ISU Alliance Blog

October 10, 2008

Connecticut Supreme Court Sides with Equality, Grants Equal Marriage!

Dear Families and Friends,

At 11:30am this morning, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued its ruling in Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health, the equal marriage case. In short, we won. I would personally like to thank Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and Love Makes a Family for their leadership in this case and on marriage equality in Connecticut.

On this historic day, we should take time to celebrate as a national community of LGBT families. Call your friends and family. Tell them what marriage equality means to you. If you live in Connecticut, join with other families at the state house this evening at 5:30pm for a victory rally! Understand that marriage equality in Connecticut puts us that much closer to marriage equality everywhere. This is truly a great day for our families.

This is also a day to remember the important battles we're fighting in other states. On Election Day voters in California, Arizona and Florida will decide whether to change their constitutions to prohibit you and your loved ones from getting married. In Arkansas, voters will decide whether to ban all unmarried couples, including gay and lesbian couples, from fostering or adopting children.

We're working day in and day out to defeat these terrible amendments, and we need your help.

Now is the time for LGBT families in all states to draw the line in the sand on the attacks against our community. Say NO to further restrictions on our families' ability to care for each other by contributing to one or all of these important ballot campaigns right now. If you can afford to give to each campaign, please do. If one state is most important to you, give to that campaign. Whatever and however you decide to give, just know that that our families have so much at stake in this election.

Your contribution today could decide whether we're advancing positive legislation for our families in the future or continuing to spend precious time and resources fighting off these horrendous attacks.

To contribute to defeating the marriage ban in California, click here.
To contribute to defeating the marriage ban in Florida, click here.
To contribute to defeating the marriage ban in Arizona, click here.
To contribute to defeating the foster/adoption ban in Arkansas, click here.

In these unstable times, your family's contribution is profoundly appreciate

Sincerely,

Jennifer Chrisler,
Executive Director, Family Equality Council

P.S. Tomorrow night is Family Equality Council's National Awards Dinner at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. As we celebrate the growth and impact of LGBT families and Family Equality Council nationally, I would love to share with our honorees, HBO and the Pop Luck Club, and our featured guest, Cynthia Nixon not only the news about Connecticut, but the fact that our families responded to this call and contributed to secure equality in these four critical states. Give what you can to move our families forward!