Freedom to Marry
The New York City-based organization Freedom to Marry is working to obtain same-sex marriage rights nationwide and to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Evan Wolfson is president.
Category: Marriage & family
The American Bar Association
The American Bar Association is the one of the largest voluntary professional membership organizations in the world.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
“Single polls concerning same-sex marriages (SSMs), civil unions, etc.”
ReligiousTolerance.org posts a collection of polls. The most recent are at the bottom of the site.
“Religion Big Factor for Americans Against Same-Sex Marriage”
A Gallup/USA Today poll released in December 2012 found that religious beliefs were the reason most often cited as the basis for opposing same-sex marriage.
“U.S. Acceptance of Gay/Lesbian Relations Is the New Normal”
Gallup conducts a “values and beliefs” survey each May. Read about the 2012 results, which included a finding that 50 percent of Americans favor making same-sex marriage legal.
“Growing Support for Gay Marriage: Changed Minds and Changing Demographics”
See a survey released March 20, 2013, by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press on Americans’ attitudes on same-sex marriage. The survey included questions on whether same-sex marriage violates religious beliefs.
“Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Rights”
PollingReport.com posts recent polls on same-sex marriage. Newest ones are at the top.
Tracing the Tribe
The blog Tracing the Tribe focuses on Jewish genealogy and was named one of the best websites for 2008 by Family Tree Magazine. Schelly Talalay Dardashti runs the blog.