Mayors for the Freedom to Marry More than Doubles with 175 Mayors from 32 States
Freedom to Marry Releases Video of Mayors Making the Case for Marriage, Announces Partnership with Change.org
NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Freedom to Marry announced that in under six weeks its Mayors for the Freedom to Marry campaign has more than doubled, from 80 to 175 participating mayors. In addition, Freedom to Marry released a video of 13 mayors talking about why they've joined the campaign to talk about why marriage matters, and announced a partnership with Change.org that will assist constituents in urging their own mayor to sign on and speak out.
Obama says gay couples deserve same rights as all
NEW YORK — Treading carefully, President Barack Obama praised New York state lawmakers who were debating landmark legislation Thursday to legalize gay marriage. But as expected, the president stopped short of embracing same-sex marriage himself, instead asking gay and lesbian donors for patience.
Killer leaves no answers but had rocky marriage, say cops
University of Georgia professor George Zinkhan III was having marital problems, but didn't leave a note explaining why he shot and killed his wife and two of her male friends, investigators said at a news conference Tuesday.
Ray MacNair: Gay marriage is marriage
I want to support the Tuesday commentary by syndicated columnist Robyn Blumner headlined "Widespread acceptance of gay marriage just a matter of time."