“Newlyweds Johanna Flynn, left, and Allison Kelsey wave back to well-wishers as they depart Seattle City Hall” in Seattle, WA, Dec. 9, 2012 (Image by © Elaine Thompson/ /AP/Corbis)

“Senator Penny Wong has been a driving force in creating reform for gay and lesbian Australians, and part of her ability to be the instigator of reform stems from the fact that she has chosen to refrain from advocating for gay marriage.”

This Sunday Funday, people are coming over to the gay side, holding hands, watching porn, and getting married. Plus, there are baby animals inside!

Today Obama did another thing for gay people, and we can hear the icicles of our soul slowly melting. Which got me thinking about relationships — are we in an emotionally manipulative short-term on-and-off relationship with Obama, or is he in fact being a better man?

The Philippines is widely regarded as Asia’s most gay-friendly country. So why are its lesbians forced to marry men, submerge desire and stay in the closet?

Marriage equality comes with a cost.

NOM and the Family Research Council are upset the Southern Poverty Law Center called them hate groups, because it’s not hatred if you’re right.

The second and third weeks of trial marriages bring tears, sex, and People Having Serious Conversations Under Blankets on the Couch.

A fantastic trailer for a book about the dangers of homosexuality, a world map of useless stereotypes, Coronation Street is too gay, and about 15 other stories relevant to your interests.

“The Dinah is gonna be a lot of fun! Truthfully, every time I see a large group of gay women I can’t believe how many of us there are. I marvel.”

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives…

Who knew that April 2013 would be such a game changer for marriage equality? Louisa Wall, that’s who!

Obama and Hillary are making efforts to assure us that gay rights are still a priority. Also gays will get more rights to take time off work to care for partners or kids. New York is about to have a gay/trans inclusive anti-bullying bill. And we’re still cautiously optimistic about the Prop 8 trial.

Everyone looks damn sexy and everyone is gay. Plus, there are still weddings to be had, and lots of honeymoons to go on. And do you love Lucille Ball? I love Lucille Ball.

GLAAD asks Newsweek for apology over Seetodeh’s gays-can’t-play-straight piece! Why do we still care? Because, believe it or not, this isn’t even the worst thing he’s written about gay people for Newsweek, just look at the victim-blaming hate-crime cover story! Anti-DADT empirical research is on YouTube and they’re dancing, Happiness without perfection, what your server is thinking about your date, and a Catholic university isn’t hiring a lesbian.

All the young gays are celebrating in Seattle, uprising in NYC, dancing in Rutgers (and our strai army allies are dancing homosexily in Afghanistan!), taking back the night in WI, speaking against violence in CA, hosting Dan Choi at Harvard, and more! Also; Hawaii passes civil unions (the bill now goes to the governor), a lesbian stabs her ex, trans identity & faith & Laura Bush’s memoir on the 2004 debates around same-sex marriage.

Meet Robin! She’s a professional photographer who’s already done some amazing things, like shooting Lady Gaga and being in a Red Man video. But now she’s taking on something else – she wants to change the his-and-hers heteronormative obsession of the wedding industry. Want to help?

What if you had found out about gay historical figures and role models from your teacher, and not frantic late-night googling?

Atlanta tops the list of the gayest cities in the USA — and you’ll be surprised who didn’t even rank. Also; Caster Semenya update, Haiti relief efforts, transgender high school quarterback turned lesbian filmmaker, dog people vs. cat people and would Martin Luther King have been an LGBT advocate?