Updated Tuesday 4:40 p.m. PST

Following Monday's ruling, on Tuesday a second federal judge ruled against a similar injuntion requested by the Liberty Counsel and the National Assocation for Research and Therapy (NARTH). Unlike Judge William Shubb, Judge Kimberly J. Mueller found that California's ban on "ex-gay" therapy does not infringe upon the First Amendment rights of ex-gay therapists or the parents sending their children into reparative therapy.

More after the jump.

The George W. Bush-appointed Federal Judge Robert C. Jones has ruled that discrimination against same-sex couples is Constitutional in Nevada. Details follow. 

Spain legalized marriage equality in 2005 but the law has ricocheted throught the country's court system in a series of legal challenges from conservatives. Just now, however, the Spanish Constitutional Court ruled that the seven year old law is fully legal. Details follow. 

Mixed news for LGBT Russians today as the nation's Supreme Court tackled the definition of the "Gay Propaganda" ban that has been spreading like a virus around the country. While the court decided to uphold the ban of the "direct promotion of homosexuals among minors," it ruled that LGBT Pride Parades and gay rights demonstrations are not prohibited under the controversial law. 

The European Commission has laid down the law in a new statement that bodes well for the LGBT community of member states looking to get in on the EU action; no longer will prospective European Union members with poor LGBT rights records be allowed into the cool club. Details follow. 

St. Petersburg, Russia's enforcement of a completely homophobic ban on "gay events" has been deemed unlawful by a local judge. Details follow. 

It is not slander to falsely call someone "gay," an appellate court in New York state ruled today. Details follow. 

Updated 1:30 p.m. EST

More details and responses from the country's top LGBT organizations have trickled in following today's historic unanimous ruling by a federal appellate court against the "Defense of Marriage Act."

Another day, another federal judge in California has declared found the "Defense of Marriage Act" to be unconstitutional. Details follow. 

The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal stemming from federal court, effectively leaving in place and endorsing a pro-gay ruling against Christian college groups.

Bret Easton Ellis, the accomplished openly-gay author of The Rules of Attraction and American Psycho, once again displays a disconnect with gay youth in new controversial advice dispensed from behind his Twitter account. How could Bret possibly top himself after claiming that Glee was like stepping in a "puddle of HIV" earlier this year? Follow the jump to find out!

Just consider it another hit to the “Yes On 8” campaign—one hopefully leading to our larger victory. Follow the jump for details on yesterdays court ruling.