Marriage Equality Supporters

NOTE: Happily, once we passed the "tipping point" for marriage equaltiy here in the United States in 2012 it became impossible for our volunteer staff to keep this list current, not to mention anything even remotely resembling complete. Therefore, we are now adding names, organizations and businesses only as requested. Have a name you'd like us to add? Please email webcontent@marriageequality.org -- there must be a public statement for attribution for each individual or group.

Following is a partial list of supporters of marriage equality; this list is a compilation of those who publicly support same-sex marriage. The original list was collected by Marriage Equality USA, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, National Black Justice Coalition and Freedom to Marry.

   Academic Leaders/Educators

• Barbara Cox, California Western School of Law, San Diego, California

• Beth Van Schaack, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, International Human Rights Clinic

• Brenda Cossman, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Ontario, Canada

• Dr. Randall Bailey, Professor of Hebrew Bible, Atlanta

• Faculty Senate at Stanford School of Medicine

• Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University Professor

• Kenji Yoshino, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut

• Margaret L. Satterthwaite, New York University School of Law, New York, New York

• Mayo Moran, Dean, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Ontario, Canada

• Melissa Harris-Perry, Professor of political science at Tulane University, Host of MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry show

• Pat Griffin, Emerita Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Director of It Takes A Team! Education Campaign for LGBT Issues in Sport

• Patricia Cain, Inez Mabie Distinguished Professor of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law

• Paul Schiff Berman, University of Connecticut School of Law, W. Hartford, Connecticut

• Professor Herma Hill Kay, Former Dean of Boalt Law School

• Robert Wintemute, School of Law, King's College, University of London, United Kingdom

• Sujit Choudhry, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Ontario, Canada

• William Aceves, California Western School of Law, San Diego, California

• Williams Institute, UCLA

• Women's Institute for Leadership Development

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   Athletes

• Adam Thomson, Rugby (New Zealand)

• Anton Hysen, Soccer

• Antonio Cromartie, Football

• Atiim Kiambu Hakeem-Ah "Tiki" Barber, Football

• Ben Cohen, Rugby

• Billie Jean King, Tennis

• Brendon Ayanbadejo, Football

• Brian Burke, Hockey

• Charles "Chuck" Barkley, Basketball, TNT analyst

• Chicago Fire Soccer Team

• Christopher James "Chris" Kluwe, Football

• Claudio Marchisio, Soccer (Italy)

• David Pocock, Rugby (Australia)
  

• Donte' Stallworth, Football

• Floyd Mayweather, Boxing

• Gareth Thomas, Rugby

• Grant Hill, Basketball

• Hudson Taylor, Wrestling

• Isiah Thomas, Basketball

• Martina Navratilova, Tennis

• Matt Willig, Football

• Michael Kuluva, Figure Skating

• Michael Strahan, Football

• Mickey Ward, Boxing (Ireland)

• Mike Chabala, Soccer

• Nic Harris, Football

• Patty Sheehan, Golf

• Paul Bissonnette, Hockey

• Scott Fujita, Football

• Sean Avery, Hockey

• Steve Nash, Basketball

• Wade Davis, Football

• Zeke Thomas, Basketball

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   Business Leaders

• Amy Suits, Propel Design

• Anna Wintour, Vogue

• Andy Cohen, Bravo TV

• Andy Spivak, Morrison and Forrester 

• Bill George, former CEO, Medtronic

• Brad Tilden, President, Alaska Air Group and Alaska Airlines

• Chris Hughes, Facebook Co-Founder

• Christopher Lee, President, Columbia Pictures

• Chuck Geschke, Founder & Chairman, Adobe Systems, Inc.

• David Filo, Founder, Yahoo! Inc.

• David H. Koch, co-owner & VP of Koch Industries

• Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google, Inc.

• Glenn Johnson, President, Horizon Air

• Hugh Hefner

• Ingrid Casares, Entrepreneur

• James McCusker, VP of Public and Media Relations, Cengage Learning

• Jerry Yang, Founder, Yahoo! Inc.

• Jim Rogers, CEO, Duke Energy

• John Morgridge, Former CEO & Chairman, Cisco Systems, Inc.

