A massive crowd lining both sides of First Street NE erupted into cheers, applause, and hugging when the U.S. Supreme Court issued its rulings in two landmark cases that advance the cause of same-sex marriage.

Regardless of the outcome, the Washington National Cathedral will hold a prayer service tomorrow at 7 p.m. for the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Thousands of supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage held dueling rallies outside the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court today while inside, justices heard the oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases in recent memory.

People are lining up outside the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of getting a ticket to watch oral arguments in this week’s landmark same-sex marriage cases.

Two professional football players who garnered lots of headlines last year for their outspoken support of marriage equality are now taking their advocacy to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Legal observers and activists eager to hear if the U.S. Supreme Court will be taking up any same-sex marriage cases in its upcoming term will have to wait a few more days.

Never lose your cool. That seems to be the mantra under which directors Reed Cowan and Steven Greenstreet operated in the making of this documentary. The film contains enough inflammatory information — about the efforts of the Mormon Church to ban gay marriage in California — to send any supporter of marriage equality into a rage. To their credit, the filmmakers present their story in a calm, even manner, wisely allowing the passions of…

Although it now appears California’s Proposition 8 will pass by a slim margin – our sister site LAist reports a 4.2 percent difference in votes – opponents of the measure aren’t throwing in the towel yet. A statement on the No On Prop 8 web site says, “we expect that there are more than 3 million and possibly as many as 4 million absentee and provisional ballots yet to be counted.” We reported in September…

On Tuesday, the D.C. Council agreed unanimously that retirement benefits should be extended to domestic partners of the city’s retired police officers and firefighters. The move brings marriage equality in the District a step closer to fruition, according to the Examiner. As we wrote last month, the chances of D.C.’s same-sex marriage bill gaining approval depend on the results of the forthcoming election. It’s believed that a same-sex marriage bill in D.C. stands a better…