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LGBTQ activists are already preparing for SCOTUS potentially overturning marriage equality
“Believe me: all the LGBTQ legal and advocacy groups are on alert.”
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Joe Biden has met his moment. America needs him now more than ever.
Evan Wolfson, architect of the movement that won the freedom to marry nationwide in 2015, writes why electing Joe Biden is critical for the sake of American democracy, equality, and human rights around the world.
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Freedom to Marry documentary shows just how love won
Eddie Rosenstein’s documentary follows some of the key players of the marriage equality movement.
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Evan Wolfson: ‘I ALWAYS believed we would win, but I didn’t expect to cry.’
The Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday, that the Constitution guarantees gay people the freedom to marry, is a monumental and inspiring victory. America got it right. Love won. We all did. … And now we must get back to work.
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The Paul Revere of Marriage prepares for an overnight victory 40 years in the making
More than 30 years ago, when marriage equality seemed like an impossible fantasy, a law student at Harvard wrote his thesis on same-sex marriage. What seemed insurmountable then appears like a sure thing now, thanks to Evan Wolfson’s…
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U.S. appeals court rules Utah same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
DENVER — A federal appeals court ruled for the first time Wednesday that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry, extending the movement’s legal winning streak and bringing the issue a big step closer to the U.S. Supreme Court. The three-judge panel in Denver ruled 2-1 that states cannot deprive people of the fundamental right…
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For marriage equality opponents, the losing streak continues to grow
For foes of same-sex marriage, their losing streak keeps growing. Some sense a lost cause, others vow to fight on. On Election Day in 2012, they went 0-for-4 on state ballot measures. A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government must recognize same-sex marriages. And over the past seven months, more than a dozen…
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Living single in the age of marriage equality
What good is being gay when you have no one to love? What good is same-sex marriage when you’re single? During the periods when I was single, I watched a lot of films, at home, alone. The selection process had to be very cautious. Romance was out. Drama too, as my emotions were too raw after breakups. Suspense and mystery were iffy; I’m more easily spooked when I don’t have someone to protect. Sci-fi creeped me out. Comedy was about the only choice left…
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Freedom to Marry launches $1 million marriage equality campaign in U.S. South
NEW YORK – Freedom to Marry, the advocacy campaign to win marriage equality nationwide, on Monday launched a $1 million multi-state campaign to build majority support for marriage in the South.
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Judge: Ky. must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Kentucky must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, part of an unprecedented barrage of marriage equality lawsuits in states where voters have overwhelmingly opposed recognition of gay and lesbian couples.