Seriously?! No, really, seriously?! They have had same-sex marriage for six years and nothing horrific has happened, unless you call creating families and legally protecting them "horrific." Details after the jump.

Speaking at Wednesday night's 10th annual Enduring Vision Gala for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Sir Elton lofted heavy praise the way of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for making marriage equality reality in New York.

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The incredible Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) took to Twitter this afternoon to expand on her decision to introduce the Every Child Deserves A Family Act (and let us know when she'll send it to Congress!). Details follow.

The Washington Post's Sally Quinn asks Megapastor and TV personality Joel Olsteen if he would ever officiate the wedding of a same-sex couple. His response? He believes that gays can change with a bit of love (and by purchasing a copy of his new book).

Gay troops, successfully off the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" battlefield, are ready to wage their next war on the "Defense of Marriage Act" (with a little help from the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network). Details follow.

Looking for something uplifting to round out your mid-week workday? The invaluable Pew Center has turned a decade of polling on marriage equality into five streamlined charts that literally provide a little boost in their depictions of the upswing in support for civil rights. Two more charts that invite optimism and should ignite the fire to fight under our booties, after the jump.

Looking drop-dead stunning, Mo'Nique lends her unique voice to the fight for marriage equality in a new national strategy from the Human Rights Campaign. Details follow.

The implications of the murky ruling are still being considered, but Brazil's highest court has ruled 4 - 1 that at least one same-sex couple in the country has access to full federal marriage rights.

After all the 999 hysteria and odd cigarette-ad campaign videos (thanks, Herman Cain), birther nonsense (thanks, Rick Perry) and not caring if a tax plan benefits the 1% (thanks, Mitt Romney), it's refreshing to hear about a GOP candidate still with a grasp on reality. (Details follow.)

The New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee has just approved legislation that seeks to remove same-sex couples right to marriage, already instituted in the state. Details follow.

We're all too familiar with the challenges American gay couples face because of inequality under the law, but a new national report highlights the ways anti-gay disparities trickles down to the children of same-sex couples.

Senator Patrick Leahy's office has just made a big announcement regarding the repeal of the "Defense of Marriage Act." Details follow.