Morning Sweep

In another victory for New York same-sex couples married out of state, a state appellate court has upheld an Ulster County lesbian couple's right to state health insurance benefits. When will the Alliance Defense Fund learn to stop wasting their time?

A federal judge has denied Prop. 8 supporters’ request for a preliminary injunction to keep anti-gay donors’ names secret.

The Wall Street Journal reports that social issues like gay marriage haven’t played as important of a role in elections lately as they once did.

The Seattle Times editorial board writes that same-sex marriage will take time to pass – but that the time is now for legislators to extend the rights of marriage to same-sex domestic partners “without much fuss” as “a matter of fairness and equality.”