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The Right to Marry (1996)
Video | 74 min | Documentary

The Right to Marry (1996)

Video | 74 min | Documentary

This 1996 video was the worlds first documentary about the struggle for legal marriage. While a large number now support the right to legal marriage, at that time, too few understood the magnitude of what was at stake. Except for radical, ...See moreThis 1996 video was the worlds first documentary about the struggle for legal marriage. While a large number now support the right to legal marriage, at that time, too few understood the magnitude of what was at stake. Except for radical, right-wing organizations. Same-sex marriage -- and domestic partner recognition of any sort -- was lambasted, and continues to be targeted, in their TV and radio programs, anti-gay videos, as well as in hundreds of anti-gay legislative bills regarding recognition, health care, and education. The video contains interviews with: Rev. Mel White, well known from his "60 Minutes" appearance and his book "Stranger at the Gate: To be gay and Christian in America;" Phyllis Burke, author of "Family Values: A lesbian mother's fight for her son;" Richard Mohr, author of "A More Perfect Union;" Kevin Cathcart, executive director of the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. The video also highlighted some of the same-sex couples who have sued for legal marriage, with personal recollections from: Faygele ben Miriam, who, along with Paul Barwick, sued Washington state in 1971; Benjamin Cable-McCarthy, who, along with partner Marcial Cable-McCarthy, sued California in 1993. Written by Demian See less

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Name	Known for
Faygele BenMiriam Self Self See fewer	The Right to Marry (1996)
Phyllis Burke Self Self See fewer	The Right to Marry (1996)
Ben Cable Self (as Benjamin Cable-McCarthy) Self (as Benjamin Cable-McCarthy) See fewer	Everything I Could (2022)
Marcial Cable-McCarthy Self Self See fewer	The Right to Marry (1996)
Kevin Cathcart Self Self See fewer	Pursuit of Equality (2005)
Demian Narrator Narrator See fewer	Timeless Wisdom: Being the Knowing (2013)
Frances Fuchs Self Self See fewer	The Right to Marry (1996)
Richard Mohr Self Self See fewer	The Right to Marry (1996)
Susan Reardon Self Self See fewer	The Right to Marry (1996)
Mel White Self Self See fewer	Charlie Churchman and Teenage Masquerade (1967)
Evan Wolfson Self Self See fewer	Cecilia (I) (2018)

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