Organizations · Activists · Critics
Freedom TO adoption, same gender adoption, singles adoption
also see Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual, Same Gender Marriage, Singles Rights

Adoption Liberty Organizations
Adoption.com
Adoption Information Exchange
Adoption Network Law Center
Adoptionetwork
Americans For Open Records
National Committee for Adoption
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

Adoption Liberty Organizations by Location

California
Americans For Open Records

District of Columbia
National Committee for Adoption

Ohio
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

Adoption Liberty Activists
(none listed yet)

Adoption Liberty Activists by Location

Adoption Liberty Critical Organizations
(none listed yet)

Adoption Liberty Critics
(none listed yet)

Freedom For Children
Children & Children Rights

Organizations · Activists · Critics
Freedom FOR children
includes emancipation
also see Abortion, Child Labor, Child Soldiers, Fetus Rights, Youth

Children & Children Rights Organizations
American Coalition for Fathers and Children
Children's Defense Fund
Children's Health Environmental Coalition
Children's Law Center
Children's Rights Advocacy
Children's Rights Council
Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
Families For Children Of Oregon
Father: A Child's Right
Hear My Voice
International Rescue Committee
National Black Child Development Institute
National Bureau of Missing Children
National Children's Rights Alliance
National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families
National Congress for Fathers and Children
National Network of Runaway and Youth Services Inc
Political Advocacy Groups
Women's Refugee Commission

Children & Children Rights Orgs by Location

California
American Coalition for Fathers and Children
Children's Health Environmental Coalition

District of Columbia
American Coalition for Fathers and Children
Children's Defense Fund
Children's Rights Council
International Rescue Committee
National Black Child Development Institute
National Network of Runaway and Youth Services Inc

England
Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
International Rescue Committee

Kansas
National Congress for Fathers and Children

Michigan
Father: A Child's Right
Hear My Voice

Nevada
National Bureau of Missing Children

New York
International Rescue Committee
Women's Refugee Commission

Ohio
National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families

Oregon
Families For Children Of Oregon

Children & Children Rights Activists
Scott-Farnsworth, Darrick

Children & Children Rights Activists by Location

Michigan
Scott-Farnsworth, Darrick

Children Rights Critical Organizations
(none listed yet)

Children Rights Critics
(none listed yet)

Custody, Support & Visitation

Organizations · Activists · Critics

Custody, Support & Visitation Organizations
Alliance for Non-Custodial Parents Rights
American Coalition for Fathers and Children
American Fathers Coalition
Children's Rights Advocacy
Children's Rights Council
Corruption Crusaders
Dads Against Discrimination
Dads and Moms of Michigan
Dallas Fathers for Equal Rights, Inc
Families For Children Of Oregon
Fathers for Equal Rights, Inc
Fathers' Resource Center
Fathers' Rights and Equality Exchange
Families For Children Of Oregon
Lesbian Mothers Support Society
Michigan Fathers for Equal Rights
National Child Support Enforcement Association
National Congress for Fathers and Children
National Guardianship Association, Inc
Non-Custodial Parents' Resource Center
Parents and Children for Equality
Single and Custodial Fathers Network Inc
Sociology Center
Texas Fathers for Equal Rights Fort Worth Chapter
Washtenaw/Livingston County Fathers for Equal Rights, Inc

Custody, Support & Visitation Organizations by Location

Arkansas
Sociology Center?

