FIVE out of FIVE high courts in Japan have now ruled: Denying marriage to same-sex couples is unconstitutional. 🇯🇵 Now, it's time for national lawmakers to act, and join with the majority of Japanese people who believe it's time for the freedmo to marry! (fb)

New in The Bulwark, Freedom to Marry's former National Campaign Director Marc Solomon reflects on the current viciousness of the Trump Administration's anti-transgender attacks and lessons we can draw on from the movement for the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. "It’s time right now to raise our hands and be counted—as allies, as Americans, as those appalled by the discharging of loyal members of the armed services, as those who believe in the Golden Rule," he writes. "It doesn’t need to be loud; it can be pushing back at the dinner table or challenging a friend who says something that doesn’t sit quite right with you. Right now, we must take a stand against this cruelty and declare that trans people exist—and should have every right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as everyone else." Read his powerful piece: (fb)