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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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 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.