Washington — The Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds, but the majority opinion appeared to still leave questions of religious freedom vs. Lgbt rights unresolved.
After the baker, Jack Phillips, refused to make the cake for the couple, David Mullins and Charlie Craig, they complained to the Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
In a 7-2 majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy faulted the commission for “a clear and impermissible hostility” to Phillips’ religious beliefs.
He wrote that the court’s “precedents make clear that the baker, in his capacity as the owner of a business serving the public, might have his right to the free exercise of religion limited by generally applicable laws. Still, the delicate question of when the free exercise of his religion must yield to an otherwise valid exercise of state power needed to be...
After the baker, Jack Phillips, refused to make the cake for the couple, David Mullins and Charlie Craig, they complained to the Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
In a 7-2 majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy faulted the commission for “a clear and impermissible hostility” to Phillips’ religious beliefs.
He wrote that the court’s “precedents make clear that the baker, in his capacity as the owner of a business serving the public, might have his right to the free exercise of religion limited by generally applicable laws. Still, the delicate question of when the free exercise of his religion must yield to an otherwise valid exercise of state power needed to be...
- 6/4/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
Eddie Rosenstein’s latest, “The Freedom to Marry” follows one of the greatest civil rights stories of our time as it chronicles the marriage equality movement throughout its ongoing campaign to win the right to same-sex marriage in the United States.
The film picks up with a number of key figures, including Evan Wolfson (known to many as the architect of the marriage movement) attorney Mary Bonauto, and other members of their team as they make their way through a decades-long battle. It all ends with a dramatic turn at the United States Supreme Court, capping off an inspiring and insightful look at one of history’s most important fights for justice.
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On the heels of its spring theatrical run, the film will now be available digitally this month, all timed to national Lgbt pride celebrations this summer.
The film picks up with a number of key figures, including Evan Wolfson (known to many as the architect of the marriage movement) attorney Mary Bonauto, and other members of their team as they make their way through a decades-long battle. It all ends with a dramatic turn at the United States Supreme Court, capping off an inspiring and insightful look at one of history’s most important fights for justice.
Read More: ‘Night School’: Andrew Cohn’s Timely Documentary Explores Americans Pushing for Better Lives — Watch
On the heels of its spring theatrical run, the film will now be available digitally this month, all timed to national Lgbt pride celebrations this summer.
- 6/6/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Evan Wolfson, "the Paul Revere of gay marriage," makes a sympathetic hero in The Freedom to Marry, Eddie Rosenstein's modest account of the anything-but-modest campaign for that most impressive of gay rights. The right to marry was one many of Wolfson's contemporaries seemingly could not have imagined. And though this film arrives at a time when same-sex marriage is not just imaginable but nearly ho-hum — a fight won an eternity ago, as viewed through the perspective-distortion-field created by the current U.S. regime — this contribution to the history of the fight will be welcomed by those most affected by...
- 3/10/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Title: The Freedom the Marry Director: Eddie Rosenstein Starring: Evan Wolfson (Founder/President, Freedom to Marry), Mary Bonauto (Civil Rights Attorney, Glad) and Marc Solomon (National Campaign Director, Freedom to Marry) Finding the love of their life can become a daunting task for many people, as they must search for someone who truly understands and accepts […]
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- 3/3/2017
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Eddie Rosenstein’s documentary “The Freedom to Marry” can be seen as a feel-good movie for a feel-bad time. It documents the struggle for gay people to marry as viewed mainly through the story of Evan Wolfson, an attorney who has made marriage equality his life’s work. This is a glib film that moves very fast through time — and it begins badly — but, as they say, it gets better. Or somewhat better. “The Freedom to Marry” was actually the title of the organization that Wolfson founded to advance marriage equality. We see him at his office in 2015 during the.
- 2/28/2017
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
Jersey Boys sings tough, James Franco’s mature reaction to a bad review, the fight for credit in the marriage equality movement
One major question that kept recurring yesterday in the news about the lawsuit against Bryan Singer was the timing. It turns out the suit was filed now in Hawaii because the state has temporarily suspended the statute of limitations on sex offenses, giving a window.
