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Browse our featured posts or search the archives from Freedom to Marry's blog, which tracked breaking news developments, featured analyses of the fight for marriage, and showcased stories of momentum for national resolution.

Featured from the archive
Freedom to Marry celebration video tracks success of Roadmap to Victory

Today, Wednesday, July 15, Freedom to Marry released a new video that chronicles the path of LGBT rights to the present day, after winning a national victory for marriage.

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Front Page News: Newspapers nationwide cover freedom to marry ruling

Today, on almost every front page of a newspaper, from small towns in Arkansas to the biggest cities in the nation, same-sex couples are featured prominently, and headlines report…

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PHOTOS: The first weddings after SCOTUS brought marriage to the nation

Today, thousands of couples' lives were changed when the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the freedom to marry, ending marriage discrimination throughout the country.

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Stories

Freedom to Marry interviewed and featured the stories of hundreds of same-sex couples from every single state in the campaign to win marriage nationwide. Through these stories, we were able to demonstrate the urgent, tangible need for the freedom to marry and demonstrate the broad diversity of Americans impacted by this discrimination, allowing every demographic of American to connect with the fight for marriage.

With You Always: Letters to My Wife

As she knelt on the ground and pressed the headstone into the soft soil at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon, Linda Campbell ran her fingers over the engraved…

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Iraq Veterans Build Lives in Tennessee

In May 2005, as they prepared to leave Fort Campbell military base in Kentucky for a year-long deployment in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division, Brian Blas and Anthony Wilfert…

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Who We Are As Southerners

It's been a historic few weeks for the freedom to marry - but we haven't won nationwide yet.

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TV Ads and Online Videos

In its successful campaign to win marriage nationwide, Freedom to Marry produced dozens of online videos and TV ads to tell emotionally powerful stories of couples, families, allies, unlikely messengers to build a critical mass of public support and drive the media narrative. Select a category below to view TV ads and/or online videos.

Until We Could - Richard Blanco
Until We Could - Richard Blanco

January 19, 2016

Until We Could, a gorgeous video poem written by Richard Blanco, celebrates love and the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. The film is narrated by Golden Globe winning actress…

Love Wins at the Supreme Court
Love Wins at the Supreme Court

January 18, 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling overturning state bans on the freedom to marry making it possible for same-sex couples to marry across the country. For more info, visit…

Who We Are As Southerners: #AmericaIsReady
Who We Are As Southerners: #AmericaIsReady

January 17, 2016

America is ready for marriage for same-sex couples. Jessica and Chi and their daughter Nailah from Alabama share why marriage matters to their family.

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By and About Evan Wolfson

Evan Wolfson was the founder and president of Freedom to Marry. In his 32 years advocating for the freedom to marry, Evan has shared his thoughts through writings, speeches, and video, as well as in the many profiles that have been written about him. Below is a collection of pieces by and about Evan.