While Philadelphia is seeking to become "the world's most LGBT friendly city," some lawmakers are attempting to ban same-sex marriage via the state's constitution. 

More after the jump. 

Indiana lawmakers have decided that they will not put the question of whether or not to institute a state constitutional ban on the legal recognition of same-sex couples to voters via referendum this year.

Could it be because social conservatives are afraid that they'll lose?

More after the jump.

A great clip has surfaced today that takes us inside a war room the very moment the defeat of Minnesota's anti-gay constitutional amendment was announced. Watch sheer jubilation at its finest, after the jump. 

Having ditched the Pioneer-Press for publishing a homophobic editorial last week, LGBT advocate and Minnesota Viking Chris Kluwe takes his passionate prose to Slate to gush about the defeat of his state's anti-gay constitutional amendment. 

The blog that brought Chris Kluwe into the heart of the LGBT fight for equality and gave us such unforgettable hits as "lustful cockmonster" will lose out on "six figure page visits" per week after the hunky hero put in his resignation. Details follow. 

Madonna reminded her Minnesota fans to vote no on the state amendment that seeks to constitutionally ban marriage equality during the Twin Cities stop of her MDNA tour on Saturday night. 

Now this is what we call Congressional support! 

Minnesota Senator Al Franken's Washington D.C. and Minnesota staff members both showed solidarity with the LGBT community by dressing as a rainbow for Halloween!

Each staff also held up signs encouraging Minnesota voters to vote "no" on the proposed state constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage. 

Take a look after the jump.

The New York Times editorial division has endorsed marriage equality in the four states where voters will decide the "issue's" fate next week. Details follow. 

In what the L.A. Times is calling a "rare political donation," Brad Pitt has given $100,000 to the four battleground states that will see marriage equality on the ballot next week. 

After months of depressing surveys revealing otherwise, a new poll from St. Cloud State show opposition to Minnesota's anti-gay marriage ban with a slight lead. Details follow.

Just in case there was any confusion, Mitt Romney is still very much in favor of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. 

He also doesn't consider pesky things like, oh, being able to visit your same-sex partner in the hospital to be civil rights. Those are "benefits" and according to Romney they should be determined by the states.

Awesome. Details after the jump.

Former Prop.8 proponent and key trial witness David Blankenhorn came out in support of the marriage equality movement in a big way this past June when he wrote a New York Times opinion editorial detailing his evolution on the issue. 

He's now speaking out in opposition to Minnesota's proposed constitutional amemdment that would ban same-sex marriage. 

It's pretty remarkable to see this man's transition from being a staunch opponent to becoming a true advocate for the marriage equality cause. See what he has to say to Minnesotans in this short clip after the jump!