Apparently Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott would like us to have absolutely no recognition under the law. 

Abbott issued an opinion yesterday stating that domestic partner benefits offered by local Texas governments were unconstitutional. 

More after the jump.

As we reported last week, outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has officially announced the extension of a handful of benefits to loving same-sex military couples. 

Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan, a member of the New Hampshire National Guard and a lesbian, passed away this morning.

Morgan bravely battled Stage IV breast cancer while working tirelessly to see both the overturn of the Defense of Marriage Act and the extension of benefits to same-sex military couples. 

More after the jump.

Great news from the Pentagon today where Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will announce an extension of some benefits to same-sex military couples later this week. 

Despite a shaky start in the nomination process, President Obama's Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel is no longer ambiguous in regard to his position on the post-DADT era and the fight for equal benefits for LGBT military families. 

Gallup has released results from a Nov. 26-29, 2012 poll charting American attitudes towards gays and lesbians. 

Some of them may surprise you.

See after the jump!

Stephen Colbert gave his two cents on the news that Boeing may deny same-sex married couples pension benefits on last night's episode of The Colbert Report. 

See what he has to say on this (and the University of Colorado's bizarre decision to open up a gun-friendly dorm) after the jump!!

Wow. Boeing may need to do some damage control now that it appears that they may be actively discriminating against their same-sex married employees.  

In the wake of Washington State's passage of Referendum 74, which legalized same-sex marriage in the state, Boeing has been asked by union reps to extend equal pension benefits to same-sex spouses. 

According to union rep, Ray Goforth, Boeing has refused citing the federal government's non-recognition of same-sex marriage. 

More after the jump. 

The Human Rights Campaign has released its annual Corporate Equality Index to rank the LGBT-friendliness of the business landscape as we prepare to head into 2013. The latest report reveals plenty to cheer about (including a record number of companies that boast top scores) and where the corporate world could use some improvement. Get all the highlights after the jump!

Cray cray former assistant attorney general, Andrew Shirvell, who was ordered to pay $4.5 MILLION to Chris Armstrong, the gay University of Michigan student body president he harrassed (total Fatal Attraction crush style), will have a little cash coming in so that he can start paying those checks!

Apparently a court has ruled that Shirvell can now receive unemployment benefits.

More after the jump.

Great news out of Dallas County, Texas today where the County Commissioners Court has approved health benefits for the domestic partners, gay and straight, of county employees. 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.