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'''Steven Goldstein''' is Executive Director of the [[Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect]], which addresses civil and human rights across America and is the U.S. national organization in the international network of Anne Frank organizations. [[File:Steven Goldstein (activist) photo.jpg|thumb|right|Steven Goldstein]]
'''Steven Goldstein''' is a [[civil rights]] activist and professor, and the founder of [[Garden State Equality]], [[New Jersey]]'s statewide organization focusing on [[LGBT]] equality.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2013/1/22/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E47-3 |title= Recognition of Steven Goldstein in the Congressional Record, Extension of Remarks by Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), |date= January 22, 2013 |publisher= United States Congress}}</ref>
Goldstein had been the Executive Director of [[Garden State Equality]], [[New Jersey]]'s statewide organization for [[LGBT]] equality, from 2004, when he founded the organization,<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2013/1/22/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E47-3 |title= Recognition of Steven Goldstein in the Congressional Record, Extension of Remarks by Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), |date= January 22, 2013 |publisher= United States Congress}}</ref> until 2013, when New Jersey allowed same-sex marriage as a result of a court ruling in [[Garden State Equality v. Dow]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/samesex/Supreme%20Court%20Opinion%20on%20Stay%20Motion.pdf |title= New Jersey Supreme Court decision in Garden State Equality v. Dow,}} October 18, 2013</ref> From 2013 until he joined the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect in 2016, Goldstein was an associate professor at [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]] Law School in [[Newark, New Jersey]], and in political science at [[Rutgers–Newark]], where he had previously served as Associate Chancellor for External Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/01/gwb_controversy_a_pair_of_nj_lawmakers_have_fought_for_answers.html |title= A Pair of New Jersey Lawmakers Have Fought For Answers, |date= January 8, 2014 |publisher= New Jersey On-Line, quoting Steven Goldstein, Rutgers law professor}}</ref> He taught courses on [[social justice]] advocacy, American politics and political communication.

Goldstein led Garden State Equality from when he founded it in 2004 until 2013, when New Jersey allowed same-sex marriage as a result of a court ruling in [[Garden State Equality v. Dow]], filed in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/samesex/Supreme%20Court%20Opinion%20on%20Stay%20Motion.pdf |title= New Jersey Supreme Court decision in Garden State Equality v. Dow,}} October 18, 2013</ref> Since 2013, he has been an associate professor at [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]] Law School in [[Newark, New Jersey]], and in political science at [[Rutgers–Newark]], where he had previously served as Associate Chancellor for External Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/01/gwb_controversy_a_pair_of_nj_lawmakers_have_fought_for_answers.html |title= A Pair of New Jersey Lawmakers Have Fought For Answers, |date= January 8, 2014 |publisher= New Jersey On-Line, quoting Steven Goldstein, Rutgers law professor}}</ref> He teaches courses on civil rights and [[social justice]], legislative advocacy, political communication, campaigns and elections, and other courses in law and American politics. He is also Deputy Vice Chair of the [[New Jersey Democratic State Committee]].<ref> {{Cite web|url= http://www.njdems.org/chairman_currie |title= Chairman Currie Appoints New Deputy Vice Chairs, |date= May 16, 2014 |publisher= New Jersey Democratic State Committee}}</ref>


