The video your about to see makes me proud to be an American, proud to be a Texan, and proud to be Gay. It not only shows the amount of strength, love and conviction these mayors have set forth to accomplish. But their support and compassion makes all the difference in the world.I love my Ryan, he is the epitome of perfection in my eyes. My love for him and what we do with our home, our family and our future is ours and ours alone - not yours. All we want is to be treated fairly, just like you, and everyone else.
Last Friday, 80 mayors from across the United States stood alongside those of New York (Michael Bloomberg), Boston (Thomas M. Menino), Houston (Annise Parker), San Diego (Jerry Sanders) and Los Angelese (Antonio Villaraigosa) as the five mayors of five great cities released a statement:
For a full list of mayors and their affirmation for the Freedom to Marry, click after the jump...
"In affirmation of the critical role that cities and their mayors have played in advancing civil rights and equal treatment for all Americans, we are proud to be chairs of Mayors for the Freedom to Marry. Mayors for the Freedom to Marry is a broad-based and nonpartisan group of mayors who believe that all people should be able to share in the love and commitment of marriage.
As mayors of five of America’s great cities, we understand that the strength and health of our cities are enhanced when all families are protected and supported. We know many people in loving and committed same-sex relationships who are active participants in improving our communities and we’ve seen how important marriage has been for them and their families.
We are honored to lead this bipartisan group of mayors who support ending marriage discrimination at all levels of government. While we will each have different strategies for pursuing that end, we all agree on the goal: securing the freedom to marry and upholding equal rights for all citizens.
We are a diverse group of mayors—from cities in Kansas, Indiana and West Virginia, to the four largest cities in America. Our cities are culturally, racially and geographically diverse, but we share one important value: a common commitment to fairness.
We invite our colleagues to join us in signing this statement as we advocate for the freedom to marry and build a nation where all loving couples who want to make the life-long commitment can share in the joy and respect of marriage.
Sincerely, Michael Bloomberg, Thomas M. Menino, Annise Parker, Jerry Sanders, Antonio Villaraigosa - Freedom To Marry
Current Mayors for the Freedom to Marry:
| Michael Bloomberg - New York, NY (Chair) | Thomas Menino - Boston, MA (Chair) |
| Annise Parker - Houston, Texas (Chair) | Jerry Sanders - San Diego, CA (Chair) |
| Antonio Villaraigosa - Los Angeles, CA (Chair) | Samuel Adams - Portland, OR |
| Tom Barrett - Milwaukee, WI | Tom Bates - Berkeley, CA |
| William Bell - Durham, NC | David Berger - Lima, OH |
| Richard Bloom - Santa Monica, CA | Cory Booker - Newark, NJ |
| Bruce Botelho - Juneau, AK | Ardell Brede - Rochester, MN |
| Carl Brewer - Wichita, KS | Christopher Cabaldon - W. Sacramento, CA |
| Tony Calderone - Forest Park, IL | John Callahan - Bethlehem, PA |
| Stephen Cassidy - San Leandro, CA | Julian Castro - San Antonio, TX |
| Craig Cates - Key West, FL | Mark Chilton - Carrboro, NC |
| Joshua Cohen - Annapolis, MD | Chris Coleman - St. Paul, MN |
| Michael Coleman - Columbus, OH | Dennis Coombs - Longmont, CO |
| Joy Cooper - Hallandale Beach, FL | Frank Cownie - Des Moines, IA |
| John DeStefano - New Haven, CT | John Duran - West Hollywood, CA |
| Paul Dyster - Niagara Falls, NY | Jennifer Eckstrom - S. Tucson, AZ |
| Rahm Emanuel - Chicago, IL | Bill Finch - Bridgeport, CT |
| Larry Forester - Signal Hill, CA | Peter Fosselman - Kensington, MD |
| Bob Foster - Long Beach, CA | Laura Friedman - Glendale, CA |
| Ava Frisinger - Issaquah, WA | Debora Fudge - Windsor, CA |
| David Glass - Petaluma, CA | Marie Gilmore - Alameda, CA |
| Mike Gin - Redondo Beach, CA | Chad Goerner - Princeton, NJ |
| Vincent Gray - Washington, D.C. | Michael Hancock - Denver, CO |
| George Heartwell - Grand Rapids, MI | John Hieftje - Ann Arbor, MI |
| Bobby Hopewell - Kalamazoo, MI | Frank Jackson - Cleveland, OH |
| Sylvester James, Jr. - Kansas City, MO | Edward Kelly - Cleveland Heights, OH |
| Mark Kleinschmidt - Chapel Hill, NC | Joe Krovoza - Davis, CA |
| Mark Kruzan - Bloomington, IN | Don Lane - Santa Cruz, CA |
| Timothy Leavitt - Vancouver, WA | Edwin Lee - San Francisco, CA |
| Lee Leffingwell - Austin, TX | Craig Lowe - Gainesville, FL |
| David Lublin - Town of Chevy Chase, MD | Karen Majewski - Hamtramck, MI |
| Jan Marx - San Luis Obispo, CA | Mike McGinn - Seattle, WA |
| Alex Morse - Holyoke, MA | Lori Moseley - Miramar, FL |
| Jeri Muoio - West Palm Beach, FL | David Narkewicz - Northampton, MA |
| Don Ness - Duluth, MN | Michael Nutter - Philadelphia, PA |
| Frank Ortis - Pembroke Pines, FL | Kitty Piercy - Eugene, OR |
| Steve Pougnet - Palm Springs, CA | Jean Quan - Oakland, CA |
| Stephanie Rawlings-Blake - Baltimore, MD | Thomas Richards - Rochester, NY |
| Douglas Richardson - Lakewood, WA | Clarissa Rowe - Arlington, MA |
| Matthew Ryan - Binghamton, NY | RT Rybak - Minneapolis, MN |
| Robert Sabonjian - Waukegan, IL | Helene Schneider - Santa Barbara, CA |
| Ann Schwab - Chico, CA | Pedro Segarra - Hartford, CT |
| Elic Senter - Franklinton, NC | Jeffrey Slavin - Town of Somerset, MD |
| Francis G. Slay - St. Louis, MO | Paul Soglin - Madison, WI |
| Joe Sinnott - Erie, PA | Bruce Smiley-Kalff - Castle Hills, TX |
| Greg Stanton - Phoenix, AZ | Marilyn Strickland - Tacoma, WA |
| Angel Taveras - Providence, RI | Nick Tell - Manhattan Beach, CA |
| Elizabeth Tisdahl - Evanston, IL | Charlotte Warren - Hallowell, ME |
| Setti Warren - Newton, MA | Bruce Williams - Takoma Park, MD |
| Dana Williams - Park City Park, UT |
If your mayor has not joined Mayors for the Freedom to Marry, please download the statement and ask your mayor to sign it.
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I love you with all my heart, body and soul. You're so sweet my angel and I can't wait to one day walk down the isle with you and accept your hand in marriage. Now is the time for marriage equality. It is no longer the taboo topic it once was despite the ever strong opposition to it that there will always be. Two or more states like Washington and Maryland could have marriage equality this year, and with the possibility of Obama announcing his evolution on marriage equality in, my guess, June, the battle for full equality will be even closer in our grasp. Sure Texas might be one of those last states to eventually see it, but I can wait. As long as I get to have my dream wedding with you, it doesn't matter if Rick Perry and his idiot conservatives disapprove. I love you no matter what and after we get our new home, we will have the most amazing ceremony that anyone, gay or straight, will ever experience. Love you bunches.
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