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Evan Wolfson

Evan Wolfson is a prominent attorney, LGBT rights advocate, and the founder and president of Freedom to Marry, a campaign to win marriage equality nationwide. Many consider Evan Wolfson to be the father of the same-sex marriage movement. He's also authored many works including the book Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry. Let us show you why he was listed as one of Time magazine's100 Most Influential People in the World. We'll give you all the details on how this adjunct law professor argued before the Supreme Court in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, and why, in 2012, Wolfson received the Barnard Medal of Distinction alongside President Barack Obama.

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Evan Wolfson

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When Evan Wolfson challenges Brown on how he'd help those hurt by homophobia, Brown says he'd tell them 'the truth' about marriage.

WATCH: Hawaii Celebrates Marriage Equality

The first day of marriage equality in the state saw nearly 50 same-sex couples wed.

Hawaii OK's Marriage Equality

The state Senate on Tuesday approved a new version of the legislation that the governor is set to sign today.

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As the U.S. government implements the Supreme Court ruling on DOMA, legally wed same-sex couples will be able to file their federal taxes as such.

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From fighting for marriage equality to furthering the education of youth, these are only a few of the people who are furthering social and legal justice for the LGBT community through outstanding leadership of nonprofit organizations.

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Op-ed: Boy Scouts Must Complete the Inclusion Process

There is more work to do, say the leader of GLAAD and the lawyer who argued Boy Scouts of America vs. James Dale before the Supreme Court in 2000.

French Senate Votes to Support Marriage Equality

The Senate approved Article 1 of marriage equality legislation by a vote of 179-157 late Tuesday night.

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Evan Wolfson

How marriage equality opponents, obsessed with sex, lost America.

This year, 'ex-gay' therapy took a major hit, Russia became a scary place for LGBT people, and tons of people fantasized about what they'd be like in prison.

In the search for the movement’s Martin Luther King, have we overlooked ourselves?

The OUT100 Activists tktktkt

Speaking at a Freedom to Marry event, Biden recalls his role as a U.S. senator in keeping Robert Bork off the Supreme Court -- and bringing Anthony Kennedy on.

When Evan Wolfson challenges Brown on how he'd help those hurt by homophobia, Brown says he'd tell them 'the truth' about marriage.

The first day of marriage equality in the state saw nearly 50 same-sex couples wed.

The state Senate on Tuesday approved a new version of the legislation that the governor is set to sign today.

As the U.S. government implements the Supreme Court ruling on DOMA, legally wed same-sex couples will be able to file their federal taxes as such.

From fighting for marriage equality to furthering the education of youth, these are only a few of the people who are furthering social and legal justice for the LGBT community through outstanding leadership of nonprofit organizations.

After years of being one of the leading forces against marriage equality, the Mormon Church has been less active recently, and the LGBT movement has benefited.

There is more work to do, say the leader of GLAAD and the lawyer who argued Boy Scouts of America vs. James Dale before the Supreme Court in 2000.

The Senate approved Article 1 of marriage equality legislation by a vote of 179-157 late Tuesday night.