President Obama Extols Progress Toward the Freedom to Marry Nationwide in State of the Union

New York- January 20, 2015 – Today in his sixth State of the Union address, President Barack Obama extolled progress toward same-sex couples' freedom to marry in America, calling marriage for same-sex couples "a story of freedom across our country, a civil right now legal in states that seven in ten Americans call home."

Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:

"Once again, President Obama showed his commitment to the civil rights movement that has led to the freedom to marry now in 37 states representing 70% of the American people. President Obama's leadership in helping bring the freedom to marry to all Americans will be a shining part of this president's legacy, and now it is time for the Supreme Court to put the country on the right side of history by ending marriage discrimination throughout the United States, leaving no family and no state behind."

Freedom to Marry is the campaign to win marriage nationwide. We are pursuing our Roadmap to Victory by working to win the freedom to marry in more states, grow the national majority for marriage, and end federal marriage discrimination. We partner with individuals and organizations across the country to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage and the protections, responsibilities, and commitment that marriage brings.