California
Alliance for Non-Custodial Parents Rights
American Coalition for Fathers and Children
Fathers' Rights and Equality Exchange
National Congress for Fathers and Children

District of Columbia
American Coalition for Fathers and Children
American Fathers Coalition
Children's Rights Council
National Child Support Enforcement Association

Kansas
National Congress for Fathers and Children

Kentucky
Sociology Center

Michigan
Dads and Moms of Michigan
Michigan Fathers for Equal Rights
Washtenaw/Livingston County Fathers for Equal Rights, INc

Minnesota
Fathers' Resource Center

Oregon
Dads Against Discrimination
Families For Children Of Oregon

Pennsylvania
National Guardianship Association, Inc
Single and Custodial Fathers Network Inc

Texas
Dallas Fathers for Equal Rights, Inc
Texas Fathers for Equal Rights Fort Worth Chapter

Custody, Support & Visitation Activists
(none listed yet)

Custody, Support & Visitation Activists by Location

Custody, Support & Visitation Critical Organizations
(none listed yet)

Custody, Support & Visitation Critics
(none listed yet)

Marriage

Marriage Liberty · Organizations · Activists · Critics
Marriage Liberation, Divorce & Singles · Organizations · Activists · Critics
Polygamy · Same Gender Marriage
Articles · Books · Chronology · Documentaries · Events · Laws
News · Periodicals · Radio · Research · Researchers · Television

Freedom To Marriage
Marriage Liberty

Organizations · Activists · Critics
Freedom TO marriage
also see Consent, Polygamy Liberty, Same Gender Marriage Liberty, Youth

Marriage Liberty Organizations National Marriage Project	Marriage Liberty Organizations by Location New Jersey National Marriage Project
Marriage Liberty Activists (none listed yet)	Marriage Liberty Activists by Location
Marriage Liberty Critical Organizations (none listed yet)	Marriage Liberty Critics (none listed yet)

Freedom From Marriage
Marriage Liberation
Divorce Liberty
Singles Rights

Organizations · Activists · Critics
Freedom FROM marriage BY divorce, singlehood, unmarried partnership
Freedom TO divorce, singlehood, unmarried partnership
Freedom FOR divorcees, singles, unmarried partners
also see Adultery, Divorce Liberation, Fornication

Marriage Liberation, Divorce and Singles Organizations
Alternatives to Marriage Project
American Association for Single People
Council for Secular Humanism
Divorce Helpline Webworks
Divorce Law Information Center
Divorced from Justice
Single and Custodial Fathers Network Inc
Single By Choice
Single Mothers by Choice

Marriage, Divorce and Singles Liberation Organizations by Location

California
American Association for Single People
Divorce Helpline Webworks

Connecticut
Council for Secular Humanism

Maryland
Divorce Law Information Center

New York
Alternatives to Marriage Project
Council for Secular Humanism
Divorced from Justice

Pennsylvania
Single and Custodial Fathers Network Inc

Marriage Liberation, Divorce and Singles Activists
Gafkowitz, Jessica
Grist, Lisa Nicolle
Harris, Natasha

Marriage Liberation, Divorce and Singles Activists by Location

New York
Gafkowitz, Jessica
Grist, Lisa Nicolle
Harris, Natasha ?

Marriage Liberation, Divorce and Singles Critical Organizations
(none listed yet)

Marriage Liberation, Divorce and Singles Critics
(none listed yet)

Marriage Articles
"The Marriage Vow: A Declaration of Dependence Upon Marriage and FAMiLY" by Bob Vander Plaats

Marriage Books
Is Marriage for White People? How the Decline of African American Marriage Affects Everyone by Ralph Richard Banks
The State of Our Unions 2010: When Marriage Disappears: The New Middle America by W Bradford Wilcox
Why Marriage Matters

Marriage Chronology
1917: In Caminetti v United States, Supreme Court of the United States rules consensual extramarital sex is an "immoral purpose" defined in the Mann Act
1913: In Athanasaw v United States, Supreme Court of the United States rules "debauchery" is an "immoral purpose" defined in the Mann Act

Marriage Documentaries
(none listed yet)

Marriage Events
(none listed yet)

Marriage Laws

United States
(none listed yet)

US States
(none listed yet)

Marriage News
(none listed yet)

Marriage Periodicals
(none listed yet)

Marriage Radio
(none listed yet)

Marriage Research
Family Scholars

Marriage Researchers
(none listed yet)

