The last time us gays marched on Washington was the semi-disastrous march in 2000 organized by the HRC. Before that was the 1993 march when I was 12. This year and this march was our time; the newly dubbed "prop 8" generation. This year's march was not without controversy with internal naysayers and questioners all the way to the top including Barney Frank.

Judy Chu, our favorite and only Chinese American congresswoman, was given the Equality Advocate Award this past weekend by EQCA at their Los Angeles Equality Awards. Thanks to Matt at Equal Roots, a friend and I had the pleasure of attending the event and witnessing Chu's award speech.

APA for Progress will have an exclusive web interview of Lieutenant Daniel Choi this Sunday evening at 7 PM EST (4 PM PST) via Ustream. Make sure you log on Sunday for an interview with an Asian American hero who is now fighting for his own career and rights after being denied his rights to fight for our country.

One of the greatest injustices dealt to gay and lesbian couples because of the lack of marriage rights, is their inability to sponsor their would-be spouses for citizenship. The Uniting American Families Act would change that allowing "permanent partners" of permanent residents to be sponsored for permanent residency. First introduced in 2000, the bill has stalled in the judiciary committee in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007.

Equality week was insaaaane!

The decision came down Tuesday morning, and though it wasn’t a surprise, we were pissed.

First stop, the Latino Equality Alliance rally in East LA. Hundreds of people showed up in the middle of their work day to express their anger and disappointment.

Though my wife can be a terror at times, I still like keeping her around as my spouse. This is also despite the fact that Andy Pugno of “Yes on 8” fully expects us to divorce: “if California goes as Massachusetts did after legalizing gay marriage, a substantial portion of the still-recognized gay marriages will be dissolved by divorce within a few years."

Speaking as a legally gay married person, the fact that my marriage still stands doesn't mean sh*t to me unless everyone else can be married too. The principle of inequality has been upheld in the state and this cannot continue.

We have a war to win now, the first step is today, get to the streets and PROTEST!: www.dayofdecision.org

Tuesday night, the New York Assembly approved a bill introduced by Governor David Paterson supporting Gay Marriage. The bill passed overwhelmingly 89-52. Five Republicans voted "yes" including Janet L. Duprey who credited her shift from a "no" vote in 2007 to neighbors who are a lesbian couple.

These brave Republicans defied party lines despite threats by the Republican Party:

"Don't ask don't tell" has become a hot issue in the past week with two Asian Americans featured as brave victims of this ridiculous policy.

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 249-175 in favor of the Matthew Shepard Act expanding the definition of "Hate Crime" to crimes motivated by "gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability." - Wikipedia