The suicide of Dominique Venner, the French historian and a prolific anti-gay activist in the country who shot and killed himself inside Notre Dame this week, hasn't done much to further his cause against marriage equality; in fact, other prominent homophobes believe the act has made them all look like "kooks."

Both President Obama and former President Clinton are applying pressure in Illinois to get marriage equality passed before the spring legislative session ends on May 31.

See what they have to say after the jump. 

Marriage equality continues to move forward in the United Kingdom!

The legislation, backed by Prime Minister David Cameron, passed through the House of Commons today! It's now headed to the House of Lords.

Details after the jump.

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A French anti-gay activist protested the nation's legalization of same-sex marriage in the most dramatic way possible--by committing suicide on the altar of the famed Notre Dame Cathedral.

More after the jump.

Will same-sex marriage be legalized in Illinois by the end of May?

LGBT leaders claim we have the votes. 

More after the jump!

A vote on marriage equality in Parliament is now threatened after reports that the Labour party could derail the entire legislation if it joins forces with Torys to vote in favor of granting civil partnerships to heterosexual couples. More on the potential hurdles below.

The ACLU wants to be sure viewers have the opportunity next season! The group’s advocacy arm, ACLU Action, has launched a campaign—complete with a website—to urge Modern Family producers to make it legal for the hit show’s gay couple, Mitch and Cam. 

Of course the show does take place in California, where same-sex marriage is still illegal, but I guess we suspended reality enough to believe Mariah actually sang on Idol last night, so why not here, right?

Check out what Mitch himself, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, has to say about the plot push below.

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!

New findings out of Michigan show an impressive swing in support of marriage equality, today standing at 57 percent. That number is great, but the jump in support is even more telling. Check out where voters stood on the issue just last year, after the jump.

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, who signed marriage equality into state law yesterday, appeared on MSNBC’s The Last Word and shared his views on the historic day. Check out what he and host Lawrence O’Donnell had to say, after the jump.