Equal Marriage NOW

Talking Points and Definitions
Civil Marriage v. Civil Unions
Same-Sex Marriage is a Feminist Issue
Timeline of NOW's Work on Lesbian Rights
NOW's Commitment to Same-Sex Marriage

Fliers and Factsheets (PDFs):
Equal Marriage Flier
Marriage and Religion Factsheet
Marriage and Economics Factsheet

Latest Information

• Freedom to Marry Week, Feb. 11-17, 2007 (02/07)
• NOW Opposes Anti-Marriage Ballot Measures (01/07)
• Voters Show Strong Support for Reproductive Rights and Minimum Wage (11/06)
• NOW Applauds New Jersey Ruling on Equal Marriage (10/06)
• Ballot Initiatives on Same-Sex Marriage (9/06)
• Court Says Same-Sex Rhode Island Couples May Marry in Massachusetts (09/06)
• NOW Denounces State High Court Decision Upholding Gay Marriage Ban (07/06)
• NOW Denounces New York Court's Intolerant Decision (07/06)
• Read stories from our Equal Marriage Story Bank (07/06)
• NOW Encouraged by Senate Defeat of Discriminatory Marriage Amendment (06/06)
• NOW Denounces Bush's Anti-Marriage Amendment (06/06)
• Equal Marriage Rights Chants (06/06)
• Take Action: Stop the Politics of Hatred against LGBT Families (05/06)
• NOW Condemns Senate Committee Pro-Discrimination Vote (05/06)
• Equal Marriage: Massachusetts Decision a Disappointment (4/06)
• A Global Perspective on Equal Marriage (2/06)
• Immigration and Equal Marriage (2/06)
• Send an E-Card in honor of Freedom to Marry Week - Feb. 12-18, 2006 (2/06)
• Equal Marriage Victories bring Celebration, Lobbying (09/05)
• State Anti-Marriage Amendments Threaten Domestic Violence Laws (9/05)
• Personalizing the Equal Marriage Message (9/05)
• Equal Marriage Launches During Freedom to Marry Week (5/05)
• Connecticut Legalizes Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples (4/05)
• Oregon Supreme Court Invalidates Thousands of Same-Sex Marriages (4/05)
• NOW Celebrates California's Equal Marriage Victory (3/05)
• Urge Congress to Oppose the Federal Marriage Amendment (2/05)
• NOW Launches Equal Marriage Campaign with Trip to Capitol Hill (2/05)
• NOW Celebrates Victory for Same-Sex Couples in New York (2/05)
• Federal Marriage Amendment Reintroduced in Congress: Bush's Radical Right Supporters Use Leverage to Advance Agenda of Intolerance (1/05)
• Bush Flips and Flops on Constitutional Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage (1/05)
• California Law Expands Marriage Rights to Same-Sex Couples (1/05)
• Montana Supreme Court Stands with Same-Sex Couples (1/05)

General Information

National NOW Conference Resolutions:
            Marriage Equality Litigation Campaign (2004)
            Marriage Equality Education Campaign (2004)
            Protecting Supporters of Vermont Civil Unions (2000)
            National Day of Action in Support of Same-Sex Marriage (1996)

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Archive

2004
• Debunking the Morality Myth Surrounding Same-Sex Marriage Bans (11/04)
• Struggle for Equal Marriage Heats Up Across the U.S. (Fall 2004)
• NOW Condemns California Supreme Court's Decision to Invalidate Thousands of Marriages (8/04)
• Senate Majority Votes Against Writing Discrimination into Constitution; NOW Salutes Defeat of Federal Marriage Amendment (7/04)
• NOW Celebrates Landmark in Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage Rights (5/04)
• Letter to the U.S. Senate in Opposition to the Proposed Federal Marriage Amendment (3/04)
• Say No to Marriage Discrimination in the Constitution (3/04)
• NOW Condemns Bush's Endorsement of Anti-Marriage Amendment (2/04)
• Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Make History Once Again (2/04)
• NOW Leaders Applaud Massachusetts Supreme Court Ruling Favoring Same-Sex Marriage Rights (2/04)
• Radical Right Ignores Courts on Marriage Rights, Attempts to Write Discrimination Into U.S. Constitution (Winter 2003/2004)

2003
• Feminists Cheer Massachusetts Supreme Court Ruling Favoring Marriage Rights for Same-Sex Couples, Call on Legislature to Continue Court's Commitment to Equality (11/03)
• Same-Sex Marriage: The Fight for Equality Gains Momentum (Fall 2003)
• Bush Comes Out Against Gay Marriage: Feminists Continue Fight for Equal Marriage Rights (7/03)

2002
• Activists Oppose Federal Anti-Marriage Amendment (5/02)

2001
• Feminists Decry Federal Marriage Amendment, Call For Passage of Equal Rights Amendment Instead (7/01)

2000
• Vermont Grants Same-Sex Marriage Rights (Winter 2000)

1999
• National Freedom to Marry Day (2/99)

1997
• Marriage Q & A for National Day of Action in Support of Same-Sex Marriage (2/97)
• NOW to Stage Valentine's Day Protests in Support of Same-Sex Marriage (2/97)
• NOW Plans Day of Action for Same-Sex Marriage (1/97)

1996
• NOW Backs Same-Sex Marriage Decision in Hawaii with Plans for Valentine's Day Events Nationwide (12/96)
• NOW to Congress: Dare to Do the Right Thing by Defending All Marriages (9/96)

See also: NOW and Lesbian Rights