tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49321596898339869542024-02-07T16:23:41.584-08:00Married and Counting"One of the most relevant, heart-felt and timely documentaries of the year... A brilliant gem" -Huffington PostMarried and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-481619121923526692015-06-26T09:04:00.001-07:002015-06-26T09:04:14.193-07:00The journey ends, the fight continues<div>
In 2010, Pat and Stephen took off on what <i>The New York Time</i>s called <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/fashion/weddings/01MARRYINGMEN.html" target="_blank">"a slightly zany… cross-country adventure"</a> to get married in every state that would let them. At the time, that was only five. In most of the country, marriage equality remained a radical ida, outside the mainstream.</div>
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Today's Supreme Court's ruling means that after 29 years together, Pat and Stephen are legally married in all fifty states. The fight for equality continues, but their "wedding tour" ends in victory.</div>
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Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-17780736229339887422015-01-07T05:00:00.002-08:002015-01-07T05:00:33.885-08:00"Married & Counting is more relevant than ever" -GLAAD<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When Pat & Stephen took off on their "slightly zany... cross country adventure" (<i>The New York Times</i>) just four years ago, only five states had marriage equality. As of this week, the number is 36. Commemorate how far equality has come (and the distance still to go) <a href="http://bit.ly/1bSICQP" target="_blank">by watching the story</a> of these traveling grooms.</span></div>
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Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-47812108575382179992013-05-11T07:09:00.000-07:002013-05-16T06:10:57.055-07:00Happy Mothers' Day!In honor of Mothers' Day, here's an audience favorite moment from <i>Married and Counting.</i><br />
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<br />Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-86817147104585172512013-05-03T08:16:00.000-07:002013-05-16T06:11:37.404-07:00THANK YOU...... to everyone who came to see <i>Married and Counting</i> in New York last week! We're opening in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/161070980721421/" target="_blank">Los Angeles, June 14</a>, and have screenings in <a href="http://www.cinemastlouis.org/qfest" target="_blank">St. Louis</a>, Atlanta, and Philly this summer.<br />
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<br />Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-81943946666311224292013-04-24T07:05:00.001-07:002013-04-28T12:44:02.075-07:00Special Guests<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Friday, 4/27:15 screening: George & Brad Takei, Pat Dwyer & StephenMosher</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Saturday, 4/27, 7:15:Yonkers Council Member <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Michael Sabatino and Robert Voorheis, whose legal battle gained married gay couples in Westchester County legal recognition before New York allowed same-sex marriage.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Monday 4/29, 7:15: Pat Dwyer, Sarah Mikhail, Foster Care Project Program Coordinator at the<a href="http://gaycenter.org/" target="_blank"> LGBT Community Center</a> and Wade Davis, NFL player turned activist, and Assistant Director for Job Readiness at the <a href="http://www.hmi.org/" target="_blank">Hetrick-Martin Institute</a>.</span><br />
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Thursday 5/2, 7:15 Pat Dwyer and Deborah Berman, a social worker specializing in helping LGBT patients recover from the psychological damage of aversion therapy.Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-60165085796618342782013-03-23T13:39:00.000-07:002013-03-31T14:51:03.470-07:00FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />
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With arguments over same-sex marriage now before the Supreme Court, <i>Married & Counting</i> is gearing up for a limited run in New York, <b>April 26-May 2 at Quad Cinema, 34 W. 13th St, 1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:15pm, 7:15pm (with Q&A), 9:45pm</b></div>
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Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-79424252600450252002012-12-04T18:10:00.002-08:002012-12-04T18:10:43.180-08:00Sneak Peek: VermontTwo years ago today, Pat & Stephen kicked off their cross-country "wedding tour" with nuptials in Vermont. They couldn't have imagined that by now, New York, Washington, Maryland, and Maine would join the marriage equality map. Here's a clip to celebrate their anniversary.
