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Debunked: Anti-Gay Ad in Washington
Marriage News Watch: Strikeout #8 for DOMA and More News
Misleading Anti-Marriage Ads in Maine. AFER Corrects False Claims with Fact.
NOM Launches Attack Ads in Battleground States. AFER Factchecks.
Election Ads Show Importance of Marriage (Slideshow)
Video: Supreme Court Waiting to Decide on Hearing Prop. 8 Case
CA Gov. Jerry Brown Signs SB 1172, Legislation to Protect LGBT Youth from Dangerous Psychological Abuse
New Digital Media Campaign Launches for Four States Facing Marriage in November
Video: Koch Brother Supports Marriage Equality and More News
Three Years of Marriage Equality in Vermont
In the States
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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.
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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.
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October 9, 2012
Two new anti-gay ads just started running in Maine this week. AFER corrects the claims in these commercials by using the testimony from the Prop 8 trial.
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October 4, 2012
The National Organization for Marriage is ramping up their campaigns in Minnesota and Maine with two new television commercials. AFER corrects their claims with real facts.
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October 3, 2012
With less than 34 days until Election Day, campaigns are heating up in the four states where marriage is on the ballot. Here’s a look at the TV ads in states facing marriage equality referendums.
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October 1, 2012
Big news still coming from the United State Supreme Court on the Prop 8 case. Plus: major advances in some of the other challenges to state and federal bans on the freedom to marry.
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September 30, 2012
The legislation protects minors from deceitful mental health professionals who falsely claim to be able to change their sexual orientation or gender expression and will serve as a template for other states to protect their LGBT youth.
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September 7, 2012
Marriage is on the ballot in four states – Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington. Now, a new digital media campaign, The Four 2012, provides you with daily actions to support each of the campaigns.
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September 4, 2012
In this week's episode of Marriage News Watch: Washington's anti-gay activists are falling way behind in fundraising. And support for marriage equality grows, with endorsements from key Republican figures.
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September 1, 2012
Three years ago, Vermont became the fourth state in the country where gay and lesbian couples had freedom to marry. On this third anniversary, let's take a moment look back at how that happened — and what's happened since.