Marriage News Blog
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November 6, 2012
Three states hope to pass marriage equality initiatives today— Maine, Maryland, and Washington, and one state, Minnesota, hopes to defeat a constitutional amendment that would ban it. Find out what you can do.
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November 5, 2012
In Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington, campaigns based on the same anti-gay playbook used to pass California's Proposition 8 in 2008 have attempted to sway voters using nothing but fear and prejudice.
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November 5, 2012
The election’s finally here. AFER has everything you need to know about key marriage ballot measures both before and after the vote. Plus, a look ahead at some major post-election marriage equality milestones.
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November 1, 2012
They traveled from their small town in Tennessee to the sandy beaches of Hawai’i to declare their love for each other. The commitment ceremony and vacation were a dream come true for the happy couple, until the last night.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.