The Illinois LGBT community received some welcome love from the Chicago sportsworld today in the form of athletic icons asking the state House to approve marriage equality. 

Details after the break!

Updated Thursday, 1 p.m. est

...unless you're a member of the Little Traverse Bay Odawa Indians. (More on that below).

Wah-wah. Much of the community had been waiting for Michigan to become the latest state to provide marriage rights for its same-sex couples in a surprise twist. But those dreams were squashed on Thursday as a judge postponed a same-sex adoption decision until after SCOTUS hears the case against the "Defense of Marriage Act."

Updated Wednesday, March 6, 11:45 a.m. est

Jennifer Roback Morse, a notorious henchman for the National Organization for Marriage, told a crowd at Iowa State University that Tyler Clementi's suicide could be attributed to the LGBT community. 

The gall, right?

Spurred by the Clementi family and GLAAD's demand for a retraction and apology, Roback Morse has issued a rare follow-up to say. But what she has to say for herself is not painting a smile on the faces of her critics. 

Equality activist—and one of Instinct’s 2012 Leading Men—Shane Bitney Crone turned the tragic death of his partner into a learning lesson for us all. And now this labor of love is about to get a very big premiere! Find out where you can catch the first showing of Bridegroom: A Love Story, Unequaled, after the jump.

Yikes. Some of Lady Gaga's "Little Monsters" are being a little too true to their name. 

Apparently outraged that Gaga's pseudo rival, Madonna, will be presenting Anderson Cooper with GLAAD's Vito Russo Award at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York City next week, these rabid fans have penned a letter to GLAAD requesting that they not only "rethink" having Madge as a presenter, but also blaming her for AIDS.

Whaaaaaaaaaaa???

See for yourself after the jump.

The Obama administration's amicus brief, filed last week, shot down what's being described as a "key" argument on the part of congressional Republicans in the Supreme Court's Defense of Marriage Act case. 

Lawyers defending DOMA on behalf of Congress argue that because same-sex couples cannot become accidentally pregnant, they do not need access to marriage. 

Legal brilliance in action.

More after the jump.

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if the illogical fears put forth by folks like NOM's Brian Brown, FRC's Tony Perkins and AFA's Bryan Fischer actually materialized in real life?

No need to follow Demi Moore's lead and wrap your lips around a can of whipped cream to trick your brain into hallucinating homophobia—a new hilarious video imagines what the world must look like inside the minds of hate group leaders.

Check it out after the jump!

Four former U.S. Senators, each of whom voted in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, now regret that decision, telling the Supreme Court that "the original justifications for DOMA can no longer be credited today," and concluding that "our constitutional commitment to equality does not tolerate such discrimination."

More after the jump.

Colorado took another step towards legalizing civil unions on Thursday as Senate Bill 11 passed in the House Judiciary Committee.

While the 8-3 vote was pretty lopsided in favor of the bill's passage, it's notable that the breakdown included seven Democrats and one Republican.

Republican Rep. Carole Murray broke with her party in support of civil unions legislation and explains her emotional decision after the jump.

Damn it! Tears in the afternoon!! 

We came across this New York Times piece titled "We Found Our Son in the Subway" and immediately assumed it was the breakdown of some Law & Order episode.

Instead, it's the first-hand account of how a gay couple became parents practically overnight to a newborn infant that, yes, they found in a subway. 

Check it out after the jump.

The Broadway gods are smiling down upon us! 

Tony winner Idina Menzel of Rent and Wicked fame (like you didn't know!) is making her heralded return to Broadway in a new original musical!

Details after the jump.

We've gotta love these guys!

NFL players Chris Kluwe (Minnesota Vikings) and Brendon Ayanbadejo (Baltimore Ravens) have submitted their own amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court imploring the court to strike down California's Prop. 8. 

Details after the jump.