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Gay Marriage Battle : Opinion Brief
President Obama speaking at the Human Rights Campaign dinner: African Americans appear to be sticking by the president since he announced his support of gay marriage.

Did Obama trigger a rise in black support for gay marriage?

Polls suggest that instead of turning on President Obama, many African Americans are following his lead, and abandoning their opposition to same-sex marriage

 
Gay Marriage Battle : Controversy
NAACP CEO Ben Jealous during an annual convention last year: "Civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law," Jealous said in a weekend statement.

The NAACP's gay-marriage endorsement: Is black homophobia overstated?

The powerful civil rights organization's Ben Jealous joins other influential black voices — including President Obama and Jay-Z — and strongly backs gay rights

 
Gay Marriage Battle : Opinion Brief
Discriminating against gays is "no different than discriminating against blacks," Jay-Z said this week. "It's discrimination, plain and simple."

Jay-Z's gay marriage endorsement: More influential than Obama's?

The rap mogul with a history of anti-gay lyrics does a 180 — a turnaround that may prove more meaningful to black voters than the president's years-long evolution

 
Gay Marriage Battle : The Bullpen
Robert Shrum

Robert Shrum: Obama's gay-marriage endorsement is a moral and political win

Pundits are eager to pontificate on how supporting same-sex marriage will cost Obama in November. They couldn't be more wrong

 
Gay Marriage Battle : The List
A T-shirt promoting equality in the Human Rights Campaign store in San Francisco: President Obama's support of same-sex marriage isn't likely to matter much, either electorally or legislatively, critics say.

4 reasons Obama's gay-marriage support is pure symbolism

Obama bestows presidential support on the gay-marriage movement — but it's not likely to change much on the ground

 
Gay Marriage Battle : Opinion Brief
President Obama was slow to the punch on same-sex marriage, even slower than former Vice President Dick Cheney, who said in 2009: "I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish."

Obama's gay-marriage stance: Is he leading from behind?

President Obama makes history by coming out in support of same-sex marriage — something that other politicians, like Dick Cheney, did years ago

 
Gay Marriage Battle : Instant Guide
"For me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married," President Obama said Wednesday.

Obama's historic same-sex marriage endorsement: 5 consequences

After years of hedging, the president comes out and says gay couples should be allowed to marry. How will his "evolution" affect gay rights — and the 2012 race?

 
Gay Marriage Battle : Twitter Take
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The latest tweets about Obama's endorsement of gay marriage

Unfiltered, real-time commentary from around the world

 
Gay Marriage Battle : Analysis
A wedding cake at a pro-Amendment One event in Raleigh, N.C., on May 8: The measure, which passed overwhelmingly, bans gay marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in the Tar Heel State.

North Carolina's gay marriage ban: 4 takeaways

Tar Heel State voters overwhelmingly vote to outlaw the recognition of any union other than heterosexual marriage. How big of a blow is this for liberals?

 
Gay Marriage Battle : The Bullpen
Edward Morrissey

Edward Morrissey: Joe Biden's calculated ploy to suck up to gay marriage advocates

Pundits are racing to cast the vice president's embrace of gay marriage as a gaffe. But make no mistake: It was a deliberate political gambit

 
Gay Marriage Battle : Forecast
Vice President Joe Biden told "Meet the Press" on Sunday that he is "absolutely comfortable" with gay marriage, prompting the Obama administration to walk back Biden's comments.

Joe Biden embraces gay marriage: 5 possible repercussions

The vice president seems to have fully "evolved" on the gay marriage question. What does that mean for gay rights, and President Obama?

 
Gay Marriage Battle : The List
A rally led by the National Organization for Marriage: The anti-gay-marriage group has tried to drive a wedge between gays and blacks, according to leaked memos.

An anti-gay-marriage group's 'extremist' strategy: 4 revelations

According to leaked memos, the National Organization for Marriage planned to use "callous" racial politics to divide its liberal rivals

 
Gay Marriage Battle : Burning Question
People celebrate in San Francisco Tuesday after a gay-marriage ban is overturned, although the federal appellate ruling may be too narrow to have an effect on any state other than California.

Is the Prop 8 ruling merely 'a limited win' for gay marriage?

A federal appeals court strikes down California's gay-marriage ban — but the ruling is so narrow, it might not have much effect outside the Sunshine State

 
Gay Marriage Battle : Fact Sheet
People celebrate outside a San Francisco court Wednesday after a three-judge panel ruled that a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage violated the civl rights of gays and lesbians.

Prop 8 overturned: A guide to the landmark gay marriage decision

A federal court rules that California's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, potentially clearing the way for the case to be heard by the Supreme Court

 
Gay Marriage Battle : Burning Question
A gay couple celebrates the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York: Such sweeping policy changes can actually improve the health of gay men, according to a new study.

Does marriage equality make gay men healthier?

A new study suggests that by reducing stigma and stress, legalizing gay marriage tempers physical and mental ailments in gay men

 
Gay Marriage Battle : Best Video
An Australian video promotes marriage equality by telling the moving story of a loving gay couple's road to formal commitment.

The 'two tissue' marriage equality video

To make the case for legalizing gay marriage, an Australian advocacy group tells a tear-jerking story — with a big reveal

 

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