"I don't think the argument for gay rights should hinge on whether you're gay or you know someone who is gay."

"If something is actually bad or morally wrong, you don't try to promote it by talking about the person in your family who does it....

"Ann -- Today, I was asked a direct question and gave a direct answer: I believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry."

Obama emails: I hope you'll take a moment to watch the conversation, consider it, and weigh in yourself on behalf of marriage equality: ...

Wait. The Secret Service Scandal has to do with homosexuality?

Oh... I see what you're saying. Man, that's stupid.

I have listened to the video several times, and I stand by my perception that only one person audibly yells "boo."

I hear a loud "boo," then a difficult to decipher noise — which could be an ugh response to the booer — and then a little more of...

Live-blogging the GOP debate.

Hang out here! 8:02 — Watch it live here . Questions from around the world. This is the Google/YouTube aspect of the debate. The questions w...

"Marines Hit the Ground Running in Seeking Recruits at Gay Center."

The NYT reports: The Marines were the service most opposed to ending the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, but they were the only one of five ...

"Gay men and lesbians in the military no longer have to hide who they are, and the servicemembers who were discharged under this policy can re-enlist."

Says email titled "It's officially over" from BarackObama.com. "It" is, of course, Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Th...

"The Pentagon is set to certify that the U.S. military is prepared to accept openly gay and lesbian service members..."

"... and doing so will not harm military readiness, a U.S. official told CNN on Thursday."

The 9th Circuit gives the Obama administration 10 days to say whether it will appeal the injunction against enforcing Don't Ask Don't Tell.

According to the Wall Street Journal: [T]he court said it did not believe the Obama administration is prepared to defend the constitutionali...

Requiring same-sex couples to marry if they want to keep health insurance benefits they've previously enjoyed with domestic partnerships.

This issue arises in the 6 states (plus D.C.) that allow same-sex marriage. On the surface, this appears to put the couples on an even foot...

"Defense Secretary Robert Gates bluntly told Marines... that they won't be able to opt out of their enlistment..."

"... just because they disagree with a government decision to end a ban on gays serving openly in the military." Wasn't it bi...

"The excuse that you're not breaking new gossip you're just helping to spread gossip seems like a pretty lame excuse."

Jack Craver — the Isthmus writer who did that hit piece on me — takes some heat for writing "Oh, and Herb Kohl is long-rumored to be ...

Allowing gays to serve openly in the miliary "would not be the wrenching, traumatic change that many have feared and predicted," said Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates.

At a news conference today, after the release of a 9-month Pentagon study.  He said it was a “matter of urgency” that the lame-duck Senate v...

"The Most Hilarious Piece You'll Ever Read About Gays in the Military."

Choire Sicha points at a really, really bad effort at satire: D.C. comedy site "The Daily Caller" has a hilarious piece today , e...

"President Barack Obama took steps on Wednesday to force a Senate vote on legislation that would begin to dismantle the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy..."

"... banning openly gay service members during the ongoing lame-duck legislative session, hosting a second White House strategy session...

McCain on Don't Ask Don't Tell.

WaPo reports: McCain (R-Ariz.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Sunday that he did not think the Senate should l...

The Supreme Court leaves Don't Ask Don't Tell in place — with Kagan not participating.

The 9th Circuit stay on the order ending DADT will keep the policy in effect pending appeal. There were no dissenting opinions, and, most in...

Are Cindy and John McCain in a serious marital breakdown over Don't Ask Don't Tell?

John Aravosis says: John McCain is leading the filibuster against the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" "repeal" legislati...

A 9th Circuit panel keeps Don't Ask, Don't Tell in place.

"[T]he public interest in ensuring orderly change of this magnitude in the military – if that is what is to happen – strongly militates...

A liberal blogger confronts Barack Obama about gay rights... with tediously grim results.

I'm going to pick apart the transcript from Obama's big meetup with the liberal bloggers. The "Q" is Joe Sudbay of Americ...