To start the day ….. “Freedom to Marry: Celebrating Victory”!!

~~July 24, 2015~~ 

CELEBRATING VICTORY

It was almost one month ago today, when the Supreme Court of the United states was deliberating on the constitutionality of several issues.

The momentum for marriage equality had been steadily building and the people where waiting, rallying outside their building .. wondering about the outcome.

I wasn’t there but I was surely keeping up with the news. Suddenly, there is was ….all over social media!

Supreme Court Ruling Makes Same-Sex Marriage a Right Nationwide

I never thought I would see this in my lifetime.

It was beyond happiness, it was beyond belief.

It had become the “law of the land“.

No more waiting.

Marriage equality was legal nationwide.

This is only the first step after many efforts. I’m fully aware that there’s a lot still pending to be done and achieved. Yet, this moment in time, will forever be in my heart, mind and soul. This moment is ours.

We’ve only just begun!

HortyRex©

Freedom to Marry is an organization which campaigns for the right of same-sex couples to marry in the United States. Freedom to Marry was founded in New York City in 2003 by Evan Wolfson, whom many consider to be the father of the modern marriage movement.

According to its “Roadmap to Victory”, Freedom to Marry is working “to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage” by winning same-sex marriage for more states, growing the national majority support for same-sex marriage, and repealing the Defense of Marriage Act a law it sees as discriminatory.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_Marry

~~GALLERY~~

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It’s been a decades-long, hard-fought fight for the freedom to marry. See how we got here with this beautiful new video.

(Video produced by Eyepop Productions) FreedomToMarry©

~~RESOURCES~~

http://www.freedomtomarry.org/

https://www.facebook.com/freedomtomarry.org?fref=ts

~~Celebrating Victory~~

Freedom to Marry

~~Published on Jul 15, 2015~~

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We ALL are ONE!! 

To start the day …. “Love Wins at the Supreme Court …. New Ad”!!

~~June 30, 2015~~ 

FREEDOM TO MARRY HAS A NEW AD … LOVE WINS

On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued a historic, sweeping ruling in favor of the freedom to marry in Obergefell v. Hodges. The unprecedented decision, decades in the making, will soon bring the freedom to marry to same-sex couples across the country, ending marriage discrimination once and for all.

The ruling means that same-sex couples throughout the entire nation will no longer be banned from the rights and responsibilities of marriage guaranteed by the Constitution.

Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, celebrated joyously with the thousands of Americans couples who will finally be able to share in the fundamental freedom to marry the person they love. He said:

Today’s ruling is a transformative triumph decades in the making, a momentous victory for freedom, equality, inclusion, and above all, love.

For anyone who ever doubted that we could bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice, today the United States again took a giant step toward the more perfect union we the people aspire to.

Today the Liberty Bell rings alongside wedding bells across an ocean of joy.

With the ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the justices affirmed what a super-majority of Americans had come to understand: the freedom to marry is a precious, fundamental right that belongs to all, and that same-sex couples and our families share the same dreams and needs as any others.

“As it appears in …. full read/full credit”

http://www.freedomtomarry.org/blog/entry/victory-at-last-scotus-rules-for-the-freedom-to-marry-nationwide-once-and

~~SOURCES~~

http://freedomtomarry.tumblr.com/

https://www.facebook.com/freedomtomarry.org?fref=ts

~~GALLERY~~

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~~Love Wins at the Supreme Court~~

~~Published on Jun 26, 2015~~

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.

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We ALL are ONE!! 

~~OUR FAMILY~~

Marriage Equality ….. “Guam: first U.S. territory with the freedom to marry”!!

~~June 7, 2015~~ 

Victory: Judge strikes down Guam’s marriage ban

Where the sun rises in the USA

Congratulate the plaintiffs and legal teams who have fought so hard to end the marriage ban in Guam, soon to be the first U.S. territory with the freedom to marry!

By Lily Hiott-Millis
Jun 05, 2015 at 08:40 am

On June 5, a federal judge in Guam struck down the U.S. territory’s ban on marriage between same-sex couples

George W. Bush-appointed U.S. District Court Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood ruled from the bench last night, after hearing oral arguments in a case. The case, Aguero et. al. v Calvo et. al., was brought by Loretta M. Pangelinan and Kathleen M. Aguero in April after they tried to get a marriage license and were denied.

