The State of Marriage
“Let Love Win!”
2015•1h 22m•5.7•Released
Documentary
The untold story of how legal pioneer Mary Bonauto partnered with small town Vermont lawyers Beth Robinson and Susan Murray in a 2-decade long struggle that built the foundation for the entire marriage equality movement. Despite fierce opposition, Vermont became the first state to grant same sex couples legal recognition through a groundbreaking 1999 State Supreme Court decision, and the first to legalize marriage equality by legislative vote in 2009. HRC's Marty Rouse said, "They really changed the course of American history." Featuring Freedom to Marry founder Evan Wolfson, civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis, and Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally.
Director
Jeffrey Kaufman
Studio
Floating World Pictures
Cast
Terrence McNally
Himself
John Lewis
Self
Howard Dean
Self
Tom Little
Himself
Beth Robinson
Herself
Stan Baker
Himself
Diane Derby
Herself
Nina Beck
Herself
Jeffrey Amestoy
Himself
Ruth Dwyer
Herself
Shap Smith
Himself
Peter Shumlin
Himself
Kevin Ellis
Himself
Pat Fagan
Himself
Eve Jacobs-Carnahan
Herself
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