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Yesterday three gay couples from Pennsylvania literally married across a bridge to New Jersey. Nice symbolism. “Just this week, Illinois passed marriage equality, Hawaii is on the verge of passing marriage equality, New Jersey recently passed marriage equality and we’re hoping for a win here in Pennsylvania,” said Adrian Shanker, president of Equality Pennsylvania. “You can see it from right …

“It’s been an incredible experience so far. I certainly don’t want to be a commercial for Russia… [but] I haven’t run into any discrimination so far since I’ve been here. Just by showing up, just by being visible, just by the sheer presence of my husband being there with me, and just the interest that this might generate in what …

Via press release: Celebrating a year of big wins and marking the need to finish the job, Freedom to Marry today announced a new video billboard titled “Love for Everyone” featuring three diverse same-sex families and a message of love and commitment. The billboard will display in Times Square throughout the holiday season up until January 4, 2014. More than …

From the Family Equality Council: There are 400,000 young people in foster care waiting for a home. Millions of LGBT people are willing to become adoptive parents if they could – yet many states make it harder for them to adopt. Help knock down these barriers and ensure every child has a chance to find a home. Find out more.

Yet another lawsuit has been filed against the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis. Via MPR News: The lawsuit filed Thursday morning by St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson on behalf of a man in his 50s alleges Kern abused him starting when he was 12 years old while Kern was working at Our Lady of Grace in Edina during the …

Right Wing Watch reports: In a video advertisement for his new book, “Apostate,” Colorado pastor Kevin Swanson dresses up as a prisoner who former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has put in jail for quoting Leviticus 20:13. Such ploys are nothing new: Religious Right activists have consistently warned that they will be imminently jailed for their beliefs. The Colorado-based pastor and …

A 13 year-old Kansas boy has been suspended by his school for carrying a purse. Skylar Davis says the Vera Bradley purse is his form of expression. He adds that girls carry purses, so he should be able to do the same. Skylar’s vice-principal disagreed and told him to stop carrying the bag. When Skylar refused, he was suspended. His …

Openly lesbian Hawaii state Rep. Jo Jordan has only tweeted once since voting against marriage equality during the second reading of the bill on Wednesday. Zack Ford reports that she made history in doing so: Denis Dison, senior vice president at the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, confirmed to ThinkProgress that there is no prior known example of an openly …

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel yesterday approved the wording for a petition drive to place marriage equality to a public vote in 2016. In September he also approved the wording for a separate initiative that would repeal the state’s constitutional ban. The new petition does both. McDaniel’s office certified the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment submitted by the Arkansas …