MEUSA FILES US SUPREME COURT BRIEF TELLING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FREEDOM TO MARRY IN THE PERSONAL VOICES OF SAME-SEX COUPLES

On 27 February 2013 Marriage Equality USA filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that brings the real life experiences and love stories of same-sex couples and their families before the justices. The brief uniquely highlights the personal voices of LGBT Americans as they express in their own words why the Constitution’s guarantees of liberty and equality should extend to them and include the essential freedom to marry the person they love.  The brief tells both the joys of same-sex couples who have been able to marry and the frustrations of those who are denied that freedom, thereby showing the real effects this case has on real people. 

Our brief is intended to ensure that the Court understands that this case will have a direct and profound impact on the lives of millions of LGBT Americans, their friends, family, and allies.  The brief concludes: “This case is ultimately about our common humanity – our common instinct to love and to have kin – and what should be our common freedom under the United States Constitution to marry the person we love.”

Click here to read/download the brief.

 

 

The Hollingsworth v. Perry plaintiffs, Sandy Stier & Kris Perry and Paul Katami & Jeff Zarrillo.

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