The Gill Action Group was planning a conference of major donors at the Beverly Hills Hotel May 1-5, but as the iconic hotel is owned by the Sultan of Brunei, who just announced death by stoning for homosexuality, the conference is being moved, and the group is demanding all deposits back. The hotel is of course a favorite celebrity haunt, and I wonder if more things like this will happen.
Ahead of the World Cup in Brazil, Sergio K is selling shirts that...
One major question that kept recurring yesterday in the news about the lawsuit against Bryan Singer was the timing. It turns out the suit was filed now in Hawaii because the state has temporarily suspended the statute of limitations on sex offenses, giving a window.
The Gill Action Group was planning a conference of major donors at the Beverly Hills Hotel May 1-5, but as the iconic hotel is owned by the Sultan of Brunei, who just announced death by stoning for homosexuality, the conference is being moved, and the group is demanding all deposits back. The hotel is of course a favorite celebrity haunt, and I wonder if more things like this will happen.
Ahead of the World Cup in Brazil, Sergio K is selling shirts that...
- 4/18/2014
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Join us today, Tuesday, and Wednesday for a Days of Our Lives liveblog with snicks providing all the commentary on all things WilSon.
Jared Leto was asked what the weirdest thing a fan has ever sent him, and he had a heck of an answer – an ear. A fan “cut their ear off once and sent it to me… A whole ear. The Van Gogh move.” If you think that's weird, it's nothing compared to the fact that Leto poked a hole in it and wore it as a necklace.
GLAAD has announced that they are officially changing their name – sort of. GLAAD will simply be known as "GLAAD," dropping the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation expansion as part of their affirmation towards advocating more for the rights of transgender person and bisexuals.
The Croods had a better box office than expected with $44 million, as did Olympus Has Fallen with $30.5 million.
Jared Leto was asked what the weirdest thing a fan has ever sent him, and he had a heck of an answer – an ear. A fan “cut their ear off once and sent it to me… A whole ear. The Van Gogh move.” If you think that's weird, it's nothing compared to the fact that Leto poked a hole in it and wore it as a necklace.
GLAAD has announced that they are officially changing their name – sort of. GLAAD will simply be known as "GLAAD," dropping the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation expansion as part of their affirmation towards advocating more for the rights of transgender person and bisexuals.
The Croods had a better box office than expected with $44 million, as did Olympus Has Fallen with $30.5 million.
- 3/25/2013
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
"Celebrity Apprentice" and "American Idol" finalist Clay Aiken joined Family Research Council head Tony Perkins, Daily Beast columnist Mark McKinnon and Freedom to Marry chair Evan Wolfson on Sunday's "Face the Nation" to tackle the topic of same-sex marriage.
"I think today it's even less conservative ... in the country music world than was in 2003, when I was on 'Idol,'" says Aiken, who came out as a gay man in 2008. "It hasn't really had much of an impact at all, in a negative sense. It's had more of a positive impact. I think, between the time of 2003 to today, we've seen -- as we've seen with gay marriage polling -- we've seen minds changing. We've seen people becoming more open and understanding of homosexuality."
He also believes that residents in his home state of North Carolina will ultimately reject the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
"The polls in North...
"I think today it's even less conservative ... in the country music world than was in 2003, when I was on 'Idol,'" says Aiken, who came out as a gay man in 2008. "It hasn't really had much of an impact at all, in a negative sense. It's had more of a positive impact. I think, between the time of 2003 to today, we've seen -- as we've seen with gay marriage polling -- we've seen minds changing. We've seen people becoming more open and understanding of homosexuality."
He also believes that residents in his home state of North Carolina will ultimately reject the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
"The polls in North...
- 5/15/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
"American Idol" alum Clay Aiken took to CBS's "Face the Nation" over the weekend to talk North Carolina's Amendment One as well as President Obama's endorsement of marriage equality.
Aiken, a North Carolina native, said residents would ultimately reject his home state's controversial ban on gay marriage, which will now act in addition to the state's statutory prohibition against all recognition of same-sex couples. "The polls in North Carolina show that over 60 percent of North Carolinians actually support some recognition for same-sex couples, be it civil unions or domestic partnerships," he said. "As North Carolinians see what it's done, and what it will do, I think they will support the fact that President Obama did speak out on principal...I think we'd like to see politicians speak out on principle a little bit more."
