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"It's not done. In fact, it's just started," said Joseph Backholm, executive director of the Family Policy Institute of Washington, vowing that legalization of same-sex marriage would end in a referendum challenge.

The marriage bill received a big boost Monday when state Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, became the 25th senator to announce her support, issuing the endorsement during a whirlwind day of packed hearings on the legislation and a rally by opponents.

AUSTIN – Mayor Lee Leffingwell has today joined dozens of mayors from across America in supporting the right of same-sex couples to marry by signing on to the Mayors for Freedom to Marry Pledge. The Mayors Freedom to Marry group — an effort of the national Freedom to Marry organization — aims to expand public and political support for ending discrimination in marriage.

On a recent campaign stop, Karen Santorum accused LGBT activists of “backyard bullying” against her husband in the presidential race. National Center for Lesbian Rights executive director Kate Kendell responds:

What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? In his recent book, neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain. This finally puts to rest the old "chosen lifestyle" theory of homosexuality.   

Find the book at tinyurl.com/6po6vsc

1. The next decisions on Proposition 8

A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals could release its opinions any day now. That’s “opinions,” plural.