality ban
Posted on Jul 01, 2010 at 07:59 am
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld the state's constitutional ban on the freedom to marry and civil unions.
In a 7-0 ruling, the court on Wednesday ruled that the 2006 constitutional amendment was properly put to voters in a statewide referendum.
Wisconsin State Supreme Court Won’t Take Case on Domestic Partnerships
Posted on Nov 05, 2009 at 01:17 pm
November 4, 2009
The Wisconsin state Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to take an anti-gay case asking the court to strike down the state's new domestic partnership law for same-sex couples. [Link]
Wisconsin Supreme Court to Hear Marriage Equality Case
Posted on Nov 03, 2009 at 12:37 pm
November 2, 2009
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday morning a Northeast Wisconsin man’s appeal of a judge's ruling that the man did not have standing to challenge the constitutionality of a state amendment banning marriage equality. [Link]
Lambda Legal Joins Fair Wisconsin in Fight to Save Legal Protections for Same-Sex Couples and Their
Posted on Sep 22, 2009 at 11:27 am
September 22, 2009
In court papers that will be filed today, Lambda Legal is seeking to intervene on behalf of Fair Wisconsin and its members in a lawsuit brought by an antigay group attempting to strip away newly enacted domestic partnership protections for same-sex couples and their families. [Link]