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GetEQUAL is shutting down & PFLAG may be next
Over the past few years, several national and local LGBTQ organizations have shut their doors after financial difficulties.
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Group that challenged Prop 8 is shutting its doors
The announcement comes six weeks after the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in the US.
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Ted Olson v. Tony Perkins on ‘judicial activism’ and marriage equality
Ted Olson, attorney for the American Foundation for Equal Rights who successfully argued for marriage equality in California and Virginia cases, versu hate group leader Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, in an appearance today on Fox News Sunday. Says Olson: “We have a Constitution and a Bill Of Rights precisely because we […]
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Book ignites media slugfest over history of marriage equality movement
To say there’s been a flurry of discussion around the release of a new book Tuesday on the legal case that challenged California’s Proposition 8 would be an understatement. The book, “Forcing the Spring,” by The New York Times writer Jo Becker, has been thoroughly pilloried by many plugged-in LGBT activists and journalists this week, both publicly and privately.
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Plaintiffs in Va. same-sex marriage lawsuit say minds changing
Seven years ago, Virginians voted 57 percent to 43 percent to approve the gay marriage ban. But Carol Schall and Mary Townley believe the tide is changing. Their view is supported by a Quinnipiac University poll in July that found that 50 percent of registered Virginia voters support same-sex marriage, while 43 percent oppose it.
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AFER chronicles three years working to overturn Proposition 8
With just days left before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on Proposition 8, the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) has compiled this look back at the last three years of working to overturn California’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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AFER offers behind the scenes look at Prop 8’s day at the U.S. Supreme Court
The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) offers this behind-the-scenes look at the preparation and planning for it’s March 26 argument at the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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AFER debunks NOM’s new marriage propaganda video
The American Foundation for Equal Rights is debunking a new video by the National Organization for Marriage — entitled “Marriage 101” — calling it propaganda that includes claims that NOM knows are not true.
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Supreme Court urged to reject Prop 8 appeal, allow marriage equality to resume in California
The plaintiffs challenging California’s Proposition 8 on Friday filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the landmark federal appeals court ruling in Perry v. Brown (now Hollingsworth v. Perry) that found Proposition 8 unconstitutional.
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All-star reading of Prop 8 trial play raises $2 million toward marriage equality fight
LOS ANGELES — A star-studded benefit reading of of Dustin Lance Black’s play “8,” featuring Brad Pitt and George Clooney, raised more than $2 million Saturday night for the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), and gave YouTube viewers around the world a rare glimpse into the historic trial of Proposition 8, California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.