UPDATE: Glenn Burleigh, the head organizer of the St. Louis ACORN group, said the GOP is off base on its criticism of Carnahan over her communication with his group: “If she had not been in communications with a group involved…
Sen. Jolie Justus, right, after her wedding in Iowa with Shonda Garrison, center.
JEFFERSON CITY — A story in the Mother Ship yesterday reported about 17 gay couples who made the trek to Iowa to get married this weekend.
One of those…
A gay marriage advocate holds back tears following the passage of a gay marriage bill in Vermont
The past week or so has seen a dramatic expansion of gay marriage and partnership rights. Here is a roundup of what others had…
WASHINGTON — You might expect gay marriage to be the law of the land in California, which was the case until Prop. 8 said no.
Same for liberal Massachusetts and Connecticut, where the gay rights movement is potent and a couple doesn’t have to be…
UPDATE: The Missouri Republican Party is using the Iowa court ruling on gay marriage to take Democrats Sen. Claire McCaskill and Secretary of State Robin Carnahan to task for opposing the 2004 constitutional amendment in Missouri:
JEFFERSON CITY_ This morning, the Iowa…
St. Louis supporters of gay marriage are participating in a national day of hooky to protest the passage of Prop. 8 in California.
The ballot initiative outlawed gay marriage in the state, stoking the ire of activists in California and around…
Local opponents of a California proposition to ban gay marriage will hold a rally tomorrow at noon in front of the Old Courthouse.
According to organizers, speakers will include State. Sen. Joan Bray and St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed.
The demonstration…
This weekend’s PrideFest is more than a celebration of the city’s growing LGBT community — it’s a chance to court an important voting bloc. 
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama — who has made a special effort to reach out to gay and…
Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon filed a brief today with the California Supreme Court, asking it to hold off on enforcing its ruling legalizing same-sex marriages.
His action comes after Nixon has been attacked over the past three days by Gov. Matt Blunt and GOP gubernatorial…
