The State of Marriage

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 12, 2015

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Floating World Pictures

Cast

Eve Jacobs-Carnahan,Pat Fagan,Terrence McNally,Beth Robinson,Ruth Dwyer,Diane Derby,Howard Dean,Stacy Jolles,Peter Harrigan,Craig Bensenand 22 more

Director

Jeffrey Kaufman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4096638