Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks is executive director of the The National Black Justice Coalition of black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered leaders who support same-sex marriage.

Mel White is founder and director of SoulForce, an interfaith group committed to “ending spiritual violence perpetuated by religious policies and teachings against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.”

E.J. Graff is the author of What is Marriage For?: The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution (Beacon Press, 2000) and an advocate for same-sex marriage.

Evan Wolfson is a lawyer and executive director of Freedom to Marry. He argued the Boy Scout case before the Supreme Court, as well as the Hawaii marriage case.

Charles A. Cesaretti is executive director of the Center for Sexuality and Religion, which helps faith communities sexual spiritual health and justice. It is based in Wayne, Pa.

Lou Sheldon is chairman of the Traditional Values Coalition, a conservative group that wants a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, ban same-sex unions and ban gays from receiving benefits of any such unions.

Beverly LaHaye is founder and chairman of the Concerned Women for America, a conservative group that opposes same-sex marriage.

Glenn Stanton is the director for Family Formation Studies at Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs.

Maggie Gallagher is president of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy in Washington. D.C. and a co-author of The Case for Marriage.