Goldstein is a lawyer,<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/01/njs_most_visible_gay_rights_ac.html |title= New Jersey's Most Visible Gay Rights Activist Steps Down, Takes Rutgers-Newark Job |date= January 2, 2013 |publisher= New Jersey On-Line}}</ref> former television producer,<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.hlpronline.com/Bruck_HLPR.pdf |title= Equality in the Garden State: Litigation and Social Activism in the Struggle for Marriage Equality |date= Spring 2008 |publisher= [[Harvard Law Review]]}}</ref> and one-time rabbinical student.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://forward.com/articles/121685/rabbinical-student-heads-up-the-fight-for-gay-marr/ |title= Rabbinical Student Heads Up the Fight for Gay Marriage in New Jersey, |date= September 23, 2009 |publisher= The Jewish Daily Forward}}</ref> He received his B.A. from Brandeis University, an M.P.P. (Master in Public Policy) from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, an M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and his J.D. from Columbia Law School.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/news/steven-goldstein-named-associate-chancellor-external-relations. |title= Steven Goldstein Named Associate Chancellor for External Relations, |date= September 23, 2009 |publisher= Rutgers-Newark Office of Communications}}</ref>
Goldstein is a lawyer,<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/01/njs_most_visible_gay_rights_ac.html |title= New Jersey's Most Visible Gay Rights Activist Steps Down, Takes Rutgers-Newark Job |date= January 2, 2013 |publisher= New Jersey On-Line}}</ref> former television producer,<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.hlpronline.com/Bruck_HLPR.pdf |title= Equality in the Garden State: Litigation and Social Activism in the Struggle for Marriage Equality |date= Spring 2008 |publisher= [[Harvard Law Review]]}}</ref> and one-time rabbinical student.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://forward.com/articles/121685/rabbinical-student-heads-up-the-fight-for-gay-marr/ |title= Rabbinical Student Heads Up the Fight for Gay Marriage in New Jersey, |date= September 23, 2009 |publisher= The Jewish Daily Forward}}</ref> He received his B.A. from Brandeis University, an M.P.P. (Master in Public Policy) from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, an M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and his J.D. from Columbia Law School.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/news/steven-goldstein-named-associate-chancellor-external-relations. |title= Steven Goldstein Named Associate Chancellor for External Relations, |date= September 23, 2009 |publisher= Rutgers-Newark Office of Communications}}</ref>


Goldstein was co-campaign manager for [[Jon Corzine]] for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2000. He had previously worked for the U.S. Congress as press secretary to U.S. Senator [[Frank Lautenberg]], <ref>{{cite news|last1=Dao|first1=James|title=Ex-Wall St. Leader Making Official Move Toward Senate Race|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/15/nyregion/ex-wall-st-leader-making-official-move-toward-senate-race.html|accessdate=21 March 2016|publisher=New York Times|date=15 June 1999}}</ref> and as a counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. <ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/01/njs_most_visible_gay_rights_ac.html |title= New Jersey's Most Visible Gay Rights Activist Steps Down, Takes Rutgers-Newark Job |date= January 2, 2013 |publisher= New Jersey On-Line}}</ref> Goldstein began his career as a television news producer and won 10 Emmy Awards. <ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/01/njs_most_visible_gay_rights_ac.html |title= New Jersey's Most Visible Gay Rights Activist Steps Down, Takes Rutgers-Newark Job |date= January 2, 2013 |publisher= New Jersey On-Line}}</ref>
Goldstein was co-campaign manager for [[Jon Corzine]] for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2000. He had previously worked for the U.S. Congress as press secretary to U.S. Senator [[Frank Lautenberg]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dao|first1=James|title=Ex-Wall St. Leader Making Official Move Toward Senate Race|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/15/nyregion/ex-wall-st-leader-making-official-move-toward-senate-race.html|accessdate=21 March 2016|publisher=New York Times|date=15 June 1999}}</ref> and as a counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee working for then-Congressman and now Senate Democratic Leader [[Chuck Schumer]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/01/njs_most_visible_gay_rights_ac.html |title= New Jersey's Most Visible Gay Rights Activist Steps Down, Takes Rutgers-Newark Job |date= January 2, 2013 |publisher= New Jersey On-Line}}</ref> Goldstein began his career as a television news producer and won 10 Emmy Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/01/njs_most_visible_gay_rights_ac.html |title= New Jersey's Most Visible Gay Rights Activist Steps Down, Takes Rutgers-Newark Job |date= January 2, 2013 |publisher= New Jersey On-Line}}</ref>


Goldstein was played by [[Steve Carell]] in the 2015 movie ''[[Freeheld (2015 film)|Freeheld]],'' based on the 2008 Academy Award-winning [[Freeheld|documentary of the same name]].
In September 2002, Goldstein and his then-partner, Daniel Gross, became the first same-sex couple ever to be included in the wedding announcements of ''[[The New York Times]]'', marking both their wedding in Montreal and their civil union in Vermont the next day.<ref> {{Cite web|url= http://amarillo.com/stories/2002/09/03/usn_firstsame.shtml |title= The New York Times Runs Its First Same-Sex Commitment Announcement, |date=September 3, 2002 |publisher= The Associated Press}}</ref> In February 2007, they became the first same-sex couple to enter a civil union in New Jersey.<ref> {{Cite web|url= http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17224546/ns/politics/t/civil-unions-gays-now-available-nj/#.VCh05GrD9D8 |title= Civil Unions For Gays Now Available in New Jersey |agency=Associated Press |date= February 19, 2007}}</ref> In 2015, Goldstein and Gross announced they are no longer a couple.