• Kenneth Cole, Fashion Designer

• Libby Pike, Owner Shima Boutique

• Marc Jacobs, Fashion Designer

• Marc Pincus, Zinga

• Marilyn Carlson Nelson, CEO, Carlson Companies

• Paul Singer, Founder/CEO of hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation and The Paul E. Singer Family Foundation

• Pierre Omidyar, Founder and Chairman, eBay Inc., Founding Partner, Omidyar Network

• Rick Welts, CEO of the Phoenix Suns

• Russell Simmons, Entrepreneur and co-founder of Def Jam

• Sean Parker, Facebook Co-Founder

• Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook

• Steve Tisch, owner New York Giants

• Suze Orman, Financial Guru

• Tom Colicchio, founder Gramercy Tavern

Civil Rights Groups & Other Organizations

• AGUILAS

• Alburquerque Center for Law & Justice

• American Civil Liberties Union

• American Ethical Union

• American Family Therapy Academy

• American foundation for Equal rights (AFER)

• American Latin Alliance

• American Psychoanalytic Association

• Amnesty International

• And Justice For All

• Asian American Justice Center 

• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund

• Asian and Pacific Islander Equality

• Asian and Pacific Islander Lesbian and Bisexual Women and Transgender Network

• Asian and Pacific Islander Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays

• Asian Equality, Asian Law Alliance

• Asian Law Caucus

• Asian Pacific American Bar Association

• Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California

• Asian Pacific Islander Family Pride

• Asian Pacific Islander Health Forum

• Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

• Asian Pacific Islander Pride Council

• Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center

• Asian Women's Shelter

• Asian Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership

• Bar Association of San Francisco

• Bar Association of the City of New York

• Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom

• Bienestar Human Services

• BiNET USA

• Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

• California Democratic Party

• California National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• California Women's Law Center

• Campus Progress

• Center ofr American Progress

• Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere

• Chinese for Affirmative Action

• Chinese Progressive Association

• Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights

• Courage Campaign

• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund

• Equal Justice Society

• Equal Rights Advocates

• Equality Action NOW! (EAN)

• Family Pride

• Filipinos for Affirmative Action

• Freedom to Marry

• Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

• Gay & Lesbian Latinos United

• Gay & Lesbian Medical Association

• Gay & Lesbian Parents Coalition International (GLPCI)

• Gay Asian Pacific Alliance

• Gay Asian Pacific Support Network

• Gay Men of African Descent

• Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)

• GetEQUAL

• Gray Panthers

• Harvard-Radcliffe Undergraduate Council

• Hetrick-Martin Institute

• Human Rights Campaign

• Human Rights Campaign Foundation

• Institute for Leadership Development and Study of Pacific Asian North American Religion

• Japanese-American Bar Association

• Japanese-American Citizens League

• Korean Community Center of the East Bay

• La Raza Centro Legal

• La Raza (National Council)

• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

• LEAGUE/AT&T

• League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

• Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

• Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center

• Legal Momentum (formerly, the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund)

• Lesbian & Gay Immigration Rights Task Force

• Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

• Men of All Colors Together

• Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

• MoveOn.org

• Multicultural Bar Alliance of Los Angeles

• My Sister's House

• National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• National Association for Women in Education

• National Association of Social Workers

• National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC)

• National Black Lesbian & Gay Leadership Forum

• National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)

• National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF, "The Task Force")

• National Latino/a Lesbian & Gay Organization (LLEGO)

• National Lawyers Guild

• National Lesbian and Gay Law Association

• National Organization for Women (NOW)

• National Partnership for Women & Families

• National Writers Union

• New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy

• Organization of Chinese Americans, San Francisco Chapter

• Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (P-FLAG)

• People for the American Way

• Queen's Bench Bar Association of the San Francisco Bay Area

• Rutgers School of Law, Newark Urban Legal Clinic

• SacLEGAL

• Sierra Club

• Socialist Party USA

• Southeast Asian Community Center 

• Southern Center for Law & Justice United States

• Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)

• Student Association UCLA Department of Social Welfare

• Tom Homann Law Association

• United Lesbians of African Heritage

• University of Colorado Student Union

• University of Connecticut Undergraduate Student Government

• Ventura County Black Attorneys Association

• Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California

• Washington State Democratic Party

• Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law

• Zuna Institute

Companies

• A/X Armani Exchange

• ABT Associates, Inc.

