The Legalization of Love
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, when an estimated 10% of wedding proposals occur. But while many heterosexual couples will spend tomorrow making plans for their nuptials, same-sex couples nationwide are spending their Valentine’s Day fighting for the equality they’re still denied.
Feb. 10-16 is Freedom to Marry Week, when same-sex couples and their allies across the country are making their voices heard in the fight for marriage equality. And as the perfect kickoff to the week, a New York appellate court made a monumental ruling last Friday when it decided that out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples must be legally recognized in New York.
So whether you’re gay or straight, single or taken, celebrate your Valentine’s Day by finding a Freedom to Marry Week event in your town or organizing one of your own – because although this week is more than halfway over, the fight for marriage equality still has along way go to.
So whether you’re gay or straight, single or taken, celebrate your Valentine’s Day by finding a Freedom to Marry Week event in your town or organizing one of your own – because although this week is more than halfway over, the fight for marriage equality still has along way go to.