After Pres. Obama's decision last week to discontinue defending the Defense of Marriage Act in federal courts, California's attorney general has requested that state courts allow same-sex marriages to take place immediately. In 2008, California voters approved the controversial Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage there. A judge later ruled the proposition unconstitutional, a decision that is currently pending appeal.
Two Maryland House members -- and co-sponsors of a pro same-sex marriage bill -- staged a walkout during a committee meeting rather than vote in favor of their own proposed law. Last week, the Senate easily passed legislation that would legalize gay marriage in the state.
Rev. Grant Storms, a well-known anti-gay activist from Louisiana, was arrested for masturbating in public in the vicinity of a playground carousel where children were present.
