Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice organization dedicated to creating economic opportunity and promoting social justice have applauded today’s victory for marriage equality in New Jersey. Alan van Capelle, CEO of Bend the Arc issued the following statement “Let me begin by first offering my most heartfelt congratulations to all of New Jersey’s gay and…
Today New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie instructed his attorney general to withdraw the state’s appeal of a court decision bringing marriage equality to the Garden State. This action makes New Jersey the 14th state in the nation, as well as the District of Columbia, where lesbian and gay couples can marry. In a statement the…
Straight ally Jacob Hemphill of Reggae band SOJA voiced his support for marriage equality as part of HRC’s Equality Rocks campaign. SOJA joins a growing list of musicians standing with the Human Rights Campaign on the right side of history. The Equality Rocks campaign is sparking a conversation about love, fairness and equality across the…
Tie The Knot, founded by the star of TV’s Modern Family Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita, released a New Mexico-themed bowtie, the “The Patricia Michaels,” for purchase online. This bowtie, created to highlight local marriage equality efforts, is the product of a collaboration between the Tie The Knot, renowned Taos Pueblo Designer…
WASHINGTON — The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), the sole sponsor of the landmark federal constitutional challenge that eliminated California’s Proposition 8, today announced that it has joined the federal constitutional challenge to Virginia’s ban on marriage equality, Bostic v. Rainey. The Bostic case contends that the Virginia Marriage Amendment and otherVirginia laws that prohibit gay and lesbian couples from marrying are…
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been touring the country trying to get businesses to move to Texas. If he really wants to bring more money into his state, perhaps he should talk to Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. Rybak has been touring states without marriage equality, inviting same-sex couples to wed in Minneapolis. Minnesota is the…
Marriage equality is currently an issue for military couples with trans spouses, highlighting a Department of Defense (DoD) cultural competence issue. If a spouse changes his or her gender after being married and entered into the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) as a particular gender, then one is that gender until one goes through…
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Business Alliance board of directors has announced its support for legalizing same-sex marriage in Oregon, and said it would support a business community-led effort on behalf of marriage equity. The Alliance board voted to support amending the Oregon Constitution to end the current prohibition against same-sex marriage, while still clearly…
http://youtu.be/v89vo3AHUkw In a televised Q&A session Monday in advance of upcoming Australian elections, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a clear and passionate defense of his support for marriage equality. Watch the video
St. Pucchi, one of the most renowned names in the bridal industry, is taking a public stand in support of gay marriage. Rani Totman, the brand’s founder and designer, has unveiled window displays in her flagship salon in West Hollywood’s famed Sunset Plaza showcasing two brides dressed in gorgeous St. Pucchi gowns behind the words…
