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 * Home
    * How It Happened
    * Why It Matters
    * Lessons Learned
      * Vision & Strategy
      * Public Support
      * Winning in the States
      * Ending Federal Discrimination
      * Digital & Earned Media
      * Funding the Campaign
      * Winning at the Supreme Court in 2015
      * Oral History Project
    * Winning in the States
    * Archive
      * Blog
      * Stories
      * Videos
      * International
      * By Evan Wolfson
    * About Us
      * The Team
      * Founder Evan Wolfson
      * In the News
      * Publications
      * Donors
      * Testimonials
      * Celebration Video
      * Annual Reports
      * Freedom to Marry Global
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 * FREEDOM TO MARRY

 * How It Happened
 * Why It Matters
 * Lessons Learned
   * Vision & Strategy
   * Public Support
   * Winning in the States
   * Ending Federal Discrimination
   * Digital & Earned Media
   * Funding the Campaign
   * Winning at the Supreme Court in 2015
   * Oral History Project
 * Winning in the States
 * Archive
   * Blog
   * Stories
   * Videos
   * International
   * By Evan Wolfson
 * About Us
   * The Team
   * Founder Evan Wolfson
   * In the News
   * Publications
   * Donors
   * Testimonials
   * Celebration Video
   * Annual Reports
   * Freedom to Marry Global
 * 


FREEDOM TO MARRY




WINNING THE FREEDOM TO MARRY NATIONWIDE

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the freedom to marry
nationwide. This is the story of the movement that transformed a nation, and the
campaign that led to victory: Freedom to Marry.

How it Happened Why it matters


LESSONS LEARNED

How do you change the deeply held beliefs of a nation? And what does it take to
bring about real national progress?

Here, we've compiled key lessons and tangible takeaways from every corner of the
decades-long campaign for the freedom to marry.

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VISION AND STRATEGY

How the Freedom to Marry vision and strategy were crafted.

BUILDING A CRITICAL MASS OF PUBLIC SUPPORT

How we built super-majority support, creating the climate for victory.

WINNING IN THE STATES

How we won a critical mass of states to set the stage for a national win.

ENDING FEDERAL MARRIAGE DISCRIMINATION

How we laid the groundwork for the dismantling of DOMA.

DIGITAL & EARNED MEDIA

How we used digital and earned media to build the movement and drive the
conversation.

FUNDING THE CAMPAIGN

How we built the funding engine to fuel the movement.


FEATURED RESOURCES

Dive deep into the strategy, story, and development of the vital programs and
tactics Freedom to Marry used to drive a national movement to victory:

WINNING IN COURT

Many people presume that judges issue rulings in court based simply on the facts
at hand, without public opinion playing any role at all. However, history tells
us that how judges…

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WINNING LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGNS

For many years into our campaign, pundits (and even some movement colleagues)
declared that a state legislature would never vote in favor of the freedom to
marry – the politics…

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WINNING AT THE BALLOT

Through hard work and many ups and downs, we learned how to win marriage in the
courts, in the legislatures, in the heartland as well as the coasts, and with
Republicans as well as…

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THE ROADMAP TO VICTORY

Freedom to Marry’s goal was to win marriage for same-sex couples nationwide, no
more and no less. Freedom to Marry was created as the eyes-on-the-prize campaign
to drive the…

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MESSAGING, MESSENGERS AND PUBLIC SUPPORT

Freedom to Marry led our movement in “cracking the code” on how to talk with
Americans about marriage. Our approach led to decisive victories at the ballot
in 2012, followed by…

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USING DIGITAL TO BUILD THE MARRIAGE MOVEMENT

Freedom to Marry’s use of digital played a critical role in the organization’s
work and the implementation of its national strategy, the “Roadmap to Victory.”
The digital…

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WINNING IN THE STATES

The marriage movement secured state victories by every possible means – with
legislative measures, litigation, and, critically, at the ballot. These
resources below showcase how these various types of campaigns differ – and
highlight best practices for other movements working to create national momentum
through state work. Or, select a state below for detailed information on its
specific journey to winning the freedom to marry.

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Freedom to Marry was the campaign to win marriage nationwide. With the Supreme
Court victory on June 26, 2015, the work of this strategic campaign – though not
the larger movement – was achieved, and Freedom to Marry wound down its
operations, closing in early 2016. For inquiries, please email
legacy@freedomtomarry.org. For information about Freedom to Marry Global, click
here.