A new poll from the Washington Post finally puts the hard numbers behind what the LGBT community has suspected for quite some time: America's tea baggers really, really want to limit the scope of federal government...except when it comes to letting the federal government into our bedrooms. In that case, tea baggers are completely supportive of big government keeping big homos away from civil marriage equality.

Try to wrap your minds around those logistical hoops with more deets on WaPo's new poll after the jump!

Well, MSNBC certainly put the Pride behind its rainbow logo today! First was Meghan McCain calling out Rick Santorum's assholery; and now we have LGBT activist of the moment, Washington Governor Chris Gregoire, explaining her decision to introduce marriage equality legislation into the state next week. Video, after the break!

It's not just a majority of progressives that would like to see Prop 8 dismantled in California; a new poll finds that a majority of independents also support providing same sex couples with the right to marry in the state. Details follow.