"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." - Benjamin Franklin But while married same-sex couples can file federal taxes together for the first time this year since DOMA was struck down last summer, some individual states have made sure that it's ...read more

By Bob Cesca: I don't often make predictions in politics. It's an exercise usually reserved for pundits who have an insecure obsession with being omniscient.-- the first head on the block to accurately guess something that's almost unpredictable. But on the issue of same-sex ...read more

Andrew Sullivan reacts to the landmark gay rights bill in the state of New York that legalizes marriage between members of the same sex: I have a confession. The night after it passed, I slept for twelve hours; the following night for fourteen. Last night, a mere ten. And I ...read more