Outside the Beltway

Senator Al Franken called Focus on the Family’s Tom Minnery a liar in yesterday’s hearing on DOMA. Franken was the one being dishonest.

I’ve been hearing whispers that Michele Bachmann’s husband, Marcus, is gay for a while. It’s now exploding into a full-on meme.

A former opponent of same-sex marriage admits he was wrong.

A victory for marriage equality in the Empire State.

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.

Desperate women are finding some horrific ways to terminate their pregnancies. Some are being arrested for it.

President Obama has issued a Proclamation designating June 2011 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people.”

A majority of Americans think homosexuals account for at least a fifth of the population.

We’ve reached a turning point in the debate over same-sex marriage.

Amanda Marcotte argues that society secretly sympathizes with rapists.

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

It may be time to change rules keeping women out of combat roles. But “fairness” isn’t the right question.

Andrew Bacevich refers to Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, and Samantha Power as “the Three Harpies.”

A handful of young male bloggers have launched themselves to the head of the line, leapfrogging those who’ve spent years playing the game by the old rules.juice

PP’s intensive effort to recast itself as a preventer of abortions doesn’t bear scrutiny.

Why is Charlie Sheen seen as likable despite his serial abuse of women?

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.

The fight over Federal funding for Planned Parenthood seems to be about much more than whether taxpayer dollars should be going to Planned Parenthood.

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

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.

Facebook has come up with new settings to meet the needs of users in same-sex relationships.

No, the legislation does not in any way “suggest that some kind of rape that would be okay.”

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

Now that gays will be allowed to serve openly in the military, the command will have some new issues to address.

Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies should rightly be enormously proud of their accomplishments. But comparing them to John Wooden’s is embarrassing.

California’s Proposition 8 faced another legal test in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, and the day didn’t seem to go well for opponents of same-sex marriage.

The commander-in-chief, secretary of defense, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff all support removing the ban on gays in the military without further delay. A long-awaited Pentagon study showed no reason not to do so. But three of four Service chiefs disagree.

Despite the Defense Department releasing its study showing that the effects of allowing gays to serve openly would be minimal, Senator John McCain isn’t convinced.