Could be seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage.

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WA Passes Gay Marriage Bill

A federal appeals panel in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that California’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional right to equal protection. The panel overturned Proposition 8, which was approved by 52 percent of the state’s voters in 2008 and amended the state’s constitution to limit marriage to a man and a woman. Read full article > >

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Calif. same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional

His moves on same-sex marriage highlighted the considerable political skills that have made Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey one of the Republican Party’s rising stars.

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Political Memo: Christie Avoids Problems by Seeking Vote on Same-Sex Marriage

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said he would veto a bill legalizing same-sex marriage if the Legislature passes it.

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Christie Wants New Jersey Voters to Decide on Gay Marriage

Rick Santorum has just come out of a campaign event at Cornell College, in Mount Vernon, Iowa, where the GOP presidential contender says he received the “typical college-crowd” questions challenging his opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. But when he was their age, he felt differently about those issues, too. Read full article > >

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Rick Santorum is long on substance, short on support

For the most part, the Republican candidates for president have avoided engaging in public the contentious subjects of gay rights and same-sex marriage. But the people they meet in diners and coffee shops sometimes have other plans. On Sunday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry was heckled by protesters after his campaign released an ad criticizing gays in the military. In recent weeks, Michele Bachmann has been grilled twice about her opposition to gay unions — once by a high school student, the second time by an 8-year-old boy. Read full article > >

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GOP hopefuls face pointed questions on gay rights

It didn’t matter that she was a junior state senator. It didn’t matter that she was in the political minority. It didn’t even matter that Minnesota already had a law on the books against same-sex marriage. Michele Bachmann crusaded to take it a step further and have a ban on such unions written into the state’s Constitution. Read full article > >

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Michele Bachmann’s certainty is her greatest strength, biggest weakness

Australia’s governing Labor party votes to support same-sex marriage, although its MPs will be allowed a free vote on the issue in parliament.

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Australia Labor for gay marriage

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is going to Los Angeles for a fund-raiser in his honor, following four in New York since spring that drew on supporters of same-sex marriage.

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Cuomo Fund Fills With Money From Thankful Gay Donors

A diverse group of Maryland religious leaders launched a coalition Wednesday that organizers vowed would steadfastly resist the legalization of same-sex marriage in the 2012 legislative session. “We will not lie down in the face of renewed efforts to redefine this institution,” said Derek McCoy, the leader of the new Maryland Marriage Alliance, which held a pair of news conferences at churches in Prince George’s County and Baltimore. “Marriage is defined as between one man and one woman.” Read full article > >

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Religious coalition vows to fight same-sex marriage in Maryland

A California court Thursday cleared the way for federal appeals judges to render a highly anticipated decision on whether the state’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution. The California Supreme Court ruled that proponents of the ban, known as Proposition 8, have the legal standing to defend it in court. The question had become crucial in the legal battle over the measure because California officials had declined to defend it, as is customary when laws are challenged. Read full article > >

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Calif. Supreme Court clears way for same-sex marriage case

The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops have recast their opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage.

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Bishops Renew Fight on Abortion and Gay Marriage

Axel Axgil helped legalize same-sex marriage.

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Danish Gay-Rights Pioneer Dies

A video featuring Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo made its debut Friday, becoming the second in a Web campaign that seeks to build support for same-sex marriage legislation in Maryland. “I support marriage for gay and lesbian couples who want to make a lifetime commitment to each other,” Ayanbadejo says in the video sponsored by Marylanders for Marriage Equality. “It’s the right thing to do.” Read full article > >

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Ravens star Brendon Ayanbadejo appears in same-sex marriage campaign

A new poll finds Maryland voters almost evenly divided over the legalization of same-sex marriage and over allowing children of illegal immigrants to receive in-state college tuition rates — two issues that could be decided at the ballot box next year. Meanwhile, President Obama’s job approval has “dipped considerably,” while Gov. Martin O’Malley’s rating remains “fairly solid,” and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin appears well-positioned for re-election next year, according to the poll by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies . Read full article > >

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Poll: Marylanders split on gay marriage, immigrant tuition