The Episcopal Church, in their national convention last week, announced that they would begin performing marriages for same-sex couples, and resume the ordination of gay bishops and other clergy. Bishop Marc Andrus of the Diocese of California said, "It's important that we recognize the equal stature of all Christians in the church so that we model that type of inclusivity in civil society."
A federal judge in California has fast-tracked a case that may overturn Proposition 8 in California.
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has announced that she will introduce an amendment on Tuesday to the Defense Department reauthorization bill that would place an 18-month moratorium on "Don't Ask Don't Tell." It's progress; finally an elected official in the federal government is actually doing something about DADT instead of talking about it. And appropriate that it is Gillibrand, Clinton's successor in the Senate; Hillary Clinton is clearly the truest ally of the GLBT community in the current administration, taking the lead on same-sex equity issues.
It appears, that with one GOP defector in the NY State Senate, the gay marriage debate is back on the table, and the stalemate broken. If Gov. Patterson had more balls, this wouldn't have happened anyway. But he's running way behind in the NY Governor's primary race. Election politics as usual.
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