The ruling is stayed until Tuesday, June 9, 8 am local time, which is when Judge Tydingco-Gatewood will also release her written opinion. The judge ruled in line with the 9th Circuit’s previous decision in favor of the freedom to marry in Latta v. Otter, which ended the marriage ban in Idaho, and Sevcik v. Sandoval, which ended the marriage ban in Nevada:

Guam’s marriage laws are unconstitutional because they violate the plaintiffs’ rights under the 14th amendment of the United States Constitution. Accordingly, the court shall permanently enjoin the territory of Guam and its officers … from enforcing … any laws or regulations to the extent they prohibit otherwise qualified same-sex couples from marrying in Guam.

Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, emphasized the momentum for marriage ahead of a decision from the United States Supreme Court on the question of the freedom to marry:

Guam’s same-sex couples and their loved ones want and deserve the freedom to marry and all that marriage can bring — protections, security, and respect. We can now add Guam’s voice to the momentum across America, and hope the Supreme Court will this month ensure that no other families, and no state, are left behind.
Last May, attorneys for the government of Guam wrote that they would respect a ruling to strike down the territory’s marriage ban.

Freedom to Marry congratulates Kathleen and Loretta, as well as other same-sex couples who are finally respected in Guam, on this decision, and applauds Judge Tydingco-Gatwood for ruling on the right side of history.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

http://www.freedomtomarry.org/blog/entry/victory-judge-strikes-down-guams-marriage-ban

~~GALLERY~~ 

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“On the right side of history”

We ALL are ONE!! 

~~RELATED~~ 

https://hrexach.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/at-the-end-of-the-day-marriage-equality-around-the-globe/

At the end of the day: Marriage Equality …. “Around the Globe”!!

~~May 23, 2015~~

#LoveWins: Historic Victory for Marriage Equality in Ireland

GLOBAL MOMENTUM 

International Progress Toward the Freedom to Marry

“The global momentum for the freedom to marry reflects and reinforces the progress we are making here in the U.S. – and we look now to the Supreme Court to bring our country to national resolution,”

Evan Wolfson said today about historic Ireland marriage vote.

~~GRAPHIC SOURCE~~ 

https://www.facebook.com/freedomtomarry.org?fref=photo

Nineteen countries have approved the freedom to marry for same-sex couples nationwide (Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Iceland, Argentina, Denmark, France, Brazil, Uruguay, New Zealand, Britain, Luxembourg, Finland and Ireland), while two others have regional or court-directed provisions enabling same-sex couples to share in the freedom to marry (Mexico and the United States).

In Slovenia, Parliament approved a marriage bill in March 2015 and is headed to the president’s desk. Many other countries provide some protections for such couples. As more and more countries and parts of the United States win the freedom to marry, we see that families are helped, and communities and countries made stronger, by protecting all loving committed couples.

(Last Updated: May 2015)

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

http://www.freedomtomarry.org/pages/international-progress-toward-the-freedom-to-marry

Very interesting read. Full information on marriage equality worldwide. Countries with freedom to marry.

HortyRex©

~~Countries with the Freedom to Marry~~

The Netherlands: April 1, 2001

Belgium: June 1, 2003

Spain: July 3, 2005

Canada: July 20, 2005

South Africa: November 30, 2006

Norway: January 1, 2009

Sweden: May 1, 2009

Portugal: June 5, 2010

Iceland: June 27, 2010

Argentina: July 22, 2010

Denmark: June 15,2012

Brazil: May 14, 2013

France: May 29, 2013

Uruguay: August 5, 2013

New Zealand: August 19, 2013

United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland)

Luxembourg: June 18, 2014

Finland: November 28, 2014

Ireland: May 23, 2015

#MarriageEquality around the world

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https://www.facebook.com/humanrightscampaign?fref=photo

~~GALLERY~~

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~~10 Years of the Freedom to Marry in the United States …. Momentum~~

~~Published on May 16, 2014~~

It’s been 10 years since the beginning of the freedom to marry in United States and the founding of Freedom to Marry.

Celebrate how far we’ve come with this video retrospective.

The world is going in the right direction … let’s follow suit. 

We ALL are connected through HUMANITY!! 

We ALL are ONE!!