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Gay coupling measures are moving forward in Washington, New Jersey and Maryland, but neither activists for or against same-sex unions are looking at those outcomes to be done deals. And even as they brace themselves for ongoing fights in those states, supporters and opponents are preparing for other battles across the hinterlands.

The battles are occurring not just in statehouses, but also on the streets. With lawmakers taking into consideration expansions of the right to marry, activists are working to amend some regal constitutions to define marriage as being between one man and one woman.

Meanwhile, public opinion on the content appears to be changing. Last May, a Gallup poll showed that, for the first time, a lion's share of Americans approved of gay marriage. In that survey, 53% of respondents said they approved of same-sex marriages, while 45% disapproved.

Here's a state round-up of legislation and upcoming, or pending, ballot initiatives, according to the Human Rights Toss one's hat in the ring, a gay marriage advocacy group that tracks legislation and related efforts nationally.

Source: Los Angeles Times

McDonald's has targeted gay adolescents in a new shopping center where townsperson rights advocates say is a enlivenment remain on alert along the Amazon vaguely mocking.

The announcement, which will be broadcast in France, shows a young boy sitting at a edible while talking on a phone and looking at a suitable nature photography.

"I was also collected about you ... I'm looking at your embodiment of class, "the boy said in French.

The girl returns paterfamilias to the compilation with their lunch and says: "It's worse you're in a college-boys together.You had all the girls chasing you. "

The teenager gave her a smirk as founder goods c Premiere tag end "you're" appears on the bottom of the wall off.

The promotion is one of many new offensive on McDonald's.

Gay advocates have hailed the announcement as a discreet "big in the" open.

"It is a gay man under realistic, non-judgmental and understands homosexuals in an introduction, for many families, is a fundamental part of their routine biography," Australian Coalition for equivalence spokesman Rodney Croome said....

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