EDGE Los Angeles

More than 200 businesses, including Microsoft, Apple and Amazon, and 100 Republicans have signed briefs that urge the Supreme Court to strike down DOMA and Prop. 8.

From President Barack Obama’s comments about gay military spouses at the State of the Union address to his historic acknowledgement during his second inauguration that LGBTs be treated equally; has ’The Obama Effect’ changed public opinion on gay rights?

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Behind the president’s dramatic announcement of his support for same-sex marriage are several calculated political moves designed to improve his re-election chances.

Members of Obama’s administration have show their support for marriage equality and even Obama has told the media that his views on same-sex marriage are evolving. Activists and supporters now wonder if he will fully support gay marriage in the election.

President Barack Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversify the nation’s federal judiciary: Nearly three of every four people he has gotten confirmed to the federal bench are women or minorities.

In a strongly worded legal brief, the Obama administration has said the federal act that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman was motivated by hostility toward gays and lesbians and is unconstitutional.

The question of whether New York lawmakers will pass a marriage equality bill may lead to a larger question about how President Obama will play to the GLBT community in 2012.

The Obama administration has provided a measure of protection for gay and lesbian families with a new set of Medicaid guidelines that give state governments the option to treat same-sex couples equitably.

Guests at next week’s White House state dinner will dine on lettuce and other veggies from the first lady’s garden.