Gay Rights

Several conservative republican groups have written letters threatening to leave the party if the GOP does not reaffirm its stance to win a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and supporting the Defense of Marriage Act.

Among the several letter writters were Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, Phyllis Schlafly of the Eagle Forum, James Dobson of Family Talk Action and Marjorie Dannenfelser of Susan B. Anthony List.

The tech world as well as many large corporations are beginning to flex their muscle in the U.S. Supreme Court in filing amicus curiae or "friend of the court" briefs supporting gay marriage and thus, opposing DOMA.

These and others like eBay and 200 others have jumped onto the band wagon arguing DOMA increases their cost, and forces them to discriminate against portions of their employees, depending on which state they live in, saying it is not equal protection under the law.

Tallahassee, Fla. -

Senators in Florida's legislature canned a bill that was before the Senate's Children and Families Committee that would have expanded the same sex registry state wide.

The registry would have allowed same couples that are in a committed relationship to obtain many of the same rights that a married couple already have, such as hospital visitation rights, shared health insurance, and they could make end-of-life decisions for one another.

Washington, D.C. -

Washington's National Cathedral has said it will begin preforming same sex marriages. The move is seen as significant because of it's prominent status, its where president's are mourned, speeches are delivered and presidential inaugural services are held and hundreds of thousand of tourist visit each year.

The 106 year old cathedral is the nation's most prominent of the Episcopal churches.