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Same-Sex Couples in Most States Still Face Discrimination, Denial of Crucial Social Security Protections
Today Freedom to Marry applauded the Obama Administration’s announcement that it will take additional steps to more fully meet the constitutional requirement of equal treatment of married gay couples.  These include ensuring that same-sex couples can take leave from work to care for one another in times of emergency under the… Read the rest

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This we week saw historic movement forward on the issue of marriage equality in America.  Over the last seven days, a state circuit judge in Arkansas struck down that state’s ban on same-sex marriages, prompting hundreds of couples across the Natural State to wed; a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard argument in a case challenging Virginia’s marriage… Read the rest

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The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan filed a lawsuit today to guarantee that the marriages of 300 same-sex couples performed last month are recognized by the state. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of eight same-sex couples who were married after a federal judge struck down the state’s ban and before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals put the decision on… Read the rest

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Las Vegas Introduces New Nationally Broadcast Television Commercial Targeting LGBT Community and Embraces Its Role as an Unassuming and Welcoming World-Class Destination
 For the first time ever, Las Vegas has created a new television commercial specifically geared towards the LGBT community. The television broadcast spot incorporates a fabulous new twist, and is part of the destination’s legendary “What Happens Here, Stays Here” campaign. The widely… Read the rest

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Judge Timothy Black will issue ruling April 14 prohibiting state from enforcing ban
 Today a federal judge announced he will strike down Ohio’s constitutional amendment banning the state from recognizing same-sex marriages performed in states where they are legal.  The case Henry V. Wymyslo, was brought by legally married same-sex couples living in Ohio who wish to be listed as married on their children’s’ birth… Read the rest

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At the stroke of midnight, thousands of gay and lesbian couples in England and Wales will tie the knot.   At that time, marriage equality will become the law of the land, bringing to 16 the number of countries where committed gay and lesbian couples can legally marry.  According to news reports, couples are vying to be first to be married by holding ceremonies shortly after… Read the rest

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Michigan today became the latest state to have its ban on marriage equality ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, and in the process also dealt a blow to the credibility of the anti-gay parenting junk science peddled by UT Austin sociologist Mark Regnerus.
“The momentum for marriage equality is undeniable as yet another federal judge affirmed today that all loving and committed same-sex couples deserve… Read the rest

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Press the President Urges Americans to Debate Gay Rights in Writing and on Video
 
 With the US Supreme Court and states such as Kentucky and Texas acknowledging gay rights in terms of marriage and other human rights, the path to equality for the LGBT community in parts of the US in growing. Gay couples are filing lawsuits in numerous states challenging laws that block their… Read the rest

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Today U.S. District Court Judge Aleta Trauger ordered Tennessee state officials to recognize the out-of-state marriages of three same-sex couples during consideration of their lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s constitutional amendment banning their recognition.  Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin issued the following statement:
“Yet another federal judge has recognized that bans on marriage equality don’t hold up to even basic constitutional scrutiny. Though today’s ruling… Read the rest

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Today attorney general Jack Conway of Kentucky said he won’t appeal an order by a federal judge to respect the marriages of same-sex couples legally performed in other states. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II was appointed by President George H. W. Bush in 1992, on the recommendation of current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
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New York Times/CBS News poll shows 16-point jump in support for marriage among Republicans
A new poll out this week from the New York Times and CBS News shows that 40 percent of Republicans support marriage equality, further indication that Americans are moving steadily in one direction on the issue.  Less than two years ago, just 24 percent of Republicans said they thought it should… Read the rest

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Today a federal judge in San Antonio joined judges in Utah, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Virginia in ruling that bans on same-sex couples marrying or recognizing out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples are unconstitutional.
Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:
“Today the 6th federal judge in a row has ruled – in Texas – that there is simply no… Read the rest

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A federal court today ordered the Cook County clerk’s office to provide marriage licenses immediately to same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry, rather than require them to wait until June, the default implementation date for the marriage equality bill passed by the Illinois legislature last year.
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that the state will not defend Oregon’s constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples in the case Rummell v. Kitzhaber. The ACLU of Oregon and Basic Rights Oregon welcomed the announcement.
The state’s legal filing stated that the Oregon marriage ban “cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge under any standard of review.”
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Duane Street Hotel in Tribeca, an Independent Collection hotel, is awarding one lucky
couple a wedding package through a Facebook contest for the best engagement story.
 
Once the question is popped, every engaged couple knows that the follow-up they’ll have to answer is, “How did it happen?”.  Duane Street Hotel, a boutique hotel in Tribeca, wants to know too.  The hotel’s new Facebook contest, will… Read the rest

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New progress in the Old Dominion as U.S. District Judge rules ban on marriage for gay and lesbian couples unconstitutional
Today, U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen ruled that Virginia’s ban on marriage for lesbian and gay couples is unconstitutional in the case Bostic v. McDonnell brought by the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER). Her ruling is stayed pending appeal, meaning marriages will not… Read the rest

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LGBTQ Activists Plan Three Marriage Counter Actions Across State
On February 14, activists and organizers with GetEQUAL — a national social justice organization focused on winning full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Americans — will stage demonstrations in partnership with Freedom to Marry Ohio at marriage counters in Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati to draw attention to marriage inequality in the state… Read the rest

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Amid a landscape of victories across the country, Kentucky ruling is a major step towards full marriage equality in the Bluegrass State
Today, Kentucky because the latest state to have its ban on marriage equality ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, and the case will soon join others based in Utah, Nevada, Ohio and Oklahoma at the appellate level.
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