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Happy Anniversary to Stephen and Pat, whose most recent wedding was one year ago today. After 25 years together, the grooms have been traveling the country to get married in every state that will let them.<br />
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Tonight is also the opening night of the <a href="http://www.riiff.org/">Rhode Island International Film Festiva</a>l, where <i>Married and Counting</i> will have its <a href="http://riff.festivalgenius.com/2012/films/marriedandcounting_allanpiper_riff2012">world premiere</a> on Saturday, preceded by the British short film, <i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/rufusstonefilm">Rufus Stone</a></i>.Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-66660710309250186822012-07-23T15:24:00.003-07:002013-05-03T08:18:19.521-07:00Press Release<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Pat Dwyer, Stephen Mosher, and director, Allan Piper will be present for Q&A when “Married and Counting” makes its world premiere at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Aug. 11, 4pm, 1 Ave of the Arts in Providence. The festival will be offering discounted admission to all couples, "regardless of marital status."</span></span>Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-37630807081231236342012-07-09T16:03:00.000-07:002012-07-17T12:28:07.444-07:00World Premiere!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are delighted to announce that <i>Married and Counting</i> will have its world premiere on Saturday, August 4th at the <a href="http://riff.festivalgenius.com/2012/films/marriedandcounting_allanpiper_riff2012">Rhode Island International Film Festival</a>. The Ocean State has been wrestling with marriage equality for a number of years. We hope this film can contribute to the ongoing public debate. <a href="http://riff.festivalgenius.com/2012/films/marriedandcounting_allanpiper_riff2012">Check out our entry in the festival program</a>.Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-24440214349311258632012-07-09T15:52:00.002-07:002012-07-09T15:52:23.057-07:00Congratulations, Barney Frank & Jim Ready!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This weekend, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) became the first member of Congress to marry a same-sex spouse. We were honored to show <i>Married and Counting</i> to the Congressman and his then fiancé, Jim Ready at a sneak-preview screening in May. We wish them both a lifetime of wedded bliss.Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-54991569970573650872012-07-03T16:26:00.003-07:002012-07-03T16:26:55.368-07:00News: Tumblr<i>Married and Counting</i> now has a <a href="http://marriedandcounting.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a>. Share your own wedding pictures and stories. Comment on the movie. Write messages to the grooms. Argue for or against marriage equality (civilly). This is your forum. Make something of it. <a href="http://MarriedAndCounting.tumblr.com/">MarriedAndCounting.tumblr.com</a>Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-3938137328539355462012-06-20T10:06:00.001-07:002012-06-20T10:06:46.613-07:00Sneak Peek: Stephen's mother on faith, family, love, and her gay son<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HbwyJ0aoWjM" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Married and Counting will premiere this summer on the festival circuit. Check back for more details soon.Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-63879309516201536222012-06-06T09:01:00.000-07:002012-06-06T11:29:09.847-07:00M&C Blog: Equality & Faith in the State of Washington<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Six
months after Pat & Stephen’s New York wedding, Washington became the next state
to legalize same-sex marriage. The law was scheduled to take effect today, however opponents successfully petitioned to block it. Marriage equality instead will be subject to a public referendum in November.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rep. Drew Hansen, a freshman Democrat from the
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">It's too soon to tell. It looks like the opponents of the new law will gather enough signatures to put it on the ballot, so I hope we'll have a respectful, civil debate in public on this issue through November, just like the respectful, civil debate we had in the House. </span></span><br />