• Aetna, Inc.

• Akamai Technologies, Inc.

• Alaska Air Group and Alaska Airlines

• Alcoa

• Alere Inc.

• Amazon

• American Apparel

• Apple

• Atlantic Records

• Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

• Billie Jean King

• Biogen Idec Inc.

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass., Inc.

• Boeing

• Boston Community Capital, Inc.

• The Boston Foundation

• Boston Medical Center Corporation

• Bright Horizons Children’s Centers LLC

• Calvert Investments, Inc.

• Calvin Klein Collection

• CBS Corporation

• Cengage Learning

• The Chubb Corporation

• Communispace Corporation

• Concur Technologies

• Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

• Diageo North America, Inc.

• Eastern Bank Corporation

• eBay

• Electronic Arts

• Exelon Corporation

• Fitcorp Healthcare Center, Inc.

• Ford Motor Company

• Gammelgarden, LLC

• Gap

• Google

• Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

• HERO Magazine

• The Home Depot

• Integrated Archive Systems, Inc.

• J.C. Penney

• The Jim Henson Company

• Kimpton Hotel and Restarant Group, LLC

• Levi Strauss & Company

• Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Trust, LLC

• MA Association of Health Plans

• Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, Inc.

• Massachusetts Envelope Company, Inc.

• Massachusetts Financial Services Company

• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.

• McGraw-Hill Companies

• Microsoft Corporation

• Muffin Spencer-Devlin & Lynda Roth

• The Nat'l Fire Protection Association, Inc.

• National Grid USA, Inc.

• Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

• New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.

• New England Cryogenic Center, Inc.

• NIKE, Inc.

• Nordstroms

• The Ogilvy Group, Inc.

• Olivia

• Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

• Out & Equal Workplace Advocates

• The Parthenon Group, LLC

• Partners HealthCare system, Inc.

• PG&E

• Playboy Enterprises Inc.

• POZ Magazine

• Qualcomm

• RealNetworks Inc.

• REI

• Reproductive Science Center of New England

• The Retailers Association of Massachusetts

• Schnipper's Quality Kitchen in New York City

• Shima Boutique, North Adams, MA

• Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

• Starbucks Corporation

• State Street Bank & Trust Company

• Stoneyfield Farm, Inc.

• Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Services Co., Inc.

• T-Mobile

• Time Warner Cable, Inc.

• Trillium Asset Managemnt Corporation

• UTNE Reader

• Viacom

• Vulcan Inc.

• W/S Development Associates LLC

• Xerox Corporation

• Zipcar, Inc.

• Zynga

Labor Unions

• AFL-CIO
• National Education Association (NEA)
• Service Employees Internaitonal Union (SEIU)

Musicians

• 50 Cent

• Arro Verse

• Alicia Keys

• Beck

• Bonnie Raitt

• Bono

• Brian Kent

• Bruce Springsteen

• Carrie Underwood

• Celisse Henderson

• Cheryl & Javonne

• Cheryl Cole

• Cyndi Lauper

• Dave Hall

• David Brown

• David Crosby

• David Raleigh

• Elton John

• Eminem

• Feloni

• Foxxjazell

• Frank Ocean

• Gayle Von

• Holly Near

• Jack Antonoff

• Jack Schell

• Jaclyn Falk

• Janet Jackson

• Jason & DeMarco

• Jason Mraz

• Jay Jacobson

• Jenn August

• John Mellenkamp

• Julie Cypher

• Katy Perry

• k.d. lang

• Ken Greves

• Kendrick Lamar

• Lady Gaga

• LeAnn Rimes

• Len Schaffer

• Luscious Jackson

• Macklemore

• Madonna

• Mary J. Blige

• Mary Lambert

• Matt Alber

• Melissa Etheridge

• Murs

• Musicians for MarriagEquality, a collective of Irish musicians and people who work in the music industry and support civil marriage for same-sex couples

• Patti LaBelle

• Paul James Frantz

• Pete Seeger

• Peter Sky

• Rickey Martin

• Rufus Wainwright

• Ryan Hill

• Ryan Lewis

• Sean Chapin

• Shelley Goldstein

• Sir Ari Gold

• Tannyr Denby

• Tom Goss

• Train (the band)

