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Woo hoo!

Minnesota State Senators warmed our hearts today by passing a measure allowing same-sex couples to marry!

The Land of 10,000 Lakes lawmakers voted 37 to 30 in favor, and the Governor is expected to sign it into law tomorrow!! Better late than never!!

State Senator John Marty, a democrat, was pleased as punch by the result.

He said:

“These families deserve the same rights and recognitions that we do. It’s finally happening."

We agree 100% and we couldn't be more thrilled!!

Minnesota, the birth place of Prince, becomes the 12th state in the Union to take this grand step toward LGBT equality!

Now everyone can purify themselves in the waters of Lake Minnetonka regardless of sexual orientation, LOLz!!

Twelve states down, 38 to go!!

[Image via Twitter.]

Tags: 12th state, equality, gay gay gay, gay marriage, legalized, lgbt, love, love line, minnesota, same sex marriage

We already thought Tegan and Sara’s song, I Was A Fool, was totally amazeballz.

But now that we’ve seen the music video that goes along with it, we love it even more!!!!

Everyone is a fool for love at least once in their lives, right!?!? We think so, and the lyrical mastery of this song expresses that perfectly. The visuals that go along with those lyrics express that too, and in a way we ADORE — through what seems to be a lesbian love story!

Tegan and Sara were our heroes for promoting marriage equality once before, and now they've done it again!

The main character in their vid, played by Mae Whitman, is a lonely lover pining for the lost love of someone named Sidney. Our bet is that Sid’s a girl — a bet supported by the fact that Mae is no stranger to playing gay roles. Remember her in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World??

The video is hauntingly beautiful in this and many other regards!!

Ch-ch-check it out! (above)

Tags: equality, gay, heartthrob, i was a fool, lesbian, lgbt, marriage equality, music video, new music video, tegan and sara

Emma Stone’s sensational sweetheart, Andrew Garfield, recently made his feelings clear on the status of marriage equality.

And he’s all for it!!

In 2006, the man we now know and love as Spider-Man played a role in the production of Beautiful Thing, a gay-themed play. This play is being revived in West London, and The Times of London got a chance to talk to our favorite spidey hero about both the play and same-sex marriage.

He summarized his thoughts on marriage equality in a way only a superhero could, saying:

Tags: andrew garfield, emma stone, equal rights, equality, marriage equality, same-sex marriage, the amazing spider-man 2

It's been a great couple of days for the LGBT community in sports. First, we hear that the NHL has joined an anti-homophobia movement — which makes it the first major league to ever do so!

Now, we're hearing the badass NFL wide receiver Donté Stallworth is taking a stand against homophobia too!! He joined Athlete Ally, a group dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.

He's always been for gay rights, but it took a near-death experience (hot air balloon crash, not joking!) for him to want to go out of his way to support and make a change for the LGBT community! Here's what he said:

Tags: donte stallworth, equality, football, gay, nfl, sports, support

Speculation or not, going out and essentially shouting that you're not gay just comes off as you viewing being gay as a totally negative thing! It's not offensive to be mistaken for a gay man at all! If you need to clear it up, do it modestly! Plus you totes were carrying around a dude while shirtless on your vacay… LOLz!

Here's what Kerry said:

Tags: against, defends, equality, gay allegations, kerry rhodes, nfl, sports

It's an exciting time in humanity's history people!

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the official federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8.

In case you missed ANY part of the explosive discussion, don't fret! Take a good, long listen (above)!

If you are somehow unaware of Prop 8 or the controversy that surrounds it, let us briefly inform you…

Prop 8 is a state constitutional amendement that received a majority of Californian votes in November 2008. The proposition declares "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."

Thus, any same sex marriages that had previously been recognized in the eyes of the law were no longer considered so, and same sex couples were (again) unable to legally get married.

Thankfully, this GROSS violation of equal rights is FINALLY being addressed, and on a nation-wide platform!

And whatever the Supreme Court decides, it's going to be MONUMENTAL.

Here's to a more tolerant, enlightened future society!

Tags: audio, california, equal rights, equality, gay, legal, marriage, oral arguments, proposition 8, same sex marriage, supreme court

Don't adjust your browsers, dear readers — neither Facebook nor Twitter are broken!

You probably woke up to pink and red equal signs taking your social media outlets by storm this morning, but fear not because it's all for a totally awesome cause!!

The US Supreme Court spent Tuesday dragging its feet while listening to arguments for and against gay marriage, but there are millions of people who refused to let their voices go unheard!!

In an effort to bring awareness to the critically important battle to allow all couples who love each other the right to marry, the miracle workers over at the Human Rights Campaign are encouraging EVERYONE — us, you, your crazy uncle who doesn't like kids walking on their lawn — to replace their profile pics with these pink and red equal signs for these next few critical days.

This is pretty much the greatest idea since

Tags: equality, facebook, gay gay gay, gay marriage, human rights campaign, politics, same sex marriage, twitter, us supreme court