Cities across the country support same-sex marriage
In a mostly symbolic vote, the Sebastopol, Calif., city council on Tuesday night unanimously adopted a nonbinding resolution endorsing same-sex marriages. The council urged the Sonoma County clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and asked the board of supervisors to support civil marriage for gay and lesbian couples. The resolution also called a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning same-sex marriage "discriminatory against gay and lesbian families." The vast majority of the more than 150 people in attendance supported the council's decision, with only a handful of people speaking out against same-sex marriages. Sebastopol, located about 60 miles north of San Francisco, offers domestic-partner health benefits to same-sex couples over age 18 and opposite-sex couples over age 62.
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Lesbian Army veteran rejected for VA home loan
She can serve her country, but she can't get a loan with her lesbian partner.

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Iowa county adopts nondiscrimination policy
The Woodbury County, Iowa, board of supervisors has adopted a policy declaring that the county will not discriminate against gay men and lesbians who apply for county jobs or who already work for the county

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National Black Justice Coalition holds marriage rally in L.A., March 18
African-American leaders in Los Angeles will step onto the battleground over same-sex marriage Thursday, March 18, at 11 a.m. in historic Leimert Park, located at the intersections of Crenshaw Boulevard and Vernon Avenue.