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Article: All together now.(equal marriage rights for all lesbians and gay men)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- September 11, 2001
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Just as the far right is launching another attack against The freedom to marry--this time in the form of a proposed constitutional amendment--marriage-rights expert EVAN WOLFSON outlines the blueprint for a new campaign to secure equal marriage rights for all lesbians and gay men
We can win the freedom to marry. Possibly within five years. This bold declaration, which I hope becomes a rallying cry, raises many questions--not the least of which are: Why marriage and why now? Who's "we"? How do we do it? And, five years?
Before I tackle those questions, though, let's savor the possibilities: We can seize the terms of the debate, tell our diverse stories, ...