Matt R. Salmon, the gay son of Republican Arizona congressman Matt Salmon, defended his father's opposition to marriage equality--or more accurately, defended his father from accusations that he's a bigot. 

Check out what Matt, a Log Cabin Republican, has to say after the jump.

The brief madness continues today with practically half of Congress asking the Supreme Court to toss the 'Defense of Marriage Act' in the trash. Details after the break.

The Uniting American Families Act—legislation that seeks to allow gay and lesbian Americans to sponsor their international partners for U.S. residency—was reintroduced into Congress on Tuesday. For the first time in the bill's history, the reintroduction included support from GOP lawmakers in the form of co-sponsors Reps. Richard Hanna (NY) and Charlie Dent (PA). 

They were already young, rich, and successful and now Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge can potentially add politically powerful to the list.

Eldridge, an investor and husband of Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, is running for Congress!

Details after the jump.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio, one of eight congressional lawmakers tasked with coming up with a plan for immigration reform, is hoping discussions on the subject steer clear of LGBT immigrants. 

After all, the LGBT community is just made up of second class citizens, so who really cares if they're separated from their families? Including them in the discussion would just make things unnecessarily difficult! Obviously.

See what Rubio had to say after the jump.

If you've ever fantasized about the day former Congressman Barney Frank would be singing and dancing live on stage, your dreams are about to come true! Frank is set to make his Broadway debut in a guest starring role in Fiorello! on Saturday. Details follow. 

It's been a day since Barney Frank officially left Congress and already the elder statesman is ready to return to the ring. Appearing as a guest on this morning's edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Frank said, "I want to be a senator."

Twenty-four wealthy gays and lesbians are challenging Congress to keep Americans from going over the fiscal cliff! 

In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, LGBT one percenter's (including our girl, Suze Orman) lay out just how important it is to the LGBT community that Congress get it together and work with the President to prevent economic catastrophe.  

Check out what they have to say after the jump.

Leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus meeting today on Capitol Hill to discuss immigration reform emphasized the need for recognition of same-sex relationships in a comprehensive bill dealing with the matter. Details follow. 

The votes were too close to call nearly a week ago on Election Night, but after improving odds, Rep. Krysten Sinema has emerged the winner of an Arizona seat to become the first openly bisexual member of the U.S. Congress!

Madison, Wisconsin police may file charges against Kyle Wood, a gay Republican campaign worker for GOP congressional candidate Chad Lee, after Wood recanted statements claiming that he had been choked and assaulted at his home for being a gay Republican.

More after the jump.

If there was ever a time to sell your stock in tri-colored cardboard signs, now is the time!

Congress has passed a comprehensive veterans bill that includes a provision aimed at the Westboro Baptist Church to cripple protests at military funerals. Details follow.