The NY Times takes a look at gay GOPers in this frontpage article. Interestingly, the Log Cabin Republicans "worried last month that the president's backing of an [anti-gay marriage] amendment might demoralize or cripple" the group, but instead they've received a sudden increase in memberships and financial support. So the amendment has stoked the coffers of the anti-gay religious rightists, gay Democrats, and gay Republicans. It's like a full employment act for pro- and anti-gay activists.
Update: The Washington Post reports that LCR is launching a $1 million advertising campaign today attacking the administration for trying to ban same-sex marriage. Log Cabin leader Patrick Guerriero says that "his organization had received hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations in the last two weeks and that the ad campaign could be expanded if fundraising continues to surge." The ads, running in seven "swing" states, can be viewed through this link.
Coast to Coast: It Just Grows.
Meanwhile, a
Portland, Oregon judge rules that the state's most populous
county can continue to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Seattle's mayor vows to recognize the marriages of gay city
employees who tie the knot elsewhere. And in
Asbury Park, NJ, a gay couple exchange wedding vows in City
Hall after being issued a license by city officials,who claim New
Jersey law does not explicitly ban such unions. Coming soon: the
first state-recognized same-sex marriages in
Massachusetts.