“But Democrats… have managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.”

Is there room in your boat, Anne Shirley?

From left, Paul Katami, Jeff Cirillo, Kris Perry and Sandy Stier stand together outside a home in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. The two same-sex couples are plaintiffs in a federal court case on California’s same-sex marriage ban. The federal trial is scheduled to begin later Monday in San Francisco. It will consider whether […]

The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the U.S. Episcopal Church’s first openly gay bishop, right, shakes hands with Mo Baxley in the gallery of Representatives Hall in the State house after lawmakers voted in favor of gay marriage in Concord, N.H., Wednesday, June 3, 2009.(AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Demonstrators for and against same-sex marriage protest during a rally in front of a federal courthouse in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. The first federal trial to determine if the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from outlawing same-sex marriage gets under way in San Francisco on Monday, and the two gay couples on whose behalf […]

People in Seattle’s faith community participate in a pro-Referendum 74 March and rally in downtown Seattle on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 in Seattle. Hundreds of marriage equality supporters marched from Seattle’s Central Lutheran Church to the King County Administration Building where they dropped their ballots in the drop box. Washington is voting on a referendum […]

Remember Autostraddle’s Marriage Equality Wedding Giveaway? Are you ready to see how perfect Abby and Lani’s wedding was?

Gay rights activists “Jose” (L) and “manuel” (2ndL) and “Ana” (2ndR) and “Maria” (R) stage a wedding ceremony in front of the Portuguese parliament in downtown Lisbon on October 10, 2008. Left-wing parties Bloco de Esquerda and Os Verdes failled today to pass a bill proposing to legalize gay marriage. AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO LEONG […]

Demonstrators for and against same-sex marriage protest during a rally in front of a federal courthouse in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. The first federal trial to determine if the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from outlawing same-sex marriage gets under way in San Francisco on Monday, and the two gay couples on whose behalf […]

A demonstrator carries a pink Union flag outside Buckingham Palace during a protest against Britain’s gay marriage ban, in London April 25, 2011. Prince William is to wed his fiancee Kate Middleton on April 29. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN – Tags: ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Judge James Ware was appointed to fill the spot that Judge Vaughn Walker (of Prop 8 Trial fame) left when he retired. Except who even is this guy?

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 26: Same-sex marriage supporter Vin Testa, of Washington, DC, waves a LGBTQIA pride flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building as he makes pictures with his friend Donte Gonzalez to celebrate the anniversary of the United States v. Windsor and the Obergefell v. Hodges decisions on June 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. Today marks the 8th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case that guaranteed the right to marriage for same-sex couples. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

This week, the Sun published a fascinating letter in their Dear Deidre advice column, in which a (presumably straight?) (presumably real???) married woman describes falling in love with another young mother at her child’s school and wonders if their tawdry extramarital affair is built to last.

CREDIT: REUTERS/JOE SKIPPER

It’s time for another week of activism and adorableness!

AP Photo by Tom Smart

Supporters of same-sex marriage Suzanne Blackburn, left, and Ann DiMella, of Portland, prepare to set up a NO on 1 sign in Deering Oaks Park, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Portland, Maine. Voters will decide Question 1, the proposal to rescind the Legislature’s approval of same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

ANNAPOLIS, MD – MARCH 01: Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (C), Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller (L) and House Speaker Michael Busch (R) sign the state’s recently passed same-sex marriage bill into law during a ceremony at the Maryland State House March 1, 2012 in Annapolis, Maryland. The law is expected to face a referendum in the November election before it goes into effect in January, 2013. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) via latimes.com

From left, Erinn Brehio of Iowa City, University of Iowa junior Miranda Welch, of Stratford, and UI senior Cody Shafer, of Wapello, wave flags before the start of a rally at the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa celebrating Friday’s Iowa Supreme Court ruling upholding a lower court decision legalizing same sex marriage on Friday, April […]

The original Prop 8 case wasn’t televised, but the hearing on whether or not Prop 8 should ultimately be repealed will be.