Goldstein was played by [[Steve Carell]] in the 2015 movie ''[[Freeheld (2015 film)|Freeheld]],'' based on the 2008 Academy Award-winning [[Freeheld|documentary of the same name]]. Goldstein is a resident of [[Teaneck, New Jersey]].<ref> {{Cite web|url= http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/movies/steve-carell-to-play-teaneck-s-steven-goldstein-on-the-big-screen-1.1077630 |title=Steve Carell to play Teaneck's Steven Goldstein on the big screen}}</ref>
Goldstein, born and raised in New York City, is a resident of [[Teaneck, New Jersey]].<ref> {{Cite web|url= http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/movies/steve-carell-to-play-teaneck-s-steven-goldstein-on-the-big-screen-1.1077630 |title=Steve Carell to play Teaneck's Steven Goldstein on the big screen}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:12, 1 February 2017

Steven Goldstein is Executive Director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, which addresses civil and human rights across America and is the U.S. national organization in the international network of Anne Frank organizations.

Steven Goldstein

Goldstein had been the Executive Director of Garden State Equality, New Jersey's statewide organization for LGBT equality, from 2004, when he founded the organization,[1] until 2013, when New Jersey allowed same-sex marriage as a result of a court ruling in Garden State Equality v. Dow.[2] From 2013 until he joined the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect in 2016, Goldstein was an associate professor at Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey, and in political science at Rutgers–Newark, where he had previously served as Associate Chancellor for External Affairs.[3] He taught courses on social justice advocacy, American politics and political communication.

Goldstein is a lawyer,[4] former television producer,[5] and one-time rabbinical student.[6] He received his B.A. from Brandeis University, an M.P.P. (Master in Public Policy) from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, an M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and his J.D. from Columbia Law School.[7]

Goldstein was co-campaign manager for Jon Corzine for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2000. He had previously worked for the U.S. Congress as press secretary to U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg,[8] and as a counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee working for then-Congressman and now Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. [9] Goldstein began his career as a television news producer and won 10 Emmy Awards.[10]

Goldstein was played by Steve Carell in the 2015 movie Freeheld, based on the 2008 Academy Award-winning documentary of the same name.

Goldstein, born and raised in New York City, is a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Recognition of Steven Goldstein in the Congressional Record, Extension of Remarks by Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ),". United States Congress. January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey Supreme Court decision in Garden State Equality v. Dow," (PDF). October 18, 2013
  3. ^ "A Pair of New Jersey Lawmakers Have Fought For Answers,". New Jersey On-Line, quoting Steven Goldstein, Rutgers law professor. January 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "New Jersey's Most Visible Gay Rights Activist Steps Down, Takes Rutgers-Newark Job". New Jersey On-Line. January 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "Equality in the Garden State: Litigation and Social Activism in the Struggle for Marriage Equality" (PDF). Harvard Law Review. Spring 2008.
  6. ^ "Rabbinical Student Heads Up the Fight for Gay Marriage in New Jersey,". The Jewish Daily Forward. September 23, 2009.
  7. ^ "Steven Goldstein Named Associate Chancellor for External Relations,". Rutgers-Newark Office of Communications. September 23, 2009.
  8. ^ Dao, James (15 June 1999). "Ex-Wall St. Leader Making Official Move Toward Senate Race". New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  9. ^ "New Jersey's Most Visible Gay Rights Activist Steps Down, Takes Rutgers-Newark Job". New Jersey On-Line. January 2, 2013.
  10. ^ "New Jersey's Most Visible Gay Rights Activist Steps Down, Takes Rutgers-Newark Job". New Jersey On-Line. January 2, 2013.
  11. ^ "Steve Carell to play Teaneck's Steven Goldstein on the big screen".
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