RAW STORY: Republican National Committee Votes Unanimously Against Marriage Equality

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The Republican National Committee (RNC) unanimously adopted resolutions against marriage equality on Friday, despite rising support for the idea among voters nationwide.

Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments on DOMA

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What can be expected from the DOMA debate in the Supreme Court today?

UPDATED: Everything You Need to Keep Up With the Supreme Court Hearings About Prop 8 & DOMA (Link Roundup)

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Want to keep up with the hearings and make sense of what you’re reading? Here are some ways to get started.

OVERVIEW: Supreme Court Hearing on Proposition 8

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There are 9 states and the District of Columbia that have legalized gay marriage, and 38 states that have legislation that bans it.

May We All Choose Love

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When it comes to marriage equality, Gregory McVey-Russell urges us to not only think of the children but to listen to them.

12-Year-Old With Two Dads Writes Moving Letter to Justice Roberts

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Daniel Martinez-Leffew, “articulately spells how his family will be affected if Prop 8 is allowed to stand.”

Same-Sex Marriage is Not Legal in New Mexico, But It’s Not Illegal Either

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New Mexico is one of only two states in the US that neither “specifically allows nor explicitly bans” gay marriage.

Congressional Republicans Argue DOMA is Valid Because Same-Sex Couples Can’t Get Pregnant “Accidentally”

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The argument has been around for at least 10 years, and has been central to almost every same-sex marriage case ever ruled on.

President Obama Tells Supreme Court Defense Of Marriage Act is Unconstitutional

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The Justice Department’s legal brief says, “Moral opposition to homosexuality, though it may reflect deeply held personal views, is not a legitimate policy objective that can justify unequal treatment of gay and lesbian people.”

DOMA-sticity or Has Antonin Scalia Gone Completely Barking Mad?

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Tom Gualtieri insists that DOMA and Prop 8 are bias laws without basis in the U.S. Constitution.

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case on Gay Marriage

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Same-sex marriage will finally have its day in federal court.

The Komeuppance of Karma Karl

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“And speeking of rude I think for doing such a bad thing I think you shoudn’t be married. Ya that’s what feels like to be yeld that sentince right in your face.”

The Wedding Cake Topper

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Bill and Kelly’s community made sure their family enjoyed every benefit of marriage, starting with a wedding.

Prop. 8: The Color of Pee-Pee

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How California’s controversial “protect the children” marriage law is damaging kids.

A History of Gay Marriage Through the Eyes of the Church

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A video / art project on Proposition8

‘How Gay’ Has ‘Stay[ed] White’ for Over a Decade

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Homosexuality isn’t just a white thing, Josh Friedberg writes, and it’s up to us to challenge the stereotypes that continue to misinform and generalize.