Morning Sweep

Clergy in support of LGBT rights are gathering in DC this week to lobby for the Matthew Shepard Act.

Maine’s House will vote on the State’s marriage equality bill today, but even if it passes, it still faces obstacles including a likely “people’s veto” – a voter referendum that could overturn it.

The New York Times has an interesting series of commentary from a variety of sources for and against the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”