After crunching numbers throughout the night, Washington United for Marriage (WUM), the broad coalition set up to defend the freedom to marry, have announced that Referendum 74 will be approved by voters. “This is a clear win,” said WUM campaign manager Zach Silk. “We have run the numbers every which way, and we can now…
(CNN) – In a historic turnaround, the ballot box is showing America’s shifting attitudes about same-sex marriage. After gay marriage rights died at the polls dozens of times in the past, on Tuesday they passed in at least two states. Rarely do popular votes reflect such dramatic social changes. The result: Maryland and Maine will…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), today announced a $100,000 gift from Brad Pitt to support the organization’s marriage efforts. Pitt has agreed to match contributions from HRC members and supporters up to $100,000 in order to direct resources to the marriage campaigns entering their final week in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington state….
WASHINGTON – Following President Barack Obama’s call on Americans to support the freedom to marry when they vote on ballot measures in Maine, Maryland and Washington the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Freedom to Marry have issued statements praising the president. “President Obama continues to be a transformational leader for LGBT equality,” said Human Rights…
BY JONATHAN YOUNG Lance Bass is accustomed to being in the spotlight. He’s performed with the record-breaking NSYNC, trained to be an astronaut, cut a rug with swing dance champ Lacey Schwimmer on Dancing with the Stars and has revealed to the world he is gay with a cover story in People magazine – just…
The Catholic Church and NOM the largest funders of discrimination WASHINGTON – The Catholic Church is funneling unprecedented dollar amounts into the four states where marriage equality is on the ballot this fall – Minnesota, Maryland, Maine and Washington – and in many cases, parishioners may not even be aware that their dollars are being…
NEW YORK (CNN) — A federal appeals court in New York on Thursday became the nation’s second to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, finding that the Clinton-era law’s denial of federal benefits to married same-sex couples is unconstitutional. The divisive act, which was passed in 1996, bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages and…
WASHINGTON – House Republicans, under the leadership of Speaker John Boehner, have racked up a $1.5 million bill in their relentless pursuit of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) – and they are sticking American taxpayers with the cost. Despite the fact that a solid majority of Americans support marriage equality, and despite the…
A who’s-who of big corporations based in Washington have endorsed a full-page ad supporting Referendum 74, the state’s marriage–equality initiative, in the Sunday Seattle Times. Washington United for Marriage funded the ad – which includes endorsements from Amazon, Costco, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Nordstrom, Starbucks, T-Mobile, Vulcan and other companies to encourage votes in the Nov….
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has furthered its commitment to marriage equality, by announcing an additional $1 million investment in the four states facing marriage-related ballot measures in November – Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington. The announced investments bring the HRC’s contributions to the four ballot measures to $4.4 million and $7.3 million…
