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"Freedom To Marry." //Freedom to Marry//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Aug. 2012. <[]>.
 * 1) We secured the freedom to marry in six states and our Nation’s capital.
 * 2) Using the struggle against race discrimination in marriage as a measure, that is still far short of the 34 states that had ended race-based marriage discrimination when the Supreme Court ruled in //Loving v. Virginia // (1967).
 * 3) While there is no mathematical formula for the needed critical mass, we must win more states than we have now.
 * 4) Each year provides opportunities to win more states, overturn the anti-gay constitutional amendments pushed through over the past decade, and increase momentum for the freedom to marry.
 * 5) Again using Loving as a measure, we are doing well, having moved from just about a quarter of public support 15 years ago to majority support today – far better than the 70% of Americans who opposed interracial marriage in 1967.
 * 6) Marriage matters to gay people in similar ways that it matters to everyone. Gay and lesbian couples want to get married to make a lifetime commitment to the person they love and to protect their families.
 * 7) Marriage says, “We are family” in a way that no other word does. Marriage is one of the few times where people make a public promise of love and responsibility for each other and ask our friends and family to hold us accountable.
 * 8) Gay and lesbian couples may seem different from straight couples, but we share similar values - like the importance of family and helping out our neighbors; worries - like making ends meet or the possibility of losing a job; and hopes and dreams - like finding that special someone to grow old with, and standing in front of friends and family to make a lifetime commitment.
 * 9) No. Allowing committed gay and lesbian couples to get married does not change the meaning of marriage. It simply allows same-sex couples to marry the person they love, to establish and protect a family, and to make a lifetime commitment in the same way other couples are able to.
 * 10) What defines a marriage is love and commitment, and the ability to protect your family.
 * 11) It’s as basic as the Golden Rule. Treating others as one would want to be treated includes allowing marriage for gay couples who are truly committed to each other. Most straight couples would never want someone telling them they couldn’t marry, and when they think about it, many say they wouldn’t want to deny that for anyone else.
 * 12) Marriage gives couples the tools and the security to build a life together and to protect their families. Without the freedom to marry, gay and lesbian couples do not receive the same recognition or protections for their families as other couples.
 * 13) Couples get married because they want to be there for each other in sickness and in health, when times are good and when things get tough. State and federal marriage laws provide a safety net of over 1,200 legal and economic protections for married couples and their children - including the ability to visit your spouse in the hospital and to transfer property, which can mean being able to remain in the family home when your spouse has passed away.
 * 14) Same-sex couples are often denied:
 * 15) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">hospital visitation when there's been an accident or illness, or the ability to obtain "family" health coverage,
 * 16) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">taxation and inheritance rights,
 * 17) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">their role as parent of their children,
 * 18) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">even protection in case the relationship ends.