With politicians practically tripping over themselves to get on board the marriage equality train, we were curious as to what's holding back the four remaining Senate Democrats that have yet to show their support. 

We're pretty sure a lot of their hesitation lies in fear that they won't be reelected by their socially conservative constituents. 

Still, Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana offered CNN an explanation. See what she has to say after the jump!

Nordstrom is the latest retailer to get into the gay-inclusive mix, albeit a little more subtly than their counterparts like Gap and JC Penney.

Their latest ad for their Nordstrom Weddings department is titled "Nordstrom: The Ultimate Wedding Party" and it appears based on our count that two of these wedding parties are for gay couples.

Did we miss any? Let us know after the jump.

There is not a single state in the U.S. that has not been a part of the larger evolution toward marriage equality support, according to new analysis from the Williams Institute. Yep, even Wyoming! 

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By a slim margin, the French Senate has rejected the motion for a marriage equality referendum.

According to a tweet from the French Senate's Twitter feed, "The referendum motion has failed: 340 votes cast; 164 votes 'for' and 176 votes 'against'." The vote to keep marriage equality away from a popular vote appears to have occurred along party lines as expected.

As with celebrities in the past decade, politicians, too, have quietly changed the way they come out (for marriage equality). Politico gets an inside look at the "gay marriage backer's playbook" in a piece today that nicely sums up the past month of falling dominoes.

Two more democratic senators have come out in support of marriage equality today. Earlier this morning Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (ND) and Sen. Joe Donnelly (IN) announced their positions. Check out their statements after the jump.

Florida Senator Bill Nelson, one of the last remaining Democratic Senate holdouts in the move to support marriage equality, has finally seen the light. 

Check out what he had to say after the jump!

The viral video "It Could Happen To You" brought tears along with the story of Instinct Leading Man Shane Bitney Crone and his partner Tom Bridegroom into the lives of millions in 2012. This year, thanks to an oustanding successful Kickstarter campaign, the personal account of marriage inequality will be brought to the big screen as Bridegroom.

Check out the first trailer for the upcoming film after the jump. Grab a tissue or four.

For the first time, a Quinnipiac survey on marriage equality has reported that the 50 percent mark has been reached on the side of support.

Details on the latest from Quinnipiac after the jump.

President Ronald Reagan would've gone against the anti-gay grain in the Republican party, according to his daughter, Patti Davis. The 60-year old told the New York Times that the former president would've been a proud supporter of marriage equality if he was still alive today.

Illinois Republican Senator Mark Kirk joined ranks with GOP Senator Rob Portman in support of marriage equality today--making them the only two Republican Senators to publicly come out in support of same-sex marriage.

Check out Kirk's classy statement after the jump.

Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) luged down the snowballed mountian of congressmen and women who've come out for marriage equality in the past week in a post on Facebook today.