Crowd of gays, friends, family and pastors packs Capitol rotunda in Minnesota to oppose constitutional ban on gay marriage.

Shia death squads targeting Iraqi gays: “”Badr militants are entrapping gay men via internet chat rooms. They arrange a date, and then beat and kill the victim. Males who are unmarried by the age of 30 or 35 are placed under surveillance on suspicion of being gay, as are effeminate men. They will be investigated and warned to get married. Badr will typically give them a month to change their ways. If they don’t change their behavior, or if they fail to show evidence that they plan to get married, they will be arrested, disappear and eventually be found dead. The bodies are usually discovered with their hands bound behind their back, blindfolds over their eyes, and bullet wounds to the back of the head.”

Fred Phelps and followers broom into Denver in advance of domestic partnership vote.

Democrats hold closed door session with gay leaders.

New music: A hot new single from Phoenix as well as two new remixes off Madonna’s Confessions album.