Gay marriage is inching closer to a legal reality in America thanks to mayors, and in Washington thanks to Microsoft.

Rachel Maddow is on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter, and on the inside she’s talking about her feelings.

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

All the news that’s fit to print for happy people this week is about gay marriage.

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!

Be the change you want to see in the world, Perez Hilton.

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.

Because civil unions aren’t marriage, no matter what the state tries to tell you.

It’s theoretically possible that same-sex marriage could be legal in Washington as early as June!

As you finish up your Thanksgiving break and finally reach the bus / train / plane terminal taking you far away from your family, you might as well take in some good gay news, too.

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.”

San Francisco is about evolution. New York is about engagement. But really, Lady Gaga v. Oprah and your other pop superheroes are inside.

Did you read the Prop 8 Trial recaps? Even if you didn’t, you’ll LOVE the highlights from this 138-page ruling, it’s everything you’ve ever wanted to hear w/r/t your rights and the other side’s ridiculousness. Riese let me write this post because it’s easier than you reading the whole thing and cheaper than me going to therapy.

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.

Keaton Fuller is graduating happy, Obama’s sailing in a pool of gay money, and also PHOTOBOMBING ANIMALS.

“We are encouraging the civil rights of all citizens of the state and are against being signaled out or targeted by a particular constitutional amendment or legislative action.”

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

“As an aspiring talk show host who also happens to be a lawyer and a formerly engaged Gay American, I know a lot about the ins and outs of marriage, legally and emotionally.”

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.

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