National/International Politicians & Community Leaders

• Alice Huffman, President of the California State Conference of the NAACP

• Amy Ashworth, Founder, PFLAG

• Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York

• Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education

• Barack Obama, current U.S. President

• Barbara Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush

• Barney Frank (D-MA), Member of Congress

• Bill Clinton, former U.S.A. President

• Bishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner, South Africa

• Byron Rushing, State Representative, Boston, MA

• Carol Moseley Braun, former U.S. Senator for Illinois

• Charles Barkley, Former NBA Player and Sports Commentator

• Chelsea Clinton

• Christine Chavez, Political Director of the United Farm Workers of America

• Colin Powell, former Secretary of State

• Coretta Scott King, deceased Civil Rights Leader

• Darrell Steinberg, CA Senator

• Dave Pallone, umpire, Major League Baseball

• Dick Cheney, former U.S.A. Vice President

• Dolores Huerta, President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation for Community Organizing and Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW)

• Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders, Former Surgeon General

• Dr. Sylvia Rhue, Director Religious Affairs, National Black Justice Coalition

• Eleanor Mondale

• Eliseo Vasquez Medina, SEIU Secretary/Treasurer

• Ellen Ensig-Brodsky, Pride Senior Network, NYC

• Elliot Spitzer (D), Governor of New York

• Gavin Newsom (D), former Mayor of San Francisco, Lieutenant Governor of CA

• Gloria Steinem

• Herb Wesson, California State Assembly Speaker-Emeritus

• Hilda Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor

• Hillary Clinton, current U.S.A. Secretary of State

• Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Member of Congress

• James Clyburn (D-SC), Member of Congress

• James Hormel, Philanthropist

• Jan Laverty Jones (D), Mayor of Las Vegas

• Jay B. Lesiger, Senior Action in a Gay Environment (SAGE), NYC

• Jerry Brown, Governor of CA

• Jessie Jackson

• Joe Biden, U. S. Vice President

• John Bryson, U. S. Secretary of Commerce

• John Burton (D), California State Senate President

• John Hickenlooper, Governor of CO
  

• John Lewis (D-GA), Member of Congress

• Julian Bond, Civil Rights Leader

• Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

• Ken Mehlman, former Republican National Committee chairman

• Ken Reeves, City Council, Cambridge, MA

• Kim Gandy, President of the National Organization for Women

• Lt. Dan Choi

• Mark Leno, CA State Senator

• Martin O'Malley, Governor of MD

• Mary Kay Henry, Executive Vice President, the Service Employees International Union

• Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel), MD Speaker of the House

• Mildred Loving, plaintiff in the historical U.S. Supreme court decision in 1967 striking down the ban on interracial marriages

• Paul Tagliabue, former NFL Commissioner

• Richard M. Daley (D), Mayor of Chicago

• Robert Reich (D), former U.S. Sec. of Labor, candidate for Gov. of Massachusetts

• Rocky Anderson, foermer Mayor of Salt Lake City, President of High Road for Human Rights

• Ron Oden, Mayor of Palm Springs, CA

• Shaun Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

• Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Member of Congress

• Timothy Geithner, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury

• Volker Beck Member of Parliament, Germany

• Willie Brown (D), former Mayor of San Francisco, former CA State Assemblymember

• Zach Wahls, Marriage Equality Activist Iowa

Performers, Actors, "Television Personalities" & Producers

• Al Franken

• Alyssa Milano

• Angela Shelton (Frangela)

• Angelina Jolie

• Anne Hathaway

• Anne Heche

• Audra McDonald

• Barbra Streisand

• Bea Arthur

• Ben Affleck

• Bill T. Jones

• Bob Smith

• Bob Wright

• Brad Pitt

• Bridgett Fonda

• Bruce Cohen

• Bruce Vilanch

• Bryan Cranston

• Carol Kane

• Catherine Keener

• Chad Allen

• Charlize Theron

• Chita Rivera

• Cristina Saralegui

• Cynthia Nixon

• David Geffen

• David Duchovny

• David Hyde Pierce

• Dax Shepard

• Debra Messing

• Del Shores

• Diana Montford, Host, "Diana Montford Show"

