Just in case you've not heard it yet, the US Supreme Court has struck down remaining state bans on gay marriage, effectively making it legal and available throughout the entire USA. SCOTUSblog has an explanation in plain English:

Today [...] Justice Kennedy again joined Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena ( Read more... )

So, Fred Phelps died on the 19th. And in line with the above aphorism, I'll not say anything further about that.

Here's some recent news (pre-mortem) on his condition, though, and an article on his passing from CNN.