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American Foundation for Equal Rights

12 States Have Marriage Equality... Can We Get to 13? (VIDEO)

Matt Baume | Posted 05.21.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: American Foundation for Equal Rights, Illinois, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Marriage Equality Illinois, Same-Sex Marriage Illinois, Gay Marriage Illinois, Illinois Same-Sex Marriage, Illinois Marriage Equality, Illinois Gay Marriage, Afer, Same-Sex Marriage, Video, Gay Voices News
Matt Baume

Marriage equality is on a winning streak, and it may not be over yet: Illinois may soon join Rhode Island, Delaware and Minnesota in passing marriage legislation before the start of summer. But time is running out: The Illinois legislature has just until the end of this month to pass its bill.

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WATCH: Marriage Wins In Rhode Island! Now Here's What's Next

Matt Baume | Posted 05.07.2013 | Gay Voices
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Matt Baume

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Video: Inside Look at AFER Team Bringing Prop 8 Case to Supreme Court

Matt Baume | Posted 03.29.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Bruce Cohen, Cleve Jones, Prop 8, David Boies, Marriage Equality, Ken Mehlman, Lgbt, American Foundation for Equal Rights, Gay Marriage, Behind the Scenes, Dustin Lance Black, Supreme Court Prop 8, Supreme Court Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Video, Gay Voices News
Matt Baume

As the Prop 8 case finally reached the Supreme Court on Tuesday, AFER took a camera crew along to document all the behind-the-scenes excitement. The result: an exclusive inside look as the Prop 8 plaintiffs, attorneys, and board finally reached the Supreme Court.

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WATCH: How AFER Fights For Marriage Equality

Matt Baume | Posted 03.25.2013 | Gay Voices
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Matt Baume

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New Plays Join the Fight for Equal Rights

Lauren Gunderson | Posted 08.06.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: California Gay Marriage, American Foundation for Equal Rights, Playwriting, Improv, Dennis Herrera, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, San Francisco Arts, San Francisco Around Town, Marriage Equality Plays, San Francisco News
Lauren Gunderson

"The phrase Marriage Equality has become a political talking point for liberals and conservatives alike. The goal with the Marriage Equality Plays is to share a human side of a polarizing political issue."

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George Clooney, Jane Lynch Join 'Milk' Screenwriter's Gay Marriage Play

Posted 01.18.2012 | Home
Read More: American Foundation for Equal Rights, Proposition 8, Prop 8, 8 Play, Prop 8 Play, Jane Lynch, Broadway, 8, Theater, George Clooney, Dustin Lance Black 8, 8 Dustin Lance Black, Dustin Lance Black, Gay Marriage, Home News

"Milk" and "J. Edgar" screenwriter Dustin Lance Black's gay marriage play "8" will feature an star-studded cast for its March premiere in Los Angeles....

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Elise Foley

Fighting Prop 8: Lawyers Ask Courts To Lift Order Stopping Gay Marriage

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Gay and Lesbian Marriage, California Gay Marriage, American Foundation for Equal Rights, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Prop 8, Doma, GLBT Rights, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Gay Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In the wake of the Obama administration's decision Wednesday to cease its legal defense of a federal ban on gay marriage, gay-rights adv...

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To Sir With Love: Elton John Still Standing Tall Against Proposition 8

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Phil Rosenthal, Monica Rosenthal, American Foundation for Equal Rights, Proposition 8, Theodore Olson, Elton John, Rob Reiner, David Boies, Entertainment News
David Wild

Thank you Sir Elton and the American Foundation for Equal Rights -- as Elton sang so beautifully last night, "how wonderful life is when you're in the world."

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Prop 8 Trial Advisory: Watch at LA City Hall, LA Gay and Lesbian Center, C-SPAN, Online

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Jon Davidson, American Foundation for Equal Rights, LA City Council President Eric Garcetti, Ted Olson, Lambda Legal, Prop 8 Federal Trial, LA Gay and Lesbian Center, David Boies, Lisa Keen, Chad Griffin, .Sex, Los Angeles News
Karen Ocamb

It could all end Monday. All the angst, all the rage and heartbreak - the second class citizenship made official by California voters who stripped sam...

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Countering NOM's Missive on Prop 8 Judge Walker With the Facts

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: American Foundation for Equal Rights, Prop 8, National Organization for Marriage, Judge Vaughn Walker, Federal Prop 8 Trial, Chad Griffin, Frank Schubert, Brian Brown, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Los Angeles News
Karen Ocamb

If Walker's sexual orientation is an issue in him deciding an LGBT-related case, well then, what about a straight judge who's been divorced judging a case involving marital relations?

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