Today, Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. Supporters of the discriminatory law still have the opportunity to appeal to the Supreme Court, however.

The Respect for Marriage Act seeks to reunite marriage law across the United States, so that a couple that gets married in New York can know that they’ll remain married while they take a trip down to Florida. The legislation would provide for the recognition of a couple’s marriage across the United States, so long as that marriage is legally recognized somewhere in the United States. 24 Democratic senators have declined to support the bill so far. Who are they?

Out of the 239 Republican members of the House of Representatives, 227 voted in favor of this obstructionist amendment that seeks to prolong discrimination in an arm of the federal government. 9 Republicans, however, had the good sense to see Huelskamp’s effort for what it was.

Christopher Lee shouldn’t have resigned just because it appears that he had some extramarital sexual affairs. Christopher Lee should have resigned from Congress because his extremist political agenda refused to recognize the marital rights and sexual legitimacy of other adult Americans.

Out of the 15 Democrats who crossed the aisle on the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal, only six have managed to keep their seats. That makes the anti-gay House Democrats a remarkably unsuccessful group.

This year’s donations by GLBT organizations and affiliated individuals to Democrats was less than half of what it was in 2006. That’s the first significant decline in GLBT funding in 20 years.

An online petition created on Act.ly urged Senator McCaskill to support S. 3065, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, but what happened to the petition?

Eighteen Democrats and one independent from the United States have signed a letter urging the President and the Attorney General to return to a commitment to equality in the United States. The letter asks Attorney General Eric Holder to allow the decision that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is unconstitutional to stand.

Blanche Lincoln is trailing badly behind Congressman John Boozman, in large part because her right-leaning agenda has alienated her from the progressive portion of Arkansas Democratic voters. Her vote today against LGBT equality won’t help her with that problem.

What Ike Skelton ought to be worried about is what mommy and daddy are going to tell the 17 year-old child who comes to them and asks why the U.S. Congress is allowing the government to discriminate against people on the basis of private sexuality.