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  • The State of Marriage (2015)
  • Not Rated
    82 min | Documentary, Biography, News
The State of Marriage (2015)
Not Rated
82 min | Documentary, Biography, News

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 ...See moreThe 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. See less
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Director
Jeff Kaufman (as Jeffrey Kaufman)
Writer
Jeff Kaufman (as Jeffrey Kaufman)
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Jeff Kaufman (as Jeffrey Kaufman) | Marcia Ross
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Jun 18, 2015 (United States)

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