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<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">As more states come onto the marriage equality map, Stephen and Pat are going to continue traveling to get married in them. If the law is allowed to stand, will you come to their Washington wedding?</span></b></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">I’d love to. That would be really fun. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">UPDATE: Since this interview, at least one promised major donor has withdrawn his support from Rep. Hansen's reelection campaign because of his marriage equality vote. You can find out more about Rep. Hansen and his campaign at http://www.drewhansen.com/</span></div>Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-64520614982059228482012-05-30T19:23:00.002-07:002012-05-30T19:23:58.112-07:00Sneak Preview: Maine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4kJQmuuu9eUZjS3fruLy7Kbci0S6VI8E96Z2fVy06BhHcgU61IVbuEUx_GDCyDwynjUPr-N07H6AF_Wd9wbmW8Z-teGOD4MNk5wky-MTOPL0Toni1cmcAvub_Su1xFooKTQV_ECkXVV-/s1600/jim-ready-barney-frank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4kJQmuuu9eUZjS3fruLy7Kbci0S6VI8E96Z2fVy06BhHcgU61IVbuEUx_GDCyDwynjUPr-N07H6AF_Wd9wbmW8Z-teGOD4MNk5wky-MTOPL0Toni1cmcAvub_Su1xFooKTQV_ECkXVV-/s1600/jim-ready-barney-frank.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: white;">This weekend, Congressman Barney Frank and his fiancé, Jim Ready viewed a special sneak preview of <i>Married and Counting</i> in Ogunquit, Maine. Although the movie is not quite finished, the Ogunquit Rainbow Film Festival invited us to be part of an evening to support Maine's marriage equality ballot initiative, which voters will decide on in November. We are honored to have had the chance to support equality in Maine, and to share our film with a champion of human rights. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: white;">The finished movie will premiere in August. Stay tuned for details. </span></span>Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-9082531224690882892012-05-23T20:46:00.003-07:002012-05-23T20:46:37.012-07:00Stephen & Pat are in the President's new videoPat & Stephen are among the couples featured in President Obama's new video, narrated by Jane Lynch and edited by Allan Piper
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><i>Married and Counting </i>begins with a quote from Dennis Kucinich, who endorsed marriage equality in 2004 as he sought the Democratic presidential nomination. At that time, such a radical position was too far outside the mainstream for anyone but a fringe candidate.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Less than a decade later, the President of the United States has said "I think same-sex couples should be able to get married." Mitt Romney (who supports a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage) described the President's change as "flip-flopping." He might as well have leveled that charge at the American people as a whole. As a nation we have changed our minds from overwhelmingly opposing same-sex marriage just a few years ago, to favoring it now by a small margin.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">President Obama's "evolving" position is in keeping with the evolving position of Abraham Lincoln on slavery, or JFK and LBJ's evolving positions on civil rights. The great champions of equality haven't been people born with ideas ahead of their times. They've been people who arrived at those ideas through personal growth, and convinced the nation to grow with them. </span>Married and Countinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414287286803943961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932159689833986954.post-11272928030059455502012-04-26T06:48:00.000-07:002012-04-26T06:48:41.225-07:0026 Years, 8 Weddings, 1 Big Love Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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APRIL 26, 2012- Twenty-six years ago today in Denton, Texas, Pat and Stephen became a couple. Last year, to celebrate their quarter-century of love, they undertook a "wedding tour,"traveling the country to get married in every state that would let them-- an undertaking which was expected to end with their April 26, 2011 wedding on the steps of the Supreme Court. <br />
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Today the journey is still going, both because the grooms have resolved to continue their matrimonial road trip as more states join the marriage equality map, and because <i>Married and Counting</i>, the film that documents the first year of their endeavor is almost complete.<br />
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Tomorrow, there will be a <a href="http://qfs.appstate.edu/">sneak preview of the nearly finished film at Appalachian State University</a>. It is part of an event to raise awareness of North Carolina's upcoming vote on Amendment One, which seeks to create a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, civil unions, and even domestic partnerships. Ordinarily, we would not screen a less than final version of the movie, but the opportunity to be part of the Amendment One debate goes to the heart of why we made the film.<br />
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We hope to soon announce the official completion of the movie, and the date and location of its premiere. In the mean time, we wish a heartfelt congratulations to Stephen and Pat on their 26th anniversary.<br />
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