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– The Delaware House of Represenatives is expected to vote on marriage equality on Tuesday.
– The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary committee will also finally vote on marriage equality on Tuesday.
– Several prominent religious leaders in Rhode Island have called on the Senate not to water down the marriage bill with religious exemptions.
– A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Ohio voters support marriage equality 48–44.
– The Family Research Council has been caught photoshopping a picture of a fake Boy Scouts of America meeting for its latest video.
– Last week the City Council of Pocatello, Idaho defeated LGBT nondiscrimination protections by a 3–3 vote.
– A member of the Philadelphia city council has proposed a rule to require new city-owned buildings to include gender-neutral restrooms.
– Rio de Janeiro has become the 11th state in Brazil to allow same-sex couples to marry.
– A Louisiana State University football player has apologized for saying gay athletes can’t play because they’re sissies.
– Why did Arrested Development have to resort to transphobia to promote its new season? (Notably, the promo is no longer posted on Facebook.)
– At this weekend’s GLAAD Media Awards, Glee’s Darren Criss performed a special rendition of “Call Me Maybe” about the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8: