Evan Wolfson on Supreme Court Marriage Arguments: 'The case for the freedom to marry and equal respect shone undimmed and undeniable'

Court expected to bring national resolution on marriage by June  

New York - April 28, 2015 – Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard historic oral argument in marriage cases out of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, was in the courtroom and issued this statement:

"Today's Supreme Court oral argument capped a compelling collective presentation to the court and the country on the freedom to marry and equality for gay and lesbian Americans. The case for the freedom to marry shone through at every turn in the argument, undimmed and undeniable, and it should be clear to a majority of justices, as it has been to a cascade of lower courts and a national majority for marriage, that there is simply no good reason, no just principle, no argument, no evidence to justify perpetuating marriage discrimination any longer. Gay and lesbian couples, their children and families, and millions of Americans now look to the Court to assure to gay people the Constitution's guarantees of the freedom to marry and equality under the law. America is ready for the freedom to marry, and the case could not be stronger that it is time to bring our country to the right side of history, leaving no state and no family behind."

A supermajority -- 60% -- of Americans support gay couples marrying, according to the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll out last week.


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.

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