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Freedom to Marry Launches Campaign to Add Marriage Equality to the Democratic Platform

Monday, February 13th, 2012

Marriage Equality and the Democratic Party PlatformSupporters of gay marriage are calling on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to add marriage equality to the party’s 2012 platform.

On Monday, Freedom to Marry launched the Democrats: Say I Do campaign.

“An overwhelming majority of Democrats support the freedom to marry, as do a significant majority of Independents and voters under 50 across the political spectrum,” said Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry. “The Democratic Party has a noble history of fighting for the human and civil rights of all Americans. It’s now time for the national party to be true to its values and its voters and go unequivocally on the record for the freedom to marry.”

Full Story from On Top Magazine

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Does Australia’s Labor Left Have Votes to Change Party’s Marriage Equality Plank?

Monday, November 28th, 2011

ALP's Marriage Equality PolicyTHE ALP’s Left faction is claiming the numbers to remove from the party’s policy platform a reference to the Marriage Act which defines the union as that between a man and a woman.

And it has not given up defeating Julia Gillard’s call for a conscience vote on gay marriage, with sources saying the numbers are ”line ball” in achieving a policy change from one of opposition to outright support.

With gay marriage to be debated at this week’s ALP national conference, the Left is courting votes from the Right, which is split. The Left needs 20 extra votes from the Right to achieve a majority of 201 delegates and secure a platform change.

Full Story from the Sydney Morning Herald

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