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GOP Senator Says Gay Marriage Views Are 'Evolving'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Wednesday that her views on gay marriage are "evolving," but stopped short of endorsing it. "The ...

A Big Debt of Gratitude Is Owed to President Obama on Gay Marriage

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 03.28.2013 | Gay Voices
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

What's less well-known is that Obama's final epiphany on gay marriage was not just one man's conversion to a controversial cause. The politics of that conversion was profound; it put the White House stamp on it.

Want to Really Protect Heterosexual Marriage?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics
Andy Ostroy

If conservatives really want to protect the sanctity of marriage perhaps the prohibitive measure that should be enacted is not a ban on gay marriage but a ban on heterosexual divorce.

LGBTQ Equality and Justice Beyond Marriage

Ash McGovern | Posted 03.28.2013 | Gay Voices
Ash McGovern

In debating what justice and equality for LGBTQ communities looks like, how historic this moment is, and what other historic accomplishments are yet to be had, it's important for us to consciously support all types of relationships (married or not) and all forms of justice.

SCOTUS Hearings on Gay Marriage Day Two: Good News, Bad News and Really Good News

Scott E. Squillace | Posted 03.28.2013 | Gay Voices
Scott E. Squillace

What is clear is that we are far from done with discussing these issues at the Supreme Court. The past two days' hearings made it clear in many ways that follow on litigation will come to sort out other questions for the Court to decide.

'I'm Shaken To The Core' Over Bill O'Reilly Gay Marriage Flip-Flop

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 03.28.2013 | Comedy

Stephen Colbert opened Wednesday's "Colbert Report" with a declaration of something that disturbed him even more than what appears to be the imminent ...

Gay Marriage Debate To Continue After Supreme Court Rulings

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics

NEW YORK -- However the Supreme Court rules after its landmark hearings on same-sex marriage, the issue seems certain to divide Americans and states f...

Leaving Marriage Equality To The States Could Create A Messy Future

National Journal | Ronald Brownstein | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics

In two big cases, the Supreme Court was hesitant to impose a national standard on gay marriage. But history shows that leaving the issue to the states...

Bill Clinton's Strange Denial

The Daily Beast | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics

I wrote in No Excuses: Concessions of a Serial Campaigner about Bill Clinton’s 2004 advice to John Kerry that he should consider supporting a ban on...

Supreme Court Likely To Strike Down DOMA -- Here's Why

Jacob Combs | Posted 03.27.2013 | Gay Voices
Jacob Combs

Because of the justices' skepticism regarding BLAG lawyer Paul Clement's arguments in favor of DOMA, it seems quite likely that there are at least five votes on the court to invalidate it, especially if such a decision were based on issues of federalism rather than on an equal protection question.

My Own Gay Marriage Evolution

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Incrementalism is always hard to argue. That's one of the lessons both this particular issue and my years spent blogging on politics has taught me. Gay marriage has become such an issue for me. Marriage is a fundamental human right, and it should be seen as an "unalienable" right.

LISTEN: Justice Ginsberg Lightens Mood With 'Skim Milk' Marriage Joke (AUDIO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Abrams | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics

During Wednesday's oral arguments in United States v. Windsor case at the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received laughs for interpreting ...

Gay Marriage: America's Last Major Civil Rights Movement

Bryan Wood | Posted 03.27.2013 | Impact
Bryan Wood

If our legal system is founded upon the concept of freedom, equality, and protection, with the only deviations being for the reason of legitimate public purpose, what is the public purpose of banning same-sex marriages? Outside of individual opinion, I see none.

Eleazar David Melendez

DOMA Repeal Is Just The First Step For Gay Couples Seeking Benefits

HuffingtonPost.com | Eleazar David Melendez | Posted 03.27.2013 | Business

NEW YORK -- Among those fighting for the recognition of gay marriage, the prospect of the Supreme Court striking down the federal Defense of Marriage ...

Howard Fineman

Supreme Court Must Decide Its Own Role In The Revolution

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- We are watching a social revolution hit the Supreme Court. The only question is whether the justices slow it down a bit or accelerate it...

Green (With Envy) About the Gay Rights Movement

Anu Kumar | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics
Anu Kumar

I wholeheartedly stand with gay Americans in this movement. I hope the Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage and that financial equality for gay families can be achieved. I support unequivocally the sexual and reproductive rights of all people. But when will it be our turn?

Michigan Republican National Committeeman Promotes Anti-Gay Article

The Huffington Post | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics

One Michigan Republican National Committeeman promoted an article’s claim that ā€œpart of the homosexual agenda is to get the public to affirm their...

My Prayer This Easter Season: That The Arc Of The Moral Universe Continue To Bend Towards Justice

Kety Esquivel | Posted 03.27.2013 | Religion
Kety Esquivel

My prayer this Easter season is that the arc of the moral universe continue to bend towards justice in the ruling of the Supreme Court Justices.

High Court Takes On DOMA

The Huffington Post | Nick Abrams | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics

The Supreme Court heard two cases this week on gay marriage. On Tuesday, lawyers on both sides of Hollingsworth v. Perry debated the legality of Propo...

Lila Shapiro

Partners Who Haven't Been Able To Get Married For 31 Years Celebrate Anniversary Outside SCOTUS

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 03.27.2013 | Gay Voices

WASHINGTON -- Bonnie Quesenberry and Fay Jacobs celebrated their 31st anniversary in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday. It would have been their...

DOMA Arguments Heard At Supreme Court

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics

The Supreme Court weighed the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on Wednesday while hearing oral arguments in United States v. Wi...

DOMA Plaintiff Speaks: Marriage 'Is A Magic Word'

Posted 03.28.2013 | Gay Voices

The 83-year-old plaintiff in the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) case spoke to media after being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, but her remarks empha...

Solidarity Gives Rise to the Equality Generation

Christine Pelosi | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics
Christine Pelosi

Poll after poll reveals an emerging consensus among young people for voting rights, civil rights, LGBT rights, women's rights and worker's rights. This is no accident but the outcome of years of coalition building, grassroots blossoming into an equality generation.

Gay Couples Rub PDA In Westboro's Face

The Huffington Post | Gabrielle Dunkley | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics

Gay couples were seen kissing in front of Westboro Baptist Church protesters outside of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, perhaps testing the controvers...

DOMA News From The Supreme Court Explored

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics

The Supreme Court heard arguments dealing with same-sex marriage on Wednesday, taking on United States v. Windsor, which questions whether it's consti...