The Oral History Center is thrilled to release to the public the first major oral history project documenting the vast shift in public opinion about marriage, the consequential reconsideration of our nation’s laws governing marriage, and the actions of individuals and organizations largely responsible for these changes.
Respect for Marriage Act reintroduced
The Long Road to 'I Do'
Happy Wedding Follows Longest Engagement in History
GOP Lobbyist Joins Strategy to Repeal DOMA
Deutsch is a liberal Democrat and earlier this year became the federal director of Freedom to Marry. She has devoted decades of her career to lobbying for unions. Deutsch’s professional raison d’être, “is to make our strongest case in D.C. with every influential player. Members of Congress, political operatives, the press corps — you name it."