Marriage Television
Divorce Wars

Freedom To Polygamy
Polygamy Liberty

Organizations · Activists · Critics
Articles · Books · Chronology · Documentaries · Events · Laws
News · Periodicals · Radio · Research · Researchers · Television
Freedom TO polygamy
also see Adultery, Islamic Religion, Marriage Liberty, Mormons, Polyamory

Polygamy Liberty Organizations Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Polygamy.com Women's Religious Liberties Union	Polygamy Liberty Organizations by Location Utah Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Women's Religious Liberties Union
Polygamy Liberty Activists Larsen, Ken	Polygamy Liberty Activists by Location Utah Larsen, Ken
Polygamy Liberty Critical Organizations Tapestry against Polygamy	Polygamy Liberty Critics (none listed yet)

Polygamy Articles
(none listed yet)

Polygamy Books
(none listed yet)

Polygamy Chronology
1946: In Cleveland v United States, Supreme Court of the United States rules polygamy is an "immoral purpose" defined in the Mann Act

Polygamy Documentaries
Banking on Heaven

Polygamy Events
(none listed yet)

Polygamy Laws

United States
(none listed yet)

US States
(none listed yet)

Polygamy News
Salt Lake Tribune

Polygamy Periodicals
(none listed yet)

Polygamy Radio
(none listed yet)

Polygamy Research
(none listed yet)

Polygamy Researchers
Whitehurst, Lindsay

Polygamy Television
Sister Wives

Freedom To Same Gender Marriage
Same Gender Marriage Liberty

Organizations · Activists · Critics
Articles · Books · Chronology · Documentaries · Events · Laws
News · Periodicals · Radio · Research · Researchers · Television
Freedom TO same gender marriage, gay marriage, civil union, domestic partnership
also see Adoption, Gays, Lesbians & Bisexuals

Same Gender Marriage Liberty Organizations
Arizona Human Rights Fund
Arizona Together
Arizona Together Opposed to Prop 102
Equality for All
Freedom To Marry Coalition
Georgians Against Discrimination
Hawaii Equal Rights Marriage Project
Human Rights Campaign
Interfaith Working Group
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
Legalize
Marriage Equality Georgia
Marriage Equality Iowa
Marriage Equality New York
Marriage Equality Pennsylvania
Marriage Equality USA
No on Prop 102
Partners Task Force for Gay and Lesbian Couples
Rights Equal Rights formerly Californians Against Hate
Think Progress

Same Gender Marriage Liberty Orgs by Location

Arizona
Arizona Human Rights Fund
Arizona Together
Arizona Together Opposed to Prop 102
No on Prop 102

California
Equality for All
Freedom To Marry Coalition
Rights Equal Rights formerly Californians Against Hate

District of Columbia
Human Rights Campaign
Think Progress

Georgia
Georgians Against Discrimination
Marriage Equality Georgia

Hawaii
Hawaii Equal Rights Marriage Project

Iowa
Marriage Equality Iowa

New York
Freedom To Marry Coalition
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
Legalize
Marriage Equality New York
Marriage Equality USA

Pennsylvania
Interfaith Working Group
Marriage Equality Pennsylvania

Washington
Partners Task Force for Gay and Lesbian Couples

Same Gender Marriage Liberty Activists
Feinstein, Dianne
Karger, Fred S
Lewis, John R
Murray, Susan
Nadler, Jerrold
Scott, Jeffrey
Solmonese, Joe
Sorbo, Andrew
Wallen, Ron

