Over the weekend the Nevada legislature by margins of 14-7 in the Senate and 28-14 in the Assembly voted to override a veto on a domestic partnership bill that granted both straight and same-sex couples many of the same rights and responsibilities available to married couples. Governor Jim Gibbons vetoed the bill believing “government has no business in your medicine chest or bedroom,” and because it went against the spirit of Nevada’s 2002 amendment declaring that marriage was only between a man and a woman.

In addition to protecting couples against discrimination, the new measure will bring parity with marriage on issues such as debt and property. The bill however does not force employers to offer health care and other benefits to domestic partners as is the case in California.

The new law goes into effect October 1.

Watch live feed for the Meet in the Middle 4 Equality rally taking places for marriage equality in Fresno, California today. Speakers include Lt. Dan Choi, Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, Cleve Jones and Kate Kendall.

Update: Below is some footage from the rally today… since the live feed is, well, no longer live :). We will post more clips as they become available.

Another embarrassing ad has come out of NOM’s video dungeon this week fighting gay marriage legislation in New York, leveraging the same old and entirely debunked arguments. As for the teachable moment, note the word “marriage” in the final frame of the video below.

With an ad this important to their cause you would think they’d fix it… right? Teachable moment #2.

As in “Same Same Sex Marriage?” And just so we’re clear…

Video #1

Video #2

I don’t think the teachable moment here is gay marriage. I think it’s spelling and grammar.

Pastor Miles McPherson and lesbian comedienne Carol Leifer appeared on Larry King last night to discuss marriage equality. McPherson, a former professional football player who founded the Rock Church in San Diego—where Carrie Prejean aka Miss California is a member—has previously equated homosexuality to pedophilia and was very active in getting Proposition 8 passed last year. Watch: