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Gay-marriage advocates are lobbying Illinois Republicans at the party’s national convention. But it’s not clear how their message is being received.

The moral debate over same-sex marriage in Illinois will likely intensify in the coming months. But there's already a parallel constitutional turf war over a question that has faced gay rights advocates, law professors and political scientists across the country for years.

Yes, gays and lesbians and their allies will rally to the president, not just with votes, but with money and manpower. But there are real political downsides to the Obama’s announcement.

Should Obama’s sudden and somewhat conditional declaration of support for gay marriage be applauded? Achy Obejas says she'll take enlightenment, however weak the light.

North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman, but not much is expected to change immediately.That's because North Carolina law already banned gay marriage.

Remember when just about everybody in the Obama administration had evolved to support same-sex marriage? Now black churches in contested states like North Carolina need Obama's denial through November in order to help him secure a second term.

Three Catholic dioceses in Illinois are continuing a court fight over Illinois' new civil unions law, while another is withdrawing from the litigation.The Catholic Diocese of Peoria announced Thursday it plans to stop providing state-funded services and withdraw from the court battle.  Accordin