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Brad Pitt Donates $100,000 for Marriage Efforts
Iowa Judge Targeted For Marriage Equality Decision
Date Set: US Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Prop. 8 and DOMA Cases
Under Oath: Prop. 8 Witness Supports Marriage Equality Arguments
AFER Debunks NOM’s New Propaganda Video
Making a Difference: Jenni and Lisa’s Love Story
Debunked: Anti-Gay Ad in Washington
New Survey Sheds Light on Number of LGBT Americans
Marriage News Watch: Strikeout #8 for DOMA and More News
Star Witness Urges Minnesota Voters to Reject Marriage Ban (Video)
October 2012
October 31, 2012
Actor Brad Pitt – who portrayed Chief Judge Vaughn Walker in the Los Angeles premiere of “8” –is matching all donations to HRC's marriage efforts today, up to $100,000. All gifts will help in the four states where marriage is on the ballot.
October 30, 2012
Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins is being targeted by groups like NOM for his vote that struck down the state's ban on marriage equality in 2009.
October 29, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced that it will consider whether to grant review in AFER's federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8.
October 26, 2012
Here’s what happened when Prop. 8 was put on trial: We had 17 witnesses, they had only 2. And when witnesses raise their right hand, they swear to tell the whole truth, even their own witness supported our case.
October 26, 2012
NOM's latest propaganda piece is an attractive “Marriage 101” video that includes claims that NOM knows are not true – claims that AFER’s all-star legal team expertly debunked during the 2010 federal district court trial of Prop. 8.
October 24, 2012
In June 2011, Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols of San Francisco began a year-long trip that covered 15 countries across Asia, Africa and South America.
October 23, 2012
A new just launched in Washington, and it's a carbon-copy of the same misleading, hurtful messages used in other states. AFER takes a look at the new Washington ad and breaks it down.
October 23, 2012
In the largest study about the distribution of LGBT Americans, Gallup has estimated that 3.4% of the American population identifies as LGBT.
October 22, 2012
Another ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act. A former Prop. 8 supporter releases a new video explaining his change of heart. And polling on marriage in key states remains very close just days out from the election.
October 22, 2012
The star witness for Prop. 8 appears in a new video for Minnesotans United for All Families, urging voters to reject a state ban on marriage for gay and lesbian couples.