LONDON — Americans watching the latest push for social change in Britain might feel as if they had stepped into an alternative political universe: Here, the Conservatives are leading the charge for same-sex marriage. Read full article > >

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British Conservatives lead charge for gay marriage

A fund-raising network seeking to legalize same-sex marriage from coast to coast includes a different set of contributors from those who have supported other gay-related issues.

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Gay Marriage Effort Attracts a Novel Group of Donors

If President Obama wins a second term, he will finally endorse same-sex marriage. Gay-rights groups are almost certain. He will also make a new, historic effort to fight climate change — environmentalists are pretty sure. Read full article > >

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Obama allies, foes speculate on a big — and hypothetical — second-term agenda

An appeals court decision striking down California’s ban on same-sex marriage has scrambled the legal strategies on both sides, especially about whether to seek Supreme Court review.

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Sidebar: Sidebar: Gay Marriage’s Slow Stroll to the Supreme Court

The Republican presidential campaign is breathing new life into the Founding Fathers. In recent months, Republican candidates have invoked these original American statesmen to provide powerful political precedents on issues as diverse as the “Me Generation,” inequality, the legalization of marijuana, the policies of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, foreign military intervention, same-sex marriage and religion in public life. And although in real life they often bitterly disagreed with one another, the newly imagined Founding Fathers have reached a surprising degree of harmony in the minds of the GOP presidential candidates on these contemporary matters — many of which were unimaginable in an era of horse-drawn carriages, kerosene lamps and powdered wigs. Read full article > >

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GOP presidential candidates bring Founding Fathers back into political spotlight

Friday, February 17, 2012 was a VERY GOOD day for Human Rights for all in my beloved state of Maryland!  Thanks to Governor O’Malley, Democrats and even some Republicans and with the ardent support of Equality Maryland — Maryland is poised to become the 8th state to grant marriage equality.

And SHAME on my District 19, Delegate SAM ARORA who co-sponsor­ed last year’s legislation, ran on a progressive platform that included marriage equality and is either a LIAR or a COWARD, or both and voted against the measure yesterday.

I wonder what Sam Arora will be doing come January 2013 –
I know he will no longer be our delegate!

 Sam Arora has now joined the likes of NJ Gov. Chris Christie in supporting a “referendum” so voters can decide. You know just like we let Lester Maddox do in Georgia so that African-Americans could be treated equally, right?  Or remember back in 1920 when there were referendums so men could vote for a women’s right to cast a ballot too?

Referendums are the last bastion of the cowards — Californians are learning the hard and expensive way. The Mormon Church may have invested 20 million buckeroos to lie and propagandize their way to overturning marriage equality but as the 9th Circuit Court just ruled – it’s still UNCONSTITUTIONAL!

I will be doing everything within my power to defeat phony liberals like Sam Arora!

WHAT HISTORY often records as a grand sweep of progress is in real time propelled by fragile moments of courage. One such moment occurred on Friday, when the Maryland House of Delegates garnered a slim majority to recognize same-sex marriage . Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: Maryland’s civil rights victory

A bill to legalize same-sex marriage won narrow approval Friday night in the Maryland House of Delegates, setting the stage for the state to join seven others and the District in allowing gay nuptials. Read full article > >

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Same-sex marriage bill passes Maryland House of Delegates

The New Jersey Assembly approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on Thursday, setting up a confrontation with Gov. Chris Christie.

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Gay Marriage, Passed, Awaits Veto by Christie

The New Jersey Assembly on Thursday passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriages, setting the stage for an expected veto by Gov. Chris Christie.

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NJ Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill

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