When it rains, it pours! 

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has come out in favor of marriage equality.

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Big news today in Rhode Island!

Under the order of Governor Lincoln Chafee, same-sex couples married out of state but residing in Rhode Island will now receive the same rights, benefits, and obligations of heterosexual married couples.

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Add Will Smith to our team of allies!

The Fresh Prince (he'll always be the Fresh Prince to us) spoke out today in support of both same-sex marriage and President Obama's decision to speak out in favor of it.

Check out what Smith had to say in favor of it after the jump.

With organizations like the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) being intent upon using same-sex marriage as a wedge issue between gay and African-American voters, it’s great to see influential figures within the African-American community stepping up to voice their support for President Obama’s same-sex marriage stance.

Rev. Jesse Jackson (who’s no stranger to controversy), praised President Obama’s decision to support marriage equality, comparing the fight for marriage equality to the African-American fight against slavery and laws restricting interracial marriage.

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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.

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MSNBC's Chris Matthews and Congressman Barney Frank got into it with Family Research Council head, Tony Perkins, regarding same-sex marriage, but what may have been even more interesting was Perkin's impliication that sexual orientation was a result of bad parenting and other "environmental factors."

Apparently it's not likely that his kids will be gay because he and his wife are teaching their kids how to "properly interact" in society.

Check out this brilliance after the jump.

The Gossip frontwoman, Beth Ditto has big news...

She's getting married to her partner, Kristen!

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Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee are doing their best to ensure that gay servicemembers continue to feel like second class citizens.

The Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban military bases from hosting marriages or "marriage-like ceremonies" between same-sex couples.

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The Human Rights Campaign wants members of the House and Senate to go on the record with their support of same-sex marriage.

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While it's yet to be determined how President Obama coming out in favor of same-sex marriage will affect his votes, it's already proven to be massively beneficial for his campaign fundraising.

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No analysis of Obama's same-sex marriage support would be complete without getting Rachel Maddow's take. (We know. Sometimes we think we love her too much as well.)

She touched on the issue in a brief interview with Ann Curry on Today and went in-depth on the topic on her own The Rachel Maddow Show.

Check out both clips after the jump!

Bristol Palin, who's always been known for her sound judgment, has chimed in on Obama's support of same-sex marriage.

Don't worry, gays, it's not at all condescending.

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