After polling the country on rights for same-sex couples, it has been leaked that government leaders in the United Kingdom will tomorrow announce a commitment to achieving marriage equality.

New Hampshire's Democratic and pro-gay Gov. John Lynch announced today he will not run for office for a 5th time in 2012. The news comes on the heels of yesterday's announcement that an effort to repeal the state's marriage equality laws gained traction, amounting in a perfect storm for homophobic hate activists.

While part of the Human Rights Campaign is on a bus winding through the Midwest pushing for marriage equality support, work is still being done on all fronts at HRC headquarters. After the jump learn about HRC's new 50-state initiative to identify All Children-All Families (ACAF) partners for adoption opportuniies.

Out country music star Chely Wright (who married wife Lauren Blitzer on August 20) appeared on MSNBC to call the anti-gay amendment that North Carolina lawmakers approved this week "disgusting." Follow the jump for more.

One step forward, two steps back.

Taking a page from the "How to be Homophobic and Un-American" playbook North Carolina has written this week, a New Hampshire House subcommittee has just given an effort to repeal its marriage equality laws traction. The infuriating details follow.

A new poll from the Associated Press shows a shift in support for marriage equality across the country, despite the lies the National Organization for Marriage or lawmakers in North Carolina would like you to believe. Though a narrow majority opposed equality in 2009, now, in 2011, a majority of Americans want legal marriage rights for same-sex couples.

Yesterday we wondered if Clint Eastwood dodged the J. Edgar Hoover gay issues because of ill-formed stereotypes of gay men. But today, with quotes about modern culture in general seeping out of his interview with GQ, we see that the director is more of a friend to the community than we had thought. So, what does Dustin Lance Black, writer of the Eastwood-directed Hoover biopic, say is "reason #1000 why I love Clint"?

North Carolina's own Pam Spaulding (one of the most prolific LGBT bloggers today) was rightfully outraged following yesterday's breaking news that lawmakers in her state approved a wide-sweeping anti-gay amendment. Utilizing the eloquence and passion that her readers and fans appreciate, Spaulding spoke at a vigil in Durham last night, one of many held across North Carolina to mourn the abrupt loss of equality. Follow the jump for video of one of the state's leading LGBT activists reacting to the nightmarish situation.

The proposed amendment that would ban marriage, civil unions, domestic partnerships and other relationship recognition for same-sex couples has passed the North Carolina House of Representatives. Maybe we aren't surprised by this, but we sure are pissed. Get the numbers and details after the jump.

We're not sure we know what "initiate consultation" means, but once we looked into it we learned this was a small step toward victory for marriage equality in Scotland. If you're hungover like us this Saturday, and need some assistance in deciphering the language and laws of other lands, follow the jump.

Gotta love it when a money man comes out for a cause! Well, one of the behemoth social network's co-founders, Chris Hughes, was never really in the closet, but he's come out strong against anti-equality measures in his home state of of North Carolina. Read more about what he's doing after the jump.

Apparently the crazy train stopped in North Carolina, unloaded and camped out. After the jump, watch five North Carolina Senators meet to discuss a constitutional amendment that would keep judges from overturning the state-wide ban on same-sex marriage. Brace yourself for more ridiculous arguments.