• Drew Barrymore

• Ed Helms

• Edward Norton

• Elizabeth Banks

• Elisabeth Hasselbeck

• Elizabeth Taylo (deseased)

• Ellen DeGeneres

• Eric McCormack

• Frances Callier (Frangela)

• Giada De Laurentiis

• Gillian Anderson

• George Takei

• Greg Berlanti

• Gus Van Sant

• Gwyneth Paltrow

• Hal Sparks

• Harris Yulin

• Harvey Fierstein

• Helen Hunt

• Howard Stern

• Hugh Jackman

• Jane Lynch

• Jason Tam

• Jay-Z

• Joan Rivers

• Joel Grey

• John Leguizamo

• John Norris

• John Waters

• Jonathan Murray

• Josh Charles

• Judith Light

• Julianna Margulies

• Julianne Moore

• Kathleen Chalfant

• Kathy Najimy

• Kody Brown and his four Sister-Wives

• Kristen Bell

• Laura Dern

• Lea Delaria

• Lee Meriwether

• Leeza Gibbons

• Lily Tomlin

• Lucy Lawless

• Mandy Patinkin

• Margaret Cho

• Mark Ruffalo & his wife Sunrise

• Marlee Matlin

• Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue

• Martin Sheen

• Mary McCormack

• Matt Damon

• Matthew Broderick

• Meg Ryan

• Megan Mullaly

• Melanie Griffith & Antonio Banderas

• Michael Stratton

• Mike Farrell

• Miley Cyrus

• Mitchell Anderson

• Mo’Nique

• Natalie Portman

• Neve Campbell

• Norman Lear

• Patty Duke

• Paul Reiser

• Pauley Perrette

• Rachel Maddow

• Randy Becker & Shae D'lyn

• Reichen Lehmkuhl

• Ricki Lake 

• Robin Tyler & wife Diane Olsen Tyler

• Rob Reiner

• Sam Waterston

• Sandra Bernhard

• Sarah Jessica Parker

• Selene Luna

• Snooki

• Shawn Ashmore

• Sofia Vergara

• Stanley Tucci

• Stephen Colbert

• Stephen Fry

• Stephen Spielberg

• Susan Sarandon

• Suzanna Whang

• T.R. Knight

• Ted Danson & Mary Steenburgen

• Tony Kushner

• Tyne Daley

• Tyra Banks

• Vanessa Williams

• Wanda Sykes

• Werner Klemperer

• Will Smith

• Whoopi Goldberg

• Zac Efron

• Zoe Wanamaker

Professional Associations

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

• American Bar Association (ABA)

• American Medical Association (AMA)

• American Psychiatric Association

• American Psychological Association (APA)

• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

• National association of the Deaf (NAD)

Religious Leaders

• Ani Zonneveld, President of Muslims for Progressive Values

• Bishop James Wilkowski

• Bishop John L. Selders, Jr.

