The State of Marriage

Timely Same Day Release with
1 year Anniversary of Legalization of Gay Marriage!

Entertainment Weekly’s Top 20 Pop Culture Moments in Hollywood’s Road to Marriage Equality!

“Impassioned and yet admirably even-handed, The State of Marriage is an indispensable addition to the history of the marriage equality movement and an invaluable record of how it started. This is a fascinating story and a suspenseful nail-biter right up to the feel good ending.”
- The Hollywood Reporter

"...the film presents itself as a legal thriller. Audiences will cheer.
They’ll be reminded of how far we’ve come, and how far is left to go."
- The Huffington Post

“This important film is engaging and colorful, and it’s tender and warm,
showing the heroes who paved the way for all of us.”
- Michelangelo Signorile, author/radio host

Director: Jeff Kaufman
Runtime: 88 minutes
UPC: 888608665018
DVDCat#: PRDVD3220

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GENRES:
Documentary, LGBT, Gender Studies, Family

SYNOPSIS:
The State of Marriage is the epic story of how legal legend Mary Bonauto partnered with small-town Vermont lawyers Beth Robinson and Susan Murray in a 2-decade struggle that built the foundation for the entire marriage equality movement. The Hollywood Reporter said, “The State of Marriage is an indispensable addition to the history of the marriage equality movement and a suspenseful nail-biter right up to the feel good ending.” From groundbreaking LGBT legal recognition for same sex couples in 2000, to becoming the first state to enact same sex marriage through a dramatic legislative vote in 2009, the film shows in a very personal way how, as HRC national field director Marty Rouse says, “Beth, Susan and Mary really changed the course of American history.”