For Asbury Park residents Daniel Weiss [shown above, at right] and John Grant [left], same-sex marriage rights are not just a matter of politics — they are a matter of life and death. The Asbury Park residents were married in Connecticut in 2010, and served as the lead plaintiffs in Lambda Legal’s lawsuit that argued barring same-sex […]

A new coalition advocating same-sex marriage in New Jersey initiated its campaign on the Asbury Park boardwalk this morning. New Jersey United for Marriage [New Jersey United] includes two New Jersey-based civil rights organizations, Garden State Equality and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, along with national organizations American Unity Fund, Freedom to […]

Several groups advocating same-sex marriage are joining together in Asbury Park this morning to kick off a statewide campaign to change New Jersey’s laws to allow such unions. A bill allowing same-sex marriages was passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature last year, but vetoed by Republican Governor Chris Christie. The New Jersey United For Marriage campaign […]