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“I'm not in this just to change the law. It's about changing society. I want gay kids to grow up believing that they can get married, that they can join the Scouts, that they can choose the life they want to live.”

Quote by Evan Wolfson

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Evan Wolfson is an American attorney renowned for his leadership in the movement for same-sex marriage equality. Born on February 4, 1957, he has been dedicated to advocating for the legalization of same-sex marriage since the 1980s. Wolfson is the founder of Freedom to Marry, a core organization in the American same-sex marriage equality movement. more

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