Awwww.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Gay couples began marrying in Connecticut Wednesday after a judge cleared the way for the unions to begin, a victory for advocates stung by California's ban on same-sex unions last week ( Read more... )

I said some of this in comments on Luna's headlines post, but she convinced me to put it front and center.

Basically, a bunch of people petitioned the state legislature to put an anti-gay marriage amendment on the ballot. Because yes, there's a chance that even in Gayassachusetts, it might pass. But so far, the legislature's having none of it, ( Read more... )

Yesterday on Larry King Live, Bill Maher talked about the tension in the Republican Party caused by so many of the top people being gay, and the went on to name GOP chair Ken Mehlman. I linked it in a comment because I thought it was amusing, but I didn't make a post about it, because I didn't think it was important. (Us wacky liberals; we don't ( Read more... )

Gay Unions Okay, Marriage Is Not. At least, that's what I think they're saying here.
The State Supreme Court in New Jersey said today that same-sex couples are entitled to “the same rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex couples under the civil marriage statutes.” But the court, in its 4-3 ruling, that whether that status would be called ( Read more... )

1. Headline #1 - Allen & Webb in Virtual Tie, according to a new WaPo poll.
Virginia Sen. George Allen (R) and Democratic challenger James Webb are virtually tied in a race that could shift the balance of power in Washington and which reinforces the differences between Northern Virginia and the rest of the commonwealth, according to a new ( Read more... )