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South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson, who announced his retirement last month, has reversed his position on gay marriage, saying Monday that he supports the legalization of same-sex unions.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced Monday that he favors gay marriage, the latest of several lawmakers to change positions on the issue now before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The cost to taxpayers for a House Republican decision to fund the legal team supporting DOMA has climbed from $500,000 to as much as $3 million, Democrats say in questioning the GOP stance on the gay marriage issue now before the Supreme Court.

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she now believes that gay couples should be allowed to marry after she defended the right of Missouri voters to outlaw same-sex weddings.

More than 200 congressional Democrats are urging the Supreme Court to overturn part of the federal law against gay marriage.

The nation spoke on Tuesday and made history by electing out Democratic politicians but not two openly gay members of the GOP: one running for mayor of San Diego; the other for Congress from Massachusetts.

California has reached an all-time high of 18.2 million registered voters, while the number of registered Republicans has fallen below 30 percent, signaling a worrisome decline for the state’s minority party, officials said Friday.

Kapfer freely states his personal opinion about which candidate he believes would be the best person to be our next president and why. Substantive examples given.

Obama, Biden & their party endorse marriage equality; Romney, Ryan & their party oppose any government recognition, down to domestic partnership. Economy? What economy?

From the issues discussed to the political players, here’s a look at the gayest moments of this year’s DNC in Charlotte, North Carolina.