Same Gender Marriage Liberty Activists by Location

California
Feinstein, Dianne
Karger, Fred S
Wallen, Ron

Connecticut
Sorbo, Andrew

District of Columbia
Solmonese, Joe

New York
Nadler, Jerrold
Scott, Jeffrey

Vermont
Murray, Susan

Same Gender Marriage Liberty Critical Orgs
Alliance For Marriage
American Family Association
American Principles Project
California Renewal
Campaign for Children and Families
Center for Arizona Policy
Coalition For Traditional Marriage
Council on the American Family
Faith, Family, Freedom Alliance
Family Leader
Family Research Council
Florida Family Policy Council
Focus On The Family
Independent American Party
Marriage Law Project
Minnesota Citizens in Defense of Marriage
National Organization for Marriage
New Jersey Coalition To Preserve and Protect Marriage
New Jersey Family Policy Council
Protect Marriage Arizona
ProtectMarriage.com
Save America Now
Take It to the People
United Families Arizona
Wisconsin Coalition for Traditional Marriage, Inc
Wisconsin Family Council, Inc
YESforMarriage.com

Same Gender Marriage Liberty Critics
Brown, Brian S
Gallagher, Maggie
George, Robert P
Grassley, Charles E
Minnery, Thomas
Musgrave, Marilyn N
Paladino, Carl Pasquale
Prager, Dennis
Santorum, Richard
Thomasson, Randy
Vander Plaats, Bob

Same Gender Marriage Articles
"The Marriage Vow: A Declaration of Dependence Upon Marriage and FAMiLY" by Bob Vander Plaats

Same Gender Marriage Books
(none listed yet)

