Marriage Equality

VIDEO: Freedom to Marry to run $10-million ad campaign for marriage equality

SDGLN Staff
February 9th, 2011

NEW YORK -- After analyzing six years of extensive research data, Freedom to Marry has launched "Why Marriage Matters", which the organization expects to be the largest-ever national public education campaign aimed at increasing majority support for ending the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage.

Freedom to Marry will be running ads nationwide featuring gay, lesbian and straight couples talking about why marriage matters to them.

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VIDEOS: Joan Rivers encourages New Yorkers to support marriage equality, "for goodness sake!"

SDGLN Staff
February 9th, 2011

WASHINGTON -- Legendary comedienne Joan Rivers, a native New Yorker, has joined in the Human Right's Campaign's (HRC) "New Yorkers for Marriage Equality" video campaign.

In her message, Rivers, expressing her support for marriage equality, comically tells viewers to "do what you want ... I've got my own problems!"

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VIDEO: Listen to Zach Wahls' inspiring speech for marriage equality

Aaron McQuade - GLAAD's Associate Director of National News
February 7th, 2011

(This post was originally published at GLAAD Blog.)

If you’re one of the million-plus who have seen his video on YouTube, or one of the millions more who were tuned into MSNBC, ABC News or CBS News when his video was playing, chances are that you’ve already met him. But just in case you’re not – or if you want to get reacquainted, here he is.

Equality groups condemn Colorado Attorney General's support of DOMA suit

SDGLN Staff
February 2nd, 2011

WASHINGTON -- Following Colorado Attorney General John Suthers decision to join an amicus brief in Massachussets v. Department of Health Human Services, a case challenging the constitutionality of the denial of federal rights and benefits to married same-sex couples under the Defense of Marriage Act, The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and One Colorado have joined together to condemn the action.

Updating nationwide efforts to achieve relationship recognition

Justin Ward - GLAAD's Media Field Strategist
February 1st, 2011

(This post was originally published at GLAAD Blog.)

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VIDEO: Same-sex couples to ask for marriage licenses on Valentine's Day

SDGLN Staff
February 1st, 2011

Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) and GetEQUAL are organizing a series of Valentine's Day actions across the nation where same-sex couples will request marriage licenses at their local County Clerk's Office.

VIDEO: Daughter of former President George W. Bush supports marriage equality

SDGLN Staff
February 1st, 2011

WASHINGTON – Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush, has added her voice to those who support marriage equality.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) recently released a new video in its “New Yorkers for Marriage Equality” campaign featuring Bush, in which she says, “I’m Barbara Bush and I’m a New Yorker for marriage equality. New York is about fairness and equality and everyone should have the right to marry the person that they love. Join us.”

VIDEO: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks out in favor of marriage equality

SDGLN Staff
January 28th, 2011

WASHINGTON – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has joined a cast of well-known New Yorkers who are calling for marriage equality in the state and across the nation.

In a video message as part of the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) "New York Yorkers for Marriage Equality" campaign Kennedy, who is the nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, said that the ban on same-sex marriage "is the last vessel of institutionalized bigotry that is left in this country ... and we need to get rid of it."

VIDEO: HRC equality video submission to NOM's "Reel Love" campaign rejected

SDGLN Staff
January 27th, 2011

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign’s NOM Exposed project on Wednesday submitted a video on marriage equality to the National Organization for Marriage’s Ruth Institute.

The Institute put out a “Reel Love” video challenge calling for submissions explaining “what makes lifelong love possible.” One of the judging criteria the Ruth Institute specifies is that videos must “convey how lifelong love between one man and one woman is possible.”

In spite of the fact that HRC’s video was posted on the Institute’s website, it was removed an hour later.

Jason Mraz vows not to wed fiancée until gays can marry

Usmagazine.com
January 22nd, 2011

Don't worry about finding the perfect wedding gift for Jason Mraz and Tristan Prettyman -- it may be awhile before they say "I Do."

Though the "I'm Yours" crooner, 33, popped the question in December, he tells UsMagazine.com he won't be making Prettyman his bride until gay marriage becomes legal.

"We both feel that in our engagement, we have a union that's really special and can't be broken. It's a sacred bond," the singer explained at Elton John's Concert to Benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights in Beverly Hills on Wednesday.