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San Francisco, Ca (AP) -- California's highest court on Wednesday refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state's attorney general to appeal a federal ruling that overturned the state's gay marriage ban.

The state Supreme Court denied a conservative legal group's request to force the state officials to defend the voter-approved ban.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Republican Party Chairman Ken Mehlman says in a magazine interview that he is gay.

Jackson, Miss. (AP) -- Another teenage lesbian is suing a rural Mississippi school district, this time over a policy banning young women from wearing tuxedos in senior yearbook portraits.

The following time line illustrates that GLBT legislation began 500 years ago. While this material is far from exhaustive - it does provide a good overview.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled that gay marriages in California should remain on hold until at least Aug. 18.

Judge Vaughn Walker set the deadline Thursday to give gay marriage opponents time to appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. If the appeals court fails to act by 5 p.m. local time next Wednesday, then gay marriages can go forward.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that all 31 states must recognize same-sex marriages performed in the capital, though its decision does not force those states to begin marrying gay couples in their territory.

In a 9-2 decision, the tribunal cited an article of the constitution requiring states to recognize legal contracts drawn up elsewhere.

Proposition 8 has been at the front of my mind since I found out it'd be on the November 2008 ballot. When I learned today it was found unconstitutional by Judge Vaughn Walker, I felt like my heart stopped. Tears pooled in my eyes, a minute later I was shouting joyously through the house, grabbing the phone and calling my fiancé with the news.

HONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii's governor on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have permitted same-sex civil unions, ending months of speculation on how she would weigh in on the contentious, emotional debate.

Republican Gov. Linda Lingle's action came on the final day she had to either sign or veto the bill, which the Hawaii Legislature approved in late April.

Never in our history has the GLBT community posed such a threat to traditionalist, conservative America. Two little words have shaken the complacency of America to its very core: “Gay Marriage”. Contrary to overwhelming belief, the issue of same-sex marriage is not “a new concept”.