The Marriage Equality Wiki is a collaborative website (in other words, a ![[wikipedia]](http://wikispot.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/inter.png){kind=small}
wiki) that aims to give a public voice to the millions of people around the world who support same-sex marriage and want to speak about how their lives or the lives of people they love have been affected by their governments' decisions about whether to recognize same-sex marriage. This is an issue that affects people of all sexual orientations and marital statuses—indirectly if not directly.
Add your name (and your spouse's or intended's name, if applicable) to the 
We Support Same-Sex Marriage page and create an individual page about why you personally support same-sex marriage and how laws for or against same-sex marriage have helped or hurt you or the people you love. You can even add pictures of yourself, your family, and anything else you feel like including that might help give readers a better sense of the wide variety of individual personalities supportng same-sex marriage.
| If same-sex marriage supporters try to win hearts in California's agricultural heartland by appealing to their neighbors with personal stories, "that's the only way [efforts to repeal Proposition 8] could work," said Pete Baker, an evangelical pastor at a Bakersfield church . . . |
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"Same-sex marriage backers weigh ballot date", by Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, July 26, 2009
In this case, an evangelical pastor got it right. And not just about California, but about the entire world. So start appealing to your neighbors! Post your personal stories on the We Support Same-Sex Marriage page now! If we all band together to post our stories in a single place, we can have a huge impact.
How can I edit this website?
Simply click on the "Edit" icon at the top of any page you wish to edit. You can also create a new page by clicking on any dashed link. The dashed links represent requested pages that do not yet exist. Read the Help page if you need more information.
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We Support Same-Sex Marriage lists people who support equal legal recognition for same-sex marriages.
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Laws lists laws relating to same-sex marriage in various jurisdictions.
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Resources lists resources for information about same-sex marriages and ways of promoting legal recognition of them.
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Strategies lists strategies for promoting legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
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FAQ lists questions and answers about the purpose of this wiki.
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Help provides help with editing and formatting pages on this wiki.
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Recent Changes shows all the recent activity on this wiki in a given time period. This page lets everybody see what's happening on the wiki! (
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Random Pages is a randomly generated list of twenty-five pages on this wiki.
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User Statistics is a page that displays statistics, such as the number of edits, for each person who's edited this wiki.
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Site Organization has links to pages that help you keep this wiki well organized.
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Orphaned Pages contains an automatically generated list of pages with no links to them. Ideally, this page should be empty—keep the wiki well-linked!
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Outgoing Links lists all pages on this wiki, sorted by the number outgoing links on each page. This provides a good place to start if you're feeling
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Wanted Pages contains all the pages that are linked to, but do not yet exist. This is another good place to start
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Wiki Sandbox is a place for users to play around with the wiki without disturbing existing content.
Comments and Questions | [edit] |
Q. What about other forms of marriage equality? Is this wiki only about marriage equality for same-sex couples?
A. Yes. This wiki is currently dedicated solely to promoting the equality of same-sex marriage to opposite-sex marriage. It is not intended either to promote or to oppose the equality of any other forms of marriage.
Q. What about opposition to same-sex marriage? Is this wiki only for promoting same-sex marriage?
A. Yes. This wiki is currently dedicated solely to promoting the equality of same-sex marriage to opposite-sex marriage. People who wish to post about their opposition to same-sex marriage should create their own websites and post about it there, not here on the Marriage Equality Wiki.
Q. What if I'm not comfortable posting my name online?
A. There's no rule that you have to use your full legal name here. Use whatever you're comfortable with, as long as no one else is already using it.
Q. What if I don't want to bother registering with a username and password?
A. That's fine. You can still edit any page of the wiki and do all the same things you'd be able to do if you registered. However, registering with a username and password does make it easier for us to distinguish between your own editing and any that might be made by vandals, so that we can make sure your page continues looking exactly the way you intend it to look.
Q. How can I find out more about the laws regarding same-sex marriage in my area?
A. Visit our Laws page.
Q. How can I find out more general information about same-sex marriage?
A. Visit our Resources page.
Q. Besides posting on the Marriage Equality Wiki, what can I do to support same-sex marriage?
A. Visit our Strategies page for numerous ideas.
Q. Are there other Marriage Equality Wikis?
A. Yes. Here's another.
Q. Who pays for this wiki?
A. The Marriage Equality Wiki is part of the Wiki Spot project, a nonprofit, member-supported organization that provides a home and interconnectivity for all kinds of wiki projects, including but by no means limited to political projects from all across the political spectrum. It is owned by the entire community of people who contribute to reading, editing, and/or financially supporting it—including you!
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Events
In this section, feel free to post any recent or upcoming events to promote marriage equality.
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As of September 1, 2009, same-sex couples are getting married in
Vermont!
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Maine needs your help to keep same-sex marriage legal there. Visit No on 1/Protect Maine Equality to find out about various ways you can help.
