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ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of New Mexico unveiled a new marriage equality video featuring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, star of ABC's Modern Family and his husband Justin Mikita, filmed during their recent visit to New Mexico.The video was produced as part of the ACLU’s new nationwide campaign, “Out for Freedom,” to bring the freedom to marry to the entire country. As vocal supporters of the importance of the freedom to marry, Jesse and Justin discuss their own relationship and their advocacy efforts to spread the freedom to marry in Jesse's home state of New Mexico, as well as highlighting the national movement for equality for all loving, committed couples.
Since dismantling the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the ACLU remains committed to spreading the freedom to marry—state-by-state—through the legislatures, the courts, and at the ballot box. Currently 17 states plus DC allow same-sex couples to marry and we are well on our way to 20+ states by the time the issue comes back to the Supreme Court.
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This video was produced in part by the Why Marriage Matters New Mexico campaign, a joint project of the national ACLU, the ACLU of New Mexico, Equality New Mexico, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Freedom to Marry to promote the marriage equality in New Mexico.
