Updated Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. cst

Video of Nevada State Senator Kelvin Atkinson publicly coming out during Nevada's same-sex debate has hit the web.

Check it out after the break.

While we're still waiting to hear how the Virginia House of Delegates will decide regarding the full-time appointment of openly gay judge, Tracy Thorne-Begland, we won't have to wait at all for any breakthroughs in efforts to repeal Virginia's same-sex marriage ban. 

That discussion ended before it even started. 

Details after the jump.

It's convention fever! With the Republican National Convention convening this week in Tampa, attention is also turning to the Democratic National Convention, which will be hosted in Charlotte, North Carolina on Sept. 4-6.

Using North Carolina as the site of the DNC has caused some uproar in the wake of North Carolina's passage of Amendment 1, which banned gay marriage and civil unions in the state earlier this year. 

Still, some are arguing that hosting the DNC in North Carolina will highlight the problems faced by the LGBT-community.

More after the jump.

Updated Sunday, 8:13 a.m. PST

An amendment, proposed by Republican House Rep. Steve King (Iowa), that would ban same-sex marriage on military bases and prohibit military chaplains from performing same-sex marriage ceremonies passed with a vote of 247-166.

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Two county clerks in Illinois have been given the green-light to defend Illinois' same-sex marriage ban against a lawsuit filed in the state's Cook County by 25 same-sex couples.

Cook County State's Attorny Anita Alvarez and Attorney General Lisa Madigan have refused to defend the same-sex marriage ban, citing their belief that it is in violation of the Illinois constitution. (This is similar to the Obama administration refusing to defend DOMA, based on their belief that it violate the US constitution.)

More after the jump.

Remember Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton's prophetic dream that Minnesota's proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage would fail?

Well if recent polls are accurate, we may need to start calling him our "psychic friend."

Public Policy Polling reveals quite a shift in the past four months with regards to Minnesota voters' stance on same-sex marriage. 

See what the polls show after the jump!

Mary Jamis, a lesbian from Mocksville, North Carolina, was arrested with her heterosexual friend, Mary Lea Bradford of Winston-Salem.

Jamis requested a North Carolina marriage license for her and her partner, Starr Johnson. Her request was rejected based on North Carolina's state law banning same-sex marriage.

More after the jump.

Log Cabin Republicans are in "ongoing" discussions with Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, as they work to decide whether they'll endorse him for President.

More after the jump.

President Obama has been notoriously quiet on his “evolving” stance towards the issue of same-sex marriage. While he’s consistently provided more rights to LGBT citizens, he’s seemed hesitant to fully commit to what appears to be inevitable: marriage equality for all.

Well, he appears to be dipping his toes into the water. Friday, the President publicly opposed the the North Carolina ballot initiative that would enact a state constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one woman and deny same-sex couples the right to civil unions.

Details after the jump.

It looks like things could get interesting when North Carolina voters head to the polls in May.

A new Elon University Poll taken between Feb. 28 and March 1, shows some evolution in the views of North Carolina voters and it could have a direct impact on the success or failure of the proposed state constitutional amendment that would define marriage as “between one man and one woman.”

More after the jump.