The kiss shared 'round the world continues to blaze trails a day after it was shared between Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta and girlfriend Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic.

Dan Savage just Tweeted this picture taken of the front page of the Seattle Times featuring the historic kiss under the headline "Old tradition, new look." What better way could we celebrate the one year anniversary of Obama signing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal into law?

Newt Gingrich, the homophobic GOP candidate whom gay conservative groups have rushed to defend in the past 24 hours, made Iowan Scott Arnold feel like "a second class citizen" during the marriage equality exchange the reverberated across LGBT blogs on Wednesday. Details follow.

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Earlier today we wondered what gay republican groups had to say about news that Newt Gignrich told a gay Iowan to support President Obama. Now we have the answer.

A gay couple in New York received something new following their wedding ceremony in the form of a surprise and unprecedented congratulatory letter from President Obama. Details follow.

Barbara Walters apparently forgot her microphone was hot during her much-anticipated interview with the president today, accidentally letting everyone within frequency in on a little secret as she whispered into Obama's ears: she's retiring next year. Details follow. 

Poor ol' Newt Gingrich won't be able to count on a vote from his half-sister Candace, should he be lucky enough to earn the Republican nomination for presidential candidacy. Details follow.

In yet another example of GOP presidential candidates throwing gays under the bigot bus just to steal a few evangelical dollars from Newt's piggy-bank, Rick Perry condemned today's historic international LGBT rights directive issued by the Obama Administration. Details follow.

In an unprecedented memorandum, the White House has for the first time called on U.S. agencies to promote LGBT rights abroad. Details follow.

Announcing a new goal of helping six million people around the globe receive treatment for HIV by 2013 (two million more than the Obama Administration's earlier goal), President Obama marked World AIDS Day in a written statement issued by the White House and a live speech at Bono's (One) Foundation event this morning. Follow the jump for both transcripts.

Well this news certainly has temporarily warmed our cold, black hearts. Which Glee star has been tapped to join a big Obama Committee?

Though it's a steep uphill battle considering the homophobic crop of GOP presidential contenders, Meghan McCain pushed for Republican support of marriage equality in an interview on MSNBC Tuesday. Video, after the jump.

During a proclamation declaring November National Adoption Month, President Obama referred to the inclusion and importance of same-sex parents. So, what did the president have to say about LGBT parents?