 freedom to marry is an organization which campaigns for the right of same-sex couples to marry in the united states. freedom to marry was founded in new york city in 2003 by evan wolfson, whom many consider to be the father of the modern marriage movement. according to its âroadmap to victoryâ, freedom to marry is working "to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage" by winning same-sex marriage for more states, growing the national majority support for same-sex marriage, and repealing the defense of marriage act a law it sees as discriminatory. ==activities== ===federal campaign to repeal doma=== freedom to marry is pursuing a federal campaign to increase the number of supporters for the respect for marriage act, the bill that would overturn the defense of marriage act (doma), which defines marriage as being between one man and one woman under federal law. freedom to marry has partnered with other organizations including equality maryland, marriage equality rhode island, courage campaign, and ocean station action in its efforts to reach members of congress. the organization garnered a petition with 3,000 signatures from maryland residents to pressure sen. barbara mikulski of maryland to co-sponsor the bill. currently, the groups are lobbying sens. bob casey, jack reed, and susan collins to support the bill.{{cite web |url=http:/
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