Outside the Beltway

A victory for marriage equality in the Empire State.

President Obama came close to endorsing same-sex marriage last night, but stopped short yet again

Can gay soldiers now get married and receive the same federal benefits as heterosexuals?

A very provocative decision on same-sex marriage from an unlikely source.

The Navy is considering allowing its chaplains to perform same-sex marriages once “Dont ask, Don’t tell” ends.

Last night’s Presidential Debate in South Carolina was interesting, but, in the end, not very important.

A major law firm has withdrawn from defending DOMA in Court, and a public controversy has erupted.

Two new polls reflect the extent to which public attitudes on same-sex marriage have changed dramatically over the past twenty years, and it’s only a matter of time before that’s reflected in the law.

A look at history reveals that President Obama’s decision to decline to defend Section Three of DOMA is hardly unprecedented.

Opposition to marriage equality is no longer the wedge issue it used to be.

President Obama’s decision to decline to defend Section Three of the Defense Of Marriage Act on appeal was a proper and appropriate exercise of his authority as President Of The United States.

Huge news in the marriage equality debate today as the Obama Administration has decided not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court anymore.

The words “mother” and “father” will be removed from U.S. passport applications and replaced with gender neutral terminology.

A case out of Texas demonstrates quite aptly the absurdity of the current patchwork quilt approach to same-sex marriage in the United States.

Yesterday’s ruling by a federal judge declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional is likely to collapse on appeal.

A district court judge has issued a ruling that could have wide ramifications for the question of same-sex marriage.