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“Unfortunately, conservatives aren’t just fighting the courts for their right to decide the issue — they’re also fighting a massive PR push from deep-pocketed activists who are desperate to normalize same-sex ‘marriage.’ Their campaign is hitting a fever pitch in places like Missouri, where groups like Show Me Marriage are doing their best to bring voters’ beliefs in line with …

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The Accidental Bear blogger Mike Enders has posted a gay travel recap of his visit to Provincetown. Just by coincidence, it happened to be Bear Week when he was there. This might not be office-friendly but only because of intermittent beefcakery.

You gotta love the amount of styling that went into this selfie.

Audio files of the arguments for all four states have now been posted.  Dig in and give us your thoughts.

The Alliance Defending Freedom today filed their Oklahoma appeal with the US Supreme Court. Via the Associated Press: The appeal was filed Wednesday by an organization representing Tulsa County Clerk Sally Howe Smith, who was sued after refusing to grant a marriage license to a same-sex couple several years ago. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the …

In an amicus brief to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that is signed by 63 state legislators, today the Texas Conservative Coalition compared same-sex marriage to incest, polygamy, and pedophilia. Via Lone Star Q: The brief states that U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia’s February decision striking down the marriage bans opened the door to a variety of unions …

“There are hundreds of documented cases of harassment by LGBT activists against Christians and other people of faith who support traditional values, and scant evidence of such incidents against lesbians and gays. Yet cities like Houston pursue special ‘nondiscrimination” ordinances, Congress is being pressured to pass “nondiscrimination’ statutes and President Obama has issued an executive order on the subject. Meanwhile, …

The above reporter also notes that Daughtrey said: “What harm comes? It doesn’t look like the sky has fallen in other cases.” Listen to the first hour of today’s hearing at this link and let us know your thoughts. UPDATE: Freedom To Marry has posted a copy of the Michigan arguments linked above.