If you had hoped Michele Bachmann seeking praise for her failed constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality in Minnesota yesterday was the last we'd hear from her on the issue for awhile, you might want to take a seat. 

As the state that gave us Crazy Eyes and Lady Fingers (aka The Bachmanns) officially becomes state No. 12 to offer marriage equality later today, a clip featuring Michele calling for "spiritual warfare" against gays and civil rights has surfaced. 

With the addition of Rhode Island, Delaware and Minnesota over the past two weeks,, marriage equality maps of the United States have certainly brightened up, haven't they?

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will sign marriage equality legislation into law at 5 p.m. central. 

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(Via Stateline)

Vivendo o Brasil!

Thanks to Brazil's National Council of Justice, marriage equality has moved from being limited to a handful of states to being approved nationwide. 

Details on Brazil's big day after the jump!

Maybe the older generation isn't as rigidly conservative as we had once assumed?

According to a new poll from Gallup, an increasing number of voters over the age of 50 are coming around to support marriage equality. 

With three states having approved marriage equality in two weeks, we have a bona fide epidemic according to the CDC (via Stephen Colbert). Stephen devoted a segment on Monday night to warning the straights about the gay symptoms (jet-fuel high bears, for starters) associated with the contagion. Check it out after the jump.

BOOM!

Number TWELVE!! Minnesota just passed marriage equality in the state Senate following last week's passge in the state House! 

Details after the jump!

Natalie Maines, the gorgeous former face of the Dixie Chicks, has given right wing country fans yet another reason to dislike her (and LGBT fans another reason to fawn over her) in a new interview with USA Today. 

With a vote on marriage equality in the Minnesota Senate expected for 1 p.m. est, the Star Tribune has set up a live streaming video so that the world can be a part of the historic activity. The paper will stream the debate, vote and reaction beginning in a few hours. Head here to watch Minnesota's big day in action. 

Anyone in St. Paul who forgets they live in a state that's soon to allow marriage equality will remember when they're trying to cross the Mississippi River. Ahead of expected approval by the state Senate later today, Mayor Chris Coleman has renamed a landmark bridge in honor of civil rights. 

While Philadelphia is seeking to become "the world's most LGBT friendly city," some lawmakers are attempting to ban same-sex marriage via the state's constitution. 

More after the jump. 

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is almost as excited as we are to get marriage equality passed in the state!

The Governor is losing his patience with the Illinois House and wants them to vote now so he can sign same-sex marriage legislation into law.

More after the jump.

Absorbing the incredible marriage equality momentum of 2013, Ohio Democrats have kicked up speed on an effort to bring marriage equality to their state. It starts with a fundraising effort that aims to dismantle the state's ban on same-sex marriage.