The Obama administration's amicus brief, filed last week, shot down what's being described as a "key" argument on the part of congressional Republicans in the Supreme Court's Defense of Marriage Act case. 

Lawyers defending DOMA on behalf of Congress argue that because same-sex couples cannot become accidentally pregnant, they do not need access to marriage. 

Legal brilliance in action.

More after the jump.

The incomparable Dido has finally returned to music, so we'd like to throw her the kind of ticker-tape parade found in the music video for "No Freedom," the long-awaited first single off her new album. 

Check out Dido's return to music after the break!

Former Major League Baseball player Mark Knudson has written what's sure to be a controversial op-ed piece encouraging gay athletes to stay in the closet because it's "what's best for the team."

We'll let Knudson speak for himself after the jump.

Four former U.S. Senators, each of whom voted in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, now regret that decision, telling the Supreme Court that "the original justifications for DOMA can no longer be credited today," and concluding that "our constitutional commitment to equality does not tolerate such discrimination."

More after the jump.

You can all breathe easier, Instincters!

Neil Patrick Harris has taken to Twitter to squash the rumors that he and his hubby, David Burtka are about to call it quits. 

See what he has to say after the jump.

Ellen DeGeneres submitted her own brief to the U.S. Supreme Court encouraging them to overturn California's Proposition 8....kinda.

Not surprisingly, she did it in her own way.

Check out what Ellen has to say after the jump!

The Santeria shrine we set up in the alley behind the Abbey complete with hoodoo dolls and (kombucha) tea leaves from Urth Cafe has not been futile: Taylor Kitsch is going gay.

At least on film, anyway.

Jeffrey Sanker's infamous annual White Party has a helluva lineup in store for international revelers headed for Palm Springs, California later this month!

The Obama administration's brief asking the Supreme Court court to overturn California's Prop. 8 makes some interesting legal arguments. 

While it doesn't go so far as to call for marriage equality across the country, it does make the claim that any state that currently allows civil unions should, in essence, be legalizing same-sex marriage in order to avoid a "separate but equal" standard. 

More after the jump.

We've gotta love these guys!

NFL players Chris Kluwe (Minnesota Vikings) and Brendon Ayanbadejo (Baltimore Ravens) have submitted their own amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court imploring the court to strike down California's Prop. 8. 

Details after the jump. 

The Defense of Marriage Act's ability to rip apart gay binational families spills over into The Astonishing X-Men. The latest issue, written by Marjorie Liu, who penned the brilliant historic wedding of Northstar, a Canadian, and his American Husband Kyle, explores the havoc wreaked by DOMA upon the international married couple.

Not to be confused with yesterday's Prop 8 brief featuring signatures from a lot of the same companies, an even larger set of corporations and cities have asked the Supreme Court to rule against the "Defense of Marriage Act."