The Supreme Court has rejected the National Organization for Marriage and the Alliance Defense Fund's appeal of a ruling that made gay marriage legal in Washington, D.C. Same-sex marriage became legal in D.C. last March.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo could be setting the stage for a move to legalize gay marriage in New York, which was one of his campaign promises. Cuomo has appointed Erik Bottcher, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's liaison to the gay community, to the newly created cabinet post of special assistant for community affairs.
This article appears in Jan 13-19, 2011.