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Evan Wolfson on Legislators Taking Action
States are talking about marriage equality. Are you?
Evan Wolfson writes, "With legislatures, courts, and even the electorate weighing the need to end the exclusion of gay couples from marriage, there is greater opportunity, and greater urgency, for each one of us to promote conversations about why marriage equality matters. The more people talk to others, the more they come to see there is no good reason to deny couples who've made a personal commitment in life, the equal commitment under law that is marriage."
Letters to President-elect Obama: Evan Wolfson
For the for the December 16 issue of Advocate, Evan Wolfson writes, "Discrimination based on sexual orientation, particularly government denial of fundamental rights such as the freedom to marry, is not a gay problem. It is an American problem. And the cause of equal rights for all must always hold a preeminent claim on any president."
Should So-Called 'DOMA' be repealed?": "Yes. Legally Married Couples, Whether Gay or Non-Gay, Should Not Be Denied Equal Federal Rights."
In the United States, we don't have second-class citizens, and we shouldn't have second-class marriages. Couples who have made a personal commitment in life deserve an equal commitment under the law, and those whom a state has lawfully joined in marriage should not see their marriages selectively set asunder by federal law.
A Tearful Republican Mayor Comes Out — For the Freedom to Marry
Complete with video, Evan Wolfson highlights an emotional press conference by San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, a Republican former police chief, at which he announced his intention to sign a resolution supporting the freedom to marry, a reversal from his prior public opposition.
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Contrary to some political expectations, this report proves voting to support the freedom to marry and opposing anti-marriage measures helps rather than hurts politicians.(pdf link)
The Candidates' Guide presents why candidates should support the freedom to marry not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it is also in their interest to do so, and lays out how to stand on clear principle, make the case for ending exclusion, and throw the challenge back at opponents. (pdf link)
Visit our state pages to see what is happening with legislation in your state and how to get involved. (link)
View and/or download United States maps tracking proposed legislation concerning marriage throughout our nation. Also, find maps showing the current status of protections for same-sex couples in our country and historical views of past marriage struggles. (link)
