California's ban on "ex-gay" reparative therapy has gotten its day in federal appeals court. 

Proponents and opponents of the ban had a hearing today in front of the 9th U.S. Court of Appeals. 

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Today, openly gay interim judge, Tracy Thorne-Begland received a full time appointment to the Virginia Circuit Court following a vote by Virginia's General Assembly. This comes after last year's rejection of his nomination based on his sexual orientation.

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With same-sex marriages scheduled to kick off in Maryland on January 2, county clerks throughout the state are taking a personal stance on same-sex unions.

Some deputy clerks have stated that their religious beliefs prohibit them from marrying same-sex couples. So what's the solution that one Maryland county has come up with?

These anti-marriage equality clerks won't be officiating any marriage ceremonies at all.

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California's ex-gay therapy ban has hit a road block. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked the law that bans ex-gay therapy for minors and was scheduled to go into effect in January 2013.

Details after the jump.

A lesbian couple and an agnostic couple have lost their case according to a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The two couples filed suit claiming that the Boy Scouts of America ban gay, atheist, and agnostic scouts and scout leaders based on religious beliefs and are ineligible to lease government regulated land at a nominal rate. 

More on the Ninth Circuit's decision after the jump. 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled today that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutionally discriminates against married same-sex couples.

The case was brought to the court by Edith "Edie" Windsor. Windsor's wife, Thea Spyer, died in 2009 and she left all of her property to her spouse. While deceased spouse's estate typically would go to the surviving spouse without any estate tax, DOMA prevents the federal government from recognizing the state-recognized legal marriages of same-sex couples.

Windsor had to pay $363,000 in federal estate taxes as a result. More after the jump. 

The homophobic and ironically titled American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) has filed a brief demanding that the U.S. Supreme Court hear an appeal in the Ninth Circuit's ruling against Proposition 8. Details follow. 

A week ago today Facebook introduced same-sex marriage icons to much fanfare from around the world. But like opening Pandora Boxx, err, Pandora's box, it's only a matter of time before things get real fishy. 

The hilarious folks at LIberal Bias imagine the "Slippery Slope of Facebook Gay Marriage Icons," after the jump.

The always classy Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (who's proven to be anti-pretty-much-everything) has shifted her focus to the gays in a particularly nasty way.

The Republican Governor has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that allows state employees to place their same-sex partners on their health insurance. Because, you know, we should die.

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Is the Supreme Court about to review the Defense of Marriage Act?

Metro Weekly reports that the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, led by Republican House members, mailed in its petition today to the Supreme Court following the May 31 ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit that found DOMA's federal definition of marriage to be unconstitutional.

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We reported back in May that Tracy Thorne-Begland, the openly gay Virginia prosecutor whose circuit court judicial nomination was rejected because he was gay, could potentially be appointed on an interim basis by the Richmond circuit court.

The Richmond circuit court has done just that, much to the dismay of those bigoted officials that thwarted his appointment in the first place.

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Sad news to report today, Instincters: Erik Rhodes, one of the most recognized gay porn stars in the world, has passed away at age 30. Rhodes, who was open about his use of steroids and club drugs, apparently died from a heart attack in the early morning hours.