A lesbian couple has filed a lawsuit against a Vermont inn for refusing to host their wedding reception. Their suit was filed by the ACLU. Kate Baker and Ming Linsley filed the suit on Tuesday in Vermont Superior Court, accusing the Wildflower Inn of Lyndonville of abruptly turning them away after learning they are lesbians. They claim the inn violated …

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The U.S. Senate will today begin debate on the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. Among those scheduled to testify are a long list of gay Americans who’ve suffered under DOMA. On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider a bill that would do that and — for the first time — give federal benefits to same-sex couples who …

Rep. Michele Bachmann yesterday confirmed Daily Caller’s story about her long-running migraines, but denied that the condition would affect her ability to be president. “Like nearly 30 million other Americans, I experience migraines that are easily controlled with medication,” Bachmann, R-Minn., said in a statement. “Let me be abundantly clear — my ability to function effectively has never been impeded …

“Gay people who point out how fruity Bachmann is aren’t saying there’s something wrong with being fruity, or with being gay, or with guys who look, speak, walk, or dance the way Bachmann does. A lot of us look, speak, walk, and dance that way. And we don’t think there’s anything wrong with us for looking, speaking, walking, or dancing …

A Ghana official has ordered the “immediate arrest” of “all homosexuals in the region.” From an anti-gay African news site: The Western Region Minister Paul Evans Aidoo has ordered the immediate arrest of all homosexuals in the region. He has tasked the Bureau of National Investigations and all security agencies to smoke out persons suspected to be engaging in same …

The Archbishop of Baltimore, Edwin O’Brien, has a message for Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who earlier this week vowed to support the renewed push for marriage equality. “Maryland is not New York,” wrote Archbishop Edwin O’Brien of Baltimore in a statement to LifeSiteNews Tuesday. “During the 2011 session, Maryland lawmakers chose not to redefine marriage because they listened to their …

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As you doubtlessly know, Senate Democrats are spearheading a bill to repeal DOMA. The bill should get its first Senate hearing tomorrow. Today the president endorsed the bill, which is titled the Respect For Marriage Act. Reactions below. Human Rights Campaign We thank the President for his support of the Respect for Marriage Act. He has repeatedly expressed his desire …

The latest result (PDF) from Public Policy Polling: Michele Bachmann’s momentum continues to build and she’s taken first place by the smallest of margins on PPP’s newest national Presidential poll. 21% of Republican primary voters say she’s their top choice to 20% for Mitt Romney, 12% for Rick Perry, 11% for Herman Cain, 9% for Ron Paul, 7% for Newt …

“This Sunday a thousand people will demonstrate in midtown to let Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg know that even though the same-sex marriage law was approved by the legislature we will not be silenced! In a city where teachers and public employees are being laid off, and fire houses are being closed for lack of funds, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has …

NOM has begun mailing flyers to voters in the home districts of seven New York state senators who voted in favor of marriage equality. Included in the mailings are the four GOP Senators who voted “yes.”

Embattled Philadelphia Archbishop Justin Rigali resigned today after years of growing scandal over his alleged shielding of pedophile priests. Rigali, archbishop in Philadelphia since 2003, has been struggling to contain the pedophilia scandal in the wake of a Philadelphia grand jury report issued at the beginning of this year. Three priests, a monsignor and a church teacher were indicted as …

New York City officials today announced a “marriage lottery” to deal with the high numbers of gay couples looking to tie the knot on the first day of legalized same-sex marriage. Fearing demand for same-sex weddings will be too great for the City Clerk’s Office to handle this Sunday, city officials have announced a lottery for weddings on the first …

Good As You notes that the Family Research Council has begun promoting this year’s Values Voters Summit, the annual hate group confab at which major GOP personalities arrive to suckle the teats of the religious right.

Think Progress delivers the below clip of Iowa Family Leader head Bob Vander Plaats laughing at a “faggot” joke. Plaats’ group is the author of the virulently anti-gay marriage vow signed by Bachmann and Santorum.

“For a long time, gays and lesbians braver than I was were effectively married and lived together, risking violence and opprobrium and isolation. For decades these bonds existed, and we knew of them even if we never spoke of them. I saw them up close as a young man in the darkest years of the AIDS plague. I saw spouses …