By: Andrew Wallace on November 6, 2016
This week, the Supreme Court heard two cases on marriage equality, keeping LGBT activists and funders glued to cable news networks, online news, and Twitter feeds as history unfolded before us.
The philanthropic community has played an essential role in the movement for the freedom to marry. As shown in our report on 40 Years of LGBTQ Philanthropy, foundations have invested more than $75 million in marriage equality. Here are just a few of the funders that have played an important role in supporting the movement:
And here are a few other pieces this week on the marriage cases that we found especially interesting:
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