Steven Goldstein (activist)

Goldstein was CEO and chair of the group, [[New Jersey]]'s statewide organization for [[LGBT rights in New Jersey|LGBT equality]], from 2004 until 2013, when he stepped down to take a post at [[Rutgers University–Newark]].<ref name="Friedman"/> Under his leadership, Garden State Equality advocated for the state to legalize gay marriage,<ref>{{cite news |title=Garden State Equality pledges to withhold donations after gay marriage vote |url=https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/garden_state_equality_pledges.html |work=NJ.com |date=January 9, 2010}}</ref> and when then-Governor Christie vetoed the marriage equality bill that both houses of the New Jersey Legislature passed, the organization filed the lawsuit, ''[[Garden State Equality v. Dow]]'', that led to [[same-sex marriage in New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zernike|first1=Kate|last2=Santora|first2=Marc|title=As Gays Wed in New Jersey, Christie Ends Court Fight |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/nyregion/christie-withdraws-appeal-of-same-sex-marriage-ruling-in-new-jersey.html |accessdate=November 18, 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 21, 2013}}</ref>

Goldstein was CEO and chair of the group, [[New Jersey]]'s statewide organization for [[LGBT rights in New Jersey|LGBT equality]], from 2004 until 2013, when he stepped down to take a post at [[Rutgers University–Newark]].<ref name="Friedman"/> Under his leadership, Garden State Equality advocated for the state to legalize gay marriage,<ref>{{cite news |title=Garden State Equality pledges to withhold donations after gay marriage vote |url=https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/garden_state_equality_pledges.html |work=NJ.com |date=January 9, 2010}}</ref> and when then-Governor Christie vetoed the marriage equality bill that both houses of the New Jersey Legislature passed, the organization filed the lawsuit, ''[[Garden State Equality v. Dow]]'', that led to [[same-sex marriage in New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zernike|first1=Kate|last2=Santora|first2=Marc|title=As Gays Wed in New Jersey, Christie Ends Court Fight |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/nyregion/christie-withdraws-appeal-of-same-sex-marriage-ruling-in-new-jersey.html |accessdate=November 18, 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 21, 2013}}</ref>

At Rutgers he was Associate Chancellor for External Relations and associate professor at [[Rutgers Law School]] and in political science.<ref name="Friedman">{{cite web|first=Matt |last=Friedman|url=http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/01/njs_most_visible_gay_rights_ac.html |title=N.J.'s most visible gay rights activist steps down, takes Rutgers-Newark job|work=NJ Advance Media for NJ.com|date=January 2, 2013}}</ref><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. He has served on the faculty of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania as a lecturer in business communication.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.coursicle.com/penn/courses/WH/2010/ |title=WH 2010 - Business Communication for Impact}}</ref>

At Rutgers he was Associate Chancellor for External Relations and associate professor at [[Rutgers Law School]] and in political science.<ref name="Friedman">{{cite web|first=Matt |last=Friedman|url=http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/01/njs_most_visible_gay_rights_ac.html |title=N.J.'s most visible gay rights activist steps down, takes Rutgers-Newark job|work=NJ Advance Media for NJ.com|date=January 2, 2013}}</ref><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. He has also served on the faculty of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania as a lecturer in business communication.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.coursicle.com/penn/courses/WH/2010/ |title=WH 2010 - Business Communication for Impact}}</ref>

He 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 which Goldstein himself appeared.<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 |date=August 28, 2014|website=NorthJersey.com |access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref>

He 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 which Goldstein himself appeared.<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 |date=August 28, 2014|website=NorthJersey.com |access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref>