“I know what civil rights are, and gays in America have all the civil rights as anyone else.” RIGHT ON, BOB BATTLE, RIGHT ON

We made a lot of important strides in 2010, so obviously 2011 will be about people trying to push us backwards. Let’s make sure we don’t let them.

With only ten days to go, the marriage equality fight in Maine heats up — we bring you the latest arguments from all sides on how to win this thing. Also, an interesting perspective on hate crimes and the war-spending budget attached to the Matthew Shepard Act.

The Supreme Court took no action today on Prop 8 or on cases dealing with DOMA.

The Democratic Party is officially adding a “plank” to their party platform supporting gay marriage.

Obviously anti-gay groups are doing their best to fight marriage equality in New York State, but their best just isn’t good enough.

“Obama is proud to support the Respect for Marriage Act.”

Feelings from New Yorkers, photos, tweets from famous people and not-so-famous people. An epic post of epic New York same-sex marriage emotions!

Gay people can’t get married in Wisconsin, and domestic partnerships are barred from having the same rights as marriage. Plus, you can’t adopt children without being married there. MADISON REVOLT!

“There. She. Is.” Glennon wrote in her new memoir, Untamed, when she recalled the moment Abby Wambach entered her life. I assumed that would be the central conflict of Untamed. And in some ways it is — but not the ways I expected.

No one thought it would happen, but the New Jersey Senate agreed to hear the same-sex marriage bill tomorrow — what’s the outlook? Also, Rhode Island’s gay funeral rights bill veto, Prop 8 trial on YouTube, Obama’s transgender appointee, and the funniest bestest Daily Show video ever about that simple time Glenn Beck & his ilk are always reminiscing about.

Exciting things are happening for LGBT people in the US, activists are critical of Pride, and there are tons of awesome events you should go to!

Baby, sometimes love just ain’t enough.

“What we’re asking you to do is vote in favor of civil rights. Not what your district says,”

The Washington Post profiles Brian Brown, the Exec Director of NOM, saying that he is sane and all this other crazy stuff. Also, Ellen & Portia rock the Emmys, Glee sneak preview and … apparently men loving transsexual women is a new “trend.”

“For all of our joint bank accounts and shared wardrobes, for all our talk of travel and home loans, of potential babies – she was right, it was just a piece of paper, easily crumpled and lost with no consequence.”

U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon called the ban an “unabashedly gender-specific infringement of the equal rights of its citizens.”

Alabama’s Chief Justice, Roy Moore, has told probate court judges to ignore the federal ruling that has legalized gay marriage in the state, leaving only a few counties issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Maine Equality shatters the misconception that anyone over the age of 60 is auto-homophobic. Anti-gay bullies try to get Obama’s progressive safe schools czar outsed, how Immigration law hurts same-sex couples, and Colbert does Washington’s Referendum 71.

Malaika’s Team Pick: The opposition to marriage equality will fade away to never-never relevant-land as proponents for marriage equality keep winning, and winning, and winning some more.