• Bishop Walter Righter

• Dr. Kenn Gordon, Spiritual Leader of Centers for Spiritual Living, Oakland, CA

• Father Geoff Farrow, Catholic priest
• Jay Michaelson, Founding Director of Nihirim (Judaism)
• Lama Surya Das
• Pamela J. Nelson, St. Clements Episcopal Church, NYC
• Pat Crawford, Integrity Brooklyn
• Rabbi Daniel Burg, Conservative, Baltimore, MD
• Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Congretation Beth Simchat Torah, NYC
• Rev. Al Sharpton, New York
• Rev. Alexandra True
• Rev. Angela Shepherd, Episcopol
• Rev. Carol Sampson, Retired, Unitarian Universalist, Sierra Madre, CA
• Rev. Cecil Williams, Minister, Glide Memorial, San Francisco
• Rev. David Gilmore, Baptist, Maryland
• Rev. Dr. Bob Goss, MCC, North Hollywood, CA
• Rev. Dr. Neil Thomas
• Rev. Dr. Paul Tellstrom
• Rev. Geoffrey A. Black, general minister and president of the UCC
• Rev. Georgia Prescott, Sonoma County, CA
• Rev. Glenna Huber, Episcopal, Baltimore, MD
• Rev. James Forbes
• Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago
• Rev. Jesse Jackson
• Rev. John Hirano
• Rev. Joseph Lowery, Civil Rights Leader
• Rev. K.Dennis Winslow, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Manhattan
• Rev. Laura Rose, UUC, Alameda, CA
• Rev. Lindi Ramsden, Director UULM CA
• Rev. Martha Hodges, Unitarian Universalist, Sacramento, CA
• Rev. Meghan Cefalu, Unitarian Universalist, Grass Valley, CA
• Rev. Michael Eric Dyson
• Rev. Michael Yoshii, Methodist, Alameda, CA
• Rev. Otis Moss III, Trinity UCC in Chicago
• Rev. Pat. Baumgardner, Metropolitan Church of NY
• Rev. Patricia E. Ackerman, Episcopal Church of NYC
• Rev. Peter Gomes, Harvard University Chaplain
• Rev. Roger Bauer, Lutheran, Alameda, CA
• Rev. Roland Stringfellow, Berekley, CA
• Rev. Thomas J.S. Mikelson
• Rev. Troy Perry, founder of MCC
• Rev. Will McGarvey, Presbyterian, Pittsburg, CA
• Rev. Will Scott, Episcopal, San francisco
• Rev. William Sinkford, President, Unitarian Universalist Church
• Sister Jeannine Gramick, Roman Catholic
• The Rt. Rev. Craig Bettendorf
• The Rt. Rev. John Shelby Spong
• The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Bishop, Episcopol

• The Very Rev. Dr. Brian Baker, Dean of the Cathedral, Sacramento CA

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   Religious Organizations

• Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons

• Al-Fatiha Foundation

• American Humanist Association

• Bay Area Coalition of Welcoming Congregations

• California Church IMPACT

• California Council of Churches

• California Faith for Equality

• Central Conference of American Rabbis

• Council of Churches of Santa Clara County

• Dignity/USA

• Ecumenical Catholic Church

• Equally Blessed, a coalition of LGBT-affirming Catholic organizations

• Evangelical Anglican Church in America (EACA)

• Evangelical Catholic Church

• Executive Committee of the American Friends Service Committee

• Friends Committee on Legislation of California

• Friends for Lesbian & Gay Concerns (Quakers)

• General Synod of the United Church of Christ

• Integrity

• Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

• Jews for Marriage Equality (Southern California)

• Justice & Witness Ministries of the United Church of Christ

• Lazarus Project, Mission of the Presbyterian Church

• Lutherans Concerned/North America

• Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition

• National Council of Jewish Women

• Nat'l Community Relations Cmte of the American Friends Service Cmte (Quakers)

• Pacific Central District Chapter of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association

• Pacific Southwest Council on the Union of Reform Judaism

• Pacific Southwest District Chapter of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association

• Progressive Christians Uniting

• Reconciling Ministries Clergy of the California-Nevada Conference of the United Methodists

• Riverside Church, New York City

• Soka-Gakkai International-USA

• Soulforce

• Union of American Hebrew Congregations

• Union of Reform Judiasm

• Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

• Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry California

• Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association

• Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches

• Wider Church Ministries of the United Church of Christ

• Women's Rabbinic Network, Reform Women Rabbi

   Writers

• • Andrew Tobias, author

  • Armistead Maupin, author

  • Avery Corman, author

  • Charles Kaiser, author

  • Charlotte Sheedy, author

  • Christie Hefner, publisher

  • Clarence Page, columnist

  • Davina Kotulski, author

  • Derrick Z. Jackson, Boston Globe columnist

  • Dorothy Allison, author

  • Dr. Simon LeVay, author

  • Edmund White, author

  • Eric Ross, author

  • Jed Mattes, literary agent

  • Jewelle Gomez, author

  • John Ridley, author & producer

  • Judy Wieder, journalist, The Advocate

  • Matt Baume, journalist, blogger

  • Maya Angelou, author, poet, dancer

  • Michael Eric Dyson, author and professor

  • Michael Musto, columnist, The Village Voice

  • Moises Kaufman, playwright

  •  Nicholas Pileggi, author & screenwriter

  • Nora Ephron, author

  • Patricia Nell Warren, author

  • Terrence McNally, playwright

  • Tobey Kaplan, poet