With the U.S. Senate's immigration reform bill looming, Democratic New York Senator called a meeting with New York's leading elected gay officials and activists to discuss the inclusion of a pro-gay provision in the bill. 

The provision, which would protect binational same-sex couples from being separated by allowing foreign members to apply for green cards, has been presented as a make-or-break issue for the entire bill. 

Republicans have threatened to squash the bill if the provision is included. 

So what came out of Schumer's meeting with the prominent gays? Find out after  the jump.

The DOMA Project has done a brilliant job of highlighting the injustices many LGBT binational couples face in light of DOMA rules. This week they brought us the story of David and Jason, a binational couple who have been separated 17 times under DOMA rules—despite being legally married in New York. 

See their heartbreaking “Missing Husband” video below.

Republican former Congressman Jim Kolbe of Arizona is marrying his partner of eight years this weekend in Washington D.C.

Details after the jump!

Stay classy. 

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has gone on record (well,on Twitter) saying that he will drop support of his own immigration reform bill if it includes provisions benefiting same-sex couples.

More after the jump.

While visiting with Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla, President Obama took a few questions from the press over immigration reform and the American LGBT community. Check his response out after the break. 

The Colorado House of Representatives have given their initial approval to the state Senate's bill legalizing civil unions. 

The bill will be go up for a formal vote on Tuesday.

More after the jump.

Matthew Vines, who received national attention last year when his hour long speech to his Kansas church on why the Bible isn't actually anti-gay went viral, is launching The Reformation Project "a Bible-based, non-profit to train, connect, and empower gay Christians to reform church teaching on homosexuality from the ground up."

See what he has to say after the jump!

Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano told the press pool today that her hands are tied by DOMA when it comes to binational same-sex couples.

Openly gay Pulitzer Prize winner Antonio Vargas' tear-jerking plea for protection for binational same-sex couples was met with applause on Capitol Hill today. 

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.

Stock up on home power generators and start filling your bathtubs with water because Beyoncé will soon perform in a city or town near you. Riding high on the momentum of her Super Bowl blackout-worthy performance, Bey announced late last night a 2013 world tour titled "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour." Details after the break.