Same Gender Marriage Chronology
2011 July 25: New York same gender marriage law takes effect
2011 June 26: 500,000 attend New York City Gay Pride Parade celebrating NY state's newly enacted same gender marriage law
2011 June 25: NY Governor Andrew Cuomo signs state same gender marriage legislation into law
2010 Aug 4: US District Judge Vaughn Walker, in Perry v Schwarzenegger, rules California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional
2010 Jan 1: New Hampshire same gender marriage law takes effect
2009 Dec 29: Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard signs same gender marriage and adoption bill into law
2009 Dec 21: Legislative Assembly of the Federal District of Mexico City approves same gender marriage and adoption bill 39-20
2009 Dec 18: Washington DC Mayor Adrian Fenty signs sex gender marriage bill into law
2009 Dec 3: Washington state "all-but-marriage" law, and Maine's repeal of gender marriage law take effect
2009 Nov 4: Washington state voters reject repeal of "all-but-marriage" law, and Maine voters repeal same gender marriage law
2009 Oct 1: Nevada domestic partnership law takes effect
2009 Sept 28: Oregon legislature reforms domestic partnership law to include surnames
2009 Sept 1: Vermont same gender marriage law takes effect
2009 Aug 3: Wisconsin domestic partnership law takes effect
2009 July 1: Colorado recognizes designated beneficiary agreements, and Hungary registered partnership law takes effect
2009 June 3: New Hampshire approves same gender marriage law
2009 May 31: Nevada legislature overrides governor's veto of domestic partnership bill
2009 May 26: California Supreme Court upholds Proposition 8
2009 May 18: Washington Governor Chris Gregoire signs "all-but-marriage" bill into law
2009 May 6: Maine approves same gender marriage law
2009 May 1: Sweden allows same gender marriage
2009 Apr 27: Iowa allows same gender marriage after Iowa Supreme Court decision
2009 Apr 7: Vermont allows same gender marriage
2009 Apr 3: Iowa Supreme Court decision on marriage equality to allow same gender marriage
2009 Apr 1: Sweden allows same gender marriage
2009 Mar 27: Japan recognizes same gender marriage between its citizens and foreign nationals married where same gender marriage is allowed
2009 Jan 28: Colombia Constitutional Court extends couple rights to same gender couples
2009 Jan 1: Norway allows same gender marriage
2008 Nov 19: Supreme Court of Nepal requires government to allow same gender marriage
2008 Nov 12: Connecticut allows same gender marriage
2008 Nov 4: Arizona, California and Florida voters approve propositions defining marriage as a union of one man and one woman
2008 Oct 10: Connecticut Supreme Court rules marriage equality allows same gender marriage
2008 July 1: Maryland domestic partnership law takes effect
2008 June 16: California allows same gender marriage after California Supreme Court decision
2008 June 11: Norway allows same gender marriage
2008 May 22: Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signs domestic partnership bill into law
2008 May 15: California Supreme Court rules In re Marriage Cases marriage equality allows same gender marriage
2008 Feb 1: Oregon domestic partnership law takes effect after rescision of a court injunction
2008 Jan 1: New Hampshire and Uruguay civil union laws take effect
2007 Sept 18: Maryland Supreme Court upholds state law prohibiting same gender marriage
2007 Aug 30: Iowa court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
2007: Coahuila Mexico, New Hampshire, Oregon, Switzerland, and Washington allow civil union and/or domestic partnership
2006 Nov 28: South Africa Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka signs marriage equality law allowing same gender marriage
2006 Nov 7: Arizona voters reject while 7 other states' voters approve propositions restricting marriage to one man and one woman
2006 Mar 15: Czech Republic parliament approves civil union law that takes effect July 1
2005 Dec 19: United Kingdom's Civil Partnership Act takes effect
2005 Dec 5: United Kingdom civil partnership law takes effect
2005 Dec 1: South Africa Constitutional Court rules prohibition of same gender marriage unconstitutional
2005 July 20: Canada's Civil Marriage Act allowing same gender marriage takes effect
2005 July 3: Spain's same gender marriage law takes effect
2005 June 23: New Brunswick Canada judge rules marriage equality allows same gender marriage
2005 May 12: United States District Judge rules Nebraska's prohibition of same gender marriage violates Equal Protect Clause of 14th Amendment
2005 Apr 20: Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell signs bill allowing same gender civil unions
2005 Mar 14: San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer rules California's prohibition of same gender marriage unconstitutional
2005 Jan 19: Louisiana Supreme Court upholds same gender marriage prohibition amendment
2005: Latvia and Uganda amend their constitutions prohibiting same gender marriage
2004 Nov 2: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, and Utah voters approve propositions restricting same gender marriage
2004 Sept 18: Louisiana voters approve constitutional amendment restricting marriage to one man and one woman
2004 Aug 3: Missouri voters approve constitutional amendment prohibiting same gender marriage
2004 May 17: First same gender marriages in United States performed in Massachusetts
2003 Nov 18: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in Goodridge v Department of Public Health, rules state may not deny same gender marriage
2003 June 10: Ontario Appeals Court rules same gender marriage prohibition violates Charter of Rights and Freedoms
2003 June 1: Belgium law allowing same gender marriage takes effect
2001 Apr 1: Netherland law allowing same gender marriage takes effect
2001 Jan 14: Ontario Canada court upholds validity of first modern same gender marriage
1996: United States President William Jefferson Blythe Clinton IV signs Defense of Marriage Act prohibiting federal recognition of same gender marriage
1993 May 5: Hawaii Supreme Court, in Baehr v Lewin, rules prohibition of same gender marriage unconstitutional
1973 Jan 1: Maryland's Family Law Act of 1973 is first state prohibition of same gender marriage

Same Gender Marriage Documentaries
(none listed yet)

Same Gender Marriage Events
(none listed yet)

Same Gender Marriage Laws

United States
(none listed yet)

US States
(none listed yet)

Same Gender Marriage News
(none listed yet)

Same Gender Marriage Periodicals
(none listed yet)

Same Gender Marriage Radio
(none listed yet)

Same Gender Marriage Research
(none listed yet)

Same Gender Marriage Researchers
(none listed yet)

Same Gender Marriage Television
(none listed yet)

Freedom For Parents
Parents & Parents Rights

Organizations · Activists · Critics
Articles · Books · Chronology · Documentaries · Events · Laws
News · Periodicals · Radio · Research · Researchers · Television
Freedom FOR parents
some organizations may have prohibitionist political orientation
also see Custody, Support & Visitation, Gender