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Reuters - New York Governor David Paterson will introduce legislation on Thursday to make gay marriage legal, but the move faces an uncertain vote in the state's Senate.

AP - Archbishop Timothy Dolan was installed Wednesday as the leader of Roman Catholic New York, taking the most prominent American pulpit in the church during an elaborate ceremony that drew thousands of parishioners and civic leaders to St. Patrick's Cathedral.

AFP - New York's new Catholic archbishop, Timothy Dolan, was installed Wednesday, vowing to use the high-profile pulpit to support a growing Hispanic community and oppose gay marriage.

PlanetOut - Academy Award winner Charlize Theron is comparing the current ban on gay marriage to "a form of apartheid." As a show of support, the South African-born actress has publicly stated she won't marry her long-term partner, Stuart Townsend, until all people have that right.

PlanetOut - More news on the gay marriage front: Governor David Paterson, who has long been a supporter of gay rights, is going to introduce a bill tomorrow that would make same-sex marriage legal in New York.

AP - Gov. David Paterson is making another push to legalize gay marriage in New York, tapping into the momentum of other states that have recently allowed same-sex couples to wed, but the measure will face stiff opposition in the Legislature.

Reuters - The New York Times led the pack of nominees for the Webby Awards on Tuesday with 13 nominations, and comedy Web site FunnyOrDie.com also gained attention for its gay marriage video "Prop 8: The Musical."

Reuters - A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in New Hampshire may get tangled up in the state Senate, lawmakers said, potentially slowing momentum of the nation's gay-marriage movement after recent victories.

PlanetOut - A hacker who goes by the name of Weev claims that he sabotaged Amazon.com, resulting in hundreds of gay and lesbian books being removed from the online retailer's sales ranking system.

PlanetOut - Earlier this week, Bill O'Reilly dug up a weeks old "scandal" when he showed pictures of "American Idol" contestant Adam Lambert kissing another guy -- as if many people haven't yet seen these shots or that people will really care that he's gay instead of judging him on his talents as a singer. And why are they embarrassing? Because he's kissing a guy, who is apparently his boyfriend? Assanine. If it were a straight contestant, male or female, kissing a member of the opposite sex, this would be a non-issue. And keep in mind they're just kissing. Not naked. Not trying to screw a horse. Just kissing.

PlanetOut - What is our world coming to when an 11-year-old boy -- a child! -- hangs himself after being taunted by anti-gay rhetoric? Why are kids so cruel to push someone this far that he would take his own life? And why aren't the adults at schools paying better attention to harassment?

PlanetOut - If you're gay and live in the US you already know that you don't have the same rights as straight people. When it comes to gay marriage, the LGBT community has been relegated to second-class citizenship. Whether you believe in marriage is beside the point. You may be in a long-term committed relationship and be perfectly happy that your state or federal government doesn't recognize your union in the same way it does your straight neighbors'. Even if you're single, you may still not believe in the idea of marriage; plenty of straight couples don't want to enter into that legal union either. But at the end of the day, our government, which was formed on Christian beliefs, denies gay couples from enjoying the same benefits granted to straight couples, including tax benefits. Which brings us to Same Sex Kiss Day.

Time.com - Activists celebrate victories in Iowa and Vermont as conservatives worry. But there are obstacles remaining -- including the President

AP - Both sides of the gay marriage ban approved by California voters are debating how Iowa and Vermont's recent moves to allow same-sex unions will affect their state's running legal battle.

AP - The next battleground over gay marriage could be the U.S. Capitol.

Reuters - The Vatican is out of step with ordinary Catholics and the public over homosexuality, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an interview on Wednesday.

Reuters - Vermont legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after lawmakers overrode a veto from the governor by a wafer-thin margin, making the New England state the fourth in the United States where gays can wed.

AP - A sign planted outside the Vermont capitol read, "Let Love Win." For gays and lesbians seeking the right to marry, it did.

AP - New York City officials are turning to gays and lesbians to help reduce a projected $4 billion budget deficit.

AP - Gov. Chet Culver on Tuesday ended days of silence on the Iowa Supreme Court's decision allowing same-sex marriage, saying he disagrees with the ruling but is "reluctant to support" amending the state constitution to reverse it.