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Is California’s Proposition 8 all but dead?

WASHINGTON – Attorneys and plaintiffs in the historical legal challenge against California’s Proposition 8, the state law that took away marriage equality in the Golden State, are brimming with supreme confidence ahead of the oral hearing on Tuesday morning at the nation’s high court.

The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will grill plaintiffs and defendants of Prop 8 as well as the Obama Administration on the lower court ruling by federal Judge Vaughn Walker that the state law is unconstitutional. That ruling was upheld by the Ninth District Court of Appeals.

Same-sex couples sue to marry in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry today filed a lawsuit in Albuquerque’s district court after they applied for and were denied marriage licenses by the Bernalillo County Clerk.

The lawsuit claims that the New Mexico marriage statutes and New Mexico Constitution do not bar same-sex couples from marrying, and therefore the State of New Mexico should issue civil marriage licenses to any same-sex couple who applies for one.

Audio recording emerges of singer Michelle Shocked’s anti-gay rant

Audio emerged Wednesday of folk singer Michelle Shocked’s performance at a San Francisco club on Sunday night, in which her anti-gay remarks have led to a firestorm of criticism among the LGBT community and its allies, and led to an abrupt end to her U.S. tour.

U.S. Supreme Court to release same-day audio recordings of marriage cases

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will release audio recordings of next week’s arguments in two same-sex marriage cases just a few hours after they conclude.

The court will post audio files and transcripts on its website roughly two hours after the end of the proceedings on March 26 and March 27.

BREAKING NEWS: American Academy of Pediatrics supports marriage equality, adoption rights

WASHINGTON – The highly respected American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) declared today that it supported same-sex marriage because it was in the best interest of gays and lesbians who want to marry as well as their families.

Santa Fe officials: New Mexico laws don't prohibit same-sex marriage

SANTA FE, N.M. – Just a week before the U.S. Supreme Court is set to take up the question of same-sex marriage, New Mexico’s capital city is declaring same-sex marriage legal in New Mexico and they’ve issued a legal memo and resolution supporting it.

"Equality House" set up across from anti-gay Westboro Baptist compound

The Westboro Baptist Church is about to get a big surprise in the form of a new neighbor who plans to give the notoriously anti-gay group a taste of its own medicine.

Dramatic shift in public opinion, support for marriage equality, poll find

Support for marriage equality for gays and lesbians has reached a new high, marking a dramatic change in public opinion on the subject over the past decade.

Fifty-eight percent of Americans now say same-sex marriage should be legal, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll released Monday.

GOP unveils road map to attract gay, minority voters amid party divisions

The Republican party on Monday unveiled a road map for a new, more inclusive GOP aimed at attracting minority voters, including “welcoming” attitudes on gay rights — but minutes after unveiling the proposal, the party chairman distanced himself from it, and some conservatives and tea partyers balked.

Controversial evangelical leader supports same-sex marriage

Evangelical minister, author, and speaker Rob Bell made clear his support for marriage equality this weekend during a speech at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. "I am for marriage. I am for fidelity," he said. "I am for love, whether it's a man and woman, a woman and a woman, a man and a man." This marks a decided step forward for the immensely popular and equally controversial Christian leader.

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