Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Freedom to Marry was the national bipartisan [1] organization dedicated to winning marriage for same-sex couples in the United States. Freedom to Marry was founded in New York City in 2003 by Evan Wolfson. Wolfson served as president of the organization through the June 2015 victory at the Supreme Court, until the organization's official ...
The most notable National Freedom to Marry Day was February 12, 2004, when, following a directive from San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom to his county clerk, the City and County of San Francisco began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. On February 10, Newsom asked the clerk's office to make the changes on the "forms and documents ...
Evan Wolfson (born February 4, 1957) is an attorney and gay rights advocate. He is the founder of Freedom to Marry, a group favoring same-sex marriage in the United States, serving as president until its 2015 victory and subsequent wind-down. [1]
Two years after the freedom to marry became law of the land in Iowa, total spending on weddings was estimated as high as $13 million, adding nearly $1 million in revenue to the government coffers.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday gave its final approval to a bill that enhances legal protections for same-sex marriages. It passed with the support of a dozen Republicans who said it also protects ...
The first legally-recognized same-sex marriage occurred in Minneapolis, [3] Minnesota, in 1971. [4] On June 26, 2015, in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court overturned Baker v. Nelson and ruled that marriage is a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens, and thus legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
In August 2023, Boston removed all mentions of sex on marriage licence forms "in the hopes of offering more dignified experiences for all". [155] [156] Opponents of same-sex marriage argued in 2004 that legalizing same-sex marriages would open the door to other types of relationships being recognized as marriages, including polygamy and ...
A September 2022 Grinnell College National Poll found that 74% of Americans believe same-sex marriage should be a guaranteed right while 13% disagreed and 13% were uncertain. [65] [66] Gallup found that nationwide public support for marriage equality for same-sex couples reached 50% in May 2011, [67] 60% in May 2015, [68] and 70% in May 2021. [19]