Aiken, who came out as gay in 2008, appeared on "Face the Nation" as part of...
Aiken, a North Carolina native, said residents would ultimately reject his home state's controversial ban on gay marriage, which will now act in addition to the state's statutory prohibition against all recognition of same-sex couples. "The polls in North Carolina show that over 60 percent of North Carolinians actually support some recognition for same-sex couples, be it civil unions or domestic partnerships," he said. "As North Carolinians see what it's done, and what it will do, I think they will support the fact that President Obama did speak out on principal...I think we'd like to see politicians speak out on principle a little bit more."
Aiken, who came out as gay in 2008, appeared on "Face the Nation" as part of...
- 5/14/2012
- by Curtis M. Wong
- Huffington Post
No, it wasn’t a task for The Celebrity Apprentice (wrong network, for starters). Former American Idol runner-up and current Celeb Apprentice contestant Clay Aiken appeared this morning on CBS’ Face the Nation on a panel about gay marriage — and the real headline is that the one-time America’s Next Top Model guest judge played the part of talking head quite admirably.
Dressed in a sharp suit with a not-too-flashy pocket square, Aiken appeared on the venerable Sunday morning political talk show alongside some heavy hitters like Tony Perkins, president of the anti-gay marriage Family Research Council; Ted Olsen, the...
Dressed in a sharp suit with a not-too-flashy pocket square, Aiken appeared on the venerable Sunday morning political talk show alongside some heavy hitters like Tony Perkins, president of the anti-gay marriage Family Research Council; Ted Olsen, the...
- 5/14/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW.com - PopWatch
Evan Wolfson, Director of Freedom To Marry, appeared on MSNBC on Wednesday with Thomas Roberts to discuss Tuesday’s passage of a state constitutional amendment in North Carolina that defines marriage as existing only between a man and a woman. Wolfson told Roberts that he believes gay marriage is widely supported and a political winner for President Barack Obama who needs to back same-sex marriage rights. Wolfson cites polls accurately, but not ballot results. The facts are that same-sex marriage ballot measures have a solidly losing track record.
- 5/9/2012
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
The highly-anticipated gay wedding issue of Archie Comics has finally been revealed.
The January issue's cover illustration shows Kevin Keller, Riverdale's first openly gay character who is also an active U.S. military officer, tying the knot with his African-American partner, Clay Walker. ComicsAlliance reported in October that the story of the couple's meeting, said to take place in a military hospital, "obviously deals with ['Don't Ask, Don't Tell'] but it doesn't spell it out for the reader," and may be revealed in flashback, according to Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater.
When the miniseries was announced in 2010, author Dan Parent told the Associated Press, "The world of Riverdale has to reflect contemporary culture and to show it is an accepting, diverse place. And that's why Kevin is important, to show that everybody is welcome in this all-American town we've embraced for over 70 years." Parent was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for creating the character.
The January issue's cover illustration shows Kevin Keller, Riverdale's first openly gay character who is also an active U.S. military officer, tying the knot with his African-American partner, Clay Walker. ComicsAlliance reported in October that the story of the couple's meeting, said to take place in a military hospital, "obviously deals with ['Don't Ask, Don't Tell'] but it doesn't spell it out for the reader," and may be revealed in flashback, according to Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater.
When the miniseries was announced in 2010, author Dan Parent told the Associated Press, "The world of Riverdale has to reflect contemporary culture and to show it is an accepting, diverse place. And that's why Kevin is important, to show that everybody is welcome in this all-American town we've embraced for over 70 years." Parent was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for creating the character.
- 11/25/2011
- by Curtis M. Wong
- Huffington Post
The Off Broadway production of Standing On Ceremony kicked off its open-ended run on November 7, and featured an introduction from EVan Wolfson, Founder and President of Freedom to Marry. Conceived by Brian Shnipper and directed by Stuart Ross, Standing On Ceremony The Gay Marriage Plays began as a series of benefit events in Los Angeles, taking on a life of their own as an inspiring theatrical evening. Click below to check out an interview with star of the show, Mark Consuelos, below.
- 11/23/2011
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
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