Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States, known primarily for their taste in fine hats and awesome lady-collars, heard oral arguments on Hollingsworth v. Perry, which challenges the constitutionality of California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. Today they heard oral arguments on United States v.…

In today's Tweet Beat, everyone hates Proposition 8, Sarah Silverman is mixing commerce and pleasure, and Cher provides you with some little-known facts about FDR.

Everyone knows someone who is gay, and today's Supreme Court hearing on Proposition 8 will impact everyone, not least of all Chief Justice John Roberts, whose lesbian cousin is attending the hearing with her partner of four years.

Folks are gathering outside of the Supreme Court this morning as the justices hear arguments about the definition of marriage. For live updates, try here, here and here. And check out the Supreme Court's site.

The day before the Supreme Court starts hearing California's Prop 8 case, CNN/ORC International Poll delivers the news that more Americans support legal same-sex marriage and say they have a family member or close friend who is gay or lesbian.

This past Friday was the deadline to submit amicus briefs to the Supreme Court for their upcoming ruling on Prop 8, California's gay marriage ban. While noted comedian, talk show host and and vest with scarf-wearer Ellen DeGeneres did not submit a brief directly to the Supreme Court, she did post an open letter on her…

You know how I know you're gay? You keep fighting for the right to marry your same sex partner and for you and your children to have access to simple things like your spouse's health insurance.

As if we needed more reasons to bite off all our nails at the prospect of the Supreme Court taking on Prop. 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act early next year: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia got more than a tad defensive regarding some of his legal writings about homosexuality while speaking at Princeton…

The Rev. Salvatore Cordileone, a vigorous opponent of same-sex marriage in California and the Roman Catholic archbishop-elect of the San Francisco area, was pulled over and arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence at a DUI checkpoint near San Diego State University, in a neighborhood of bars and…

Almost two months after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional, Prop 8 backers have annoyingly come to panhandle for an appeal on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. According to MSNBC, justices face two gay rights issues, namely, the Prop 8 appeal and two challenges to…