As I read those words at the end of the title of a newly issued case from a federal appeals court in California, my high school Latin came flooding back to me and I got teary-eyed.

As our state legislature gears up to vote on marriage equality in the lame-duck session, we have one question for lawmakers: Which side of history do you want to be on?

I’m not going to try to spin it: Our loss in Maine yesterday, where voters rejected a law that would have given same-sex couples the right to marry, was deeply disappointing and discouraging. All of us here at the LGBT Project started yesterday hopeful and were further encouraged by reports that turnout was well above what was expected. But as the early returns showing No on 1 with a slight lead turned into a 30,000 vote lead for the Yes side, I had to concede that we’d lost (though I did keep hitting refresh on the Bangor Daily News results page until the wee hours of morning).

Now I’m here, dejected, eating consolation donuts provided to us by our friends in the Reproductive Freedom Project and wondering when and where we will finally get that first victory for marriage at the ballot box. But part of me can’t help but be excited about the many victories we had yesterday, in races big and small, that prove we’re making progress toward LGBT equality.

Earlier today, I attended a press conference hosted by Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY), at which he announced the formal introduction in Congress, with over 90 original co-sponsors no less, of the long-awaited “Respect for Marriage Act of 2009.” This much-anticipated legislation would fully repeal the mean-spirited and discriminatory Defe

Then, after the burst of satisfaction, there was anxiety.  What kind of crazy person could get anxious coloring in a map, you might ask.  Well, I’ll tell you who: Me.  And I’ll tell you why: The asterisks.

The debate about 2010 vs. 2012 misses a crucial point: with the voters of California where they are today, either election would be a tougher challenge than 2008 was...

There's been a lot of media coverage of the statement a coalition of LGBT groups put out in opposition to federal marriage lawsuits, but not too many folks have read it.  Here's your chance...

Marie McGowan – proud mother of ACLU LGBT Project Attorney Sharon McGowan – wrote to her state senator, encouraging him to support marriage equality. Here's what she wrote...

The Maine House will be voting on the Marriage Equality bill tomorrow. If you live in Maine, contact your legislator and ask them to support it!