10. President Obama moves in the right direction on the journey to marriage
At a October 27th meeting with progressive bloggers, President Obama signaled that he, like President Clinton before him, is making progress on his personal journey to supporting the freedom to marry. A question from AmericaBlog’s Joe Sudbay prompted President Obama to talk about couples and say, “Attitudes evolve, including mine.”
9. Illinois enacts civil union, en route to the freedom to marry
In November, Illinois took steps toward marriage when, after heart-wrenching speeches about loving and committed gay and lesbian couples, legislators passed a civil union bill. Governor Pat Quinn has pledged to sign the bill and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley immediately called for the next step: marriage.
8. Marriage supporters outnumber opponents at every stop of the Summer Tour for Marriage
The so-called “National Organization for Marriage” (NOM) launched a 23-city “Summer for Marriage” tour of rallies to promote anti-gay discrimination. Freedom to Marry led national and state groups in responding, going head-to-head with NOM in every city, bringing out more people, putting forward more stories, and showing America what being FOR marriage is really all about.
7. Essence Magazine does its first feature on the wedding of a same-sex couple
In October, Essence Magazine shared with its readers the story of Aisha and Danielle, a beautiful African-American lesbian couple who married in Washington, D.C. this year. It was the first time the magazine had done a feature on a same-sex couple. The comments from readers were overwhelmingly positive – a testament to the importance of personal stories about why marriage matters.
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