Morning Sweep

Megan McCain’s open letter to New York Republicans in the Daily News argues that all of NY will benefit from the stability that marriage for same-sex couples will provide. McCain ends by asking NY Republican Senators to support and vote for the bill.

The Sag Harbor Express interviews several local lesbian and gay couples who hope that the Senate will vote to provide them the protections of marriage equality that their families need.

In response to DC’s new law to recognize marriages of same-sex couples, a group of Republicans have introduced a new bill to define marriage between one man and one woman in the District.

The Obama administration is insisting that despite recent controversy, they are proactively working toward repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”