- The Pentagon has revealed its plan for implementing repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
- New talks on comprehensive immigration reform legislation could mean a new chance to pass the Uniting American Families Act.
A civil union bill in Hawaii could hit the governor’s desk by the end of next week, the Honolulu Star Advertiser opines.- The full Indiana House will soon vote on a measure to add not only a ban on marriage for same-sex couples but also a ban on anything “substantially similar” to marriage.
- A Maryland Senate committee held hearings on a marriage equality bill.
- A new poll found that 59 percent of New Hampshire voters support allowing same-sex couple to marry, with 34 percent opposed. Sixty-three percent, however, oppose taking away the existing right of same-sex couples to marry, with 29 percent supporting such an action.
- A Rhode Island House committee held a hearing on that state’s marriage equality bill.
Around the world:
- A new poll found that about a third of Australian adults support marriage equality, up from 8 percent in the late 1990s—but almost half thought the concept was “unacceptable” and 18 percent were unsure. (Convince the 18 percent and you might have a majority, I say.) In related news, Sydney MP Tanya Plibersek has said she supports marriage for same-sex couples.
- Gay people in Egypt were, not surprisingly, part of the recent protests calling for a new, democratic government.