The California Supreme Court is expected to announce it's decision over the legality of Proposition 8 - the ballot referendum that stripped away marriage equality for same-sex couples in California last November - today at 10 PST.

No one knows exactly how they will rule but based on the comments the justices made during oral arguments most experts believe the court will uphold Prop 8 but will also refuse to nullify the 18,000 marriages that were performed while same-sex marriage was legal in California. Check out Equality California's site to stay up to date as the day progresses.

Events are planned all over the country this evening. Click here to find an event in your area.

In related news, last week Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the State Department would soon offer employees in same-sex relationships equal benefits. In the memo provided by the State Department last week Secretary of State Clinton writes: "At bottom, the department will provide these benefits for both opposite-sex and same-sex domestic partners because it is the right thing to do."

And since we are waiting with bated breath for news from California's Supreme Court it is also newsworthy to note that President Obama is expected to announce his choice for the Supreme Court to fill David Souter's upcoming vacancy during an announcement at 10:15 EST at the White House. He is expected to nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

The Courage Campaign has released a new video encouraging supporters to ask California's Supreme Court not to divorce the 16,000 couples wed in that state.

And in the beautiful lyrics of Regina Spektor, this video certainly does "break my heart." Quite touching.

And don't just watch the video and think you are finished.
Watch. Take Action. Tell your story. Do it, now.

"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

In the wake of the passing of Prop 8 in California there were many fingers pointing to communities of color attempting to lay blame for our loss on them. While most of those early critiques have been debunked it was inspiring to see that over the weekend Al Sharpton blasted churches for their support of Prop 8.

He spoke as the keynote speaker of the Human Rights Ecumenical Service at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Atlanta.

From Page One Q:
"There is something immoral and sick about using all of that power to not end brutality and poverty, but to break into people's bedrooms and claim that God sent you," Sharpton told a full house on Sunday.

"It amazes me, when I looked at California and saw churches that had nothing to say about police brutality, nothing to say when a young black boy was shot while he was wearing police handcuffs, nothing to say when they overturned affirmative action, nothing to say when people were being [relegated] into poverty, yet they were organizing and mobilizing to stop consenting adults from choosing their life partners."

That's the type of leadership that we need to see from our national leaders from every community speaking out about injustices faced by everyone. Thanks Al!

Obviously meant to be a joke, I'm passing along this funny video about the Prop 8 musical. Many stars lent their talent to the project including Margaret Cho, Jack Black, and Neil Patrick Harris.

As we go into the final Get Out The Vote weekend before the election on Tuesday I wanted to give a brief update about Prop 8 in California. No on 8 is in the midst of a HUGE fundraising challenge and need to raise $3M by midnight tonight. If you can help out at help please DONATE. James Dobson will be joining the Yes On 8 campaign for a major prayer rally in San Diego on Saturday.

Last night the results of the New Field Poll were released. "A new Field Poll shows Proposition 8, one of the most closely watched state ballot measures in years, is supported by 44 percent of likely voters. Forty-nine percent oppose it, and 7 percent are undecided. "It's certainly closer than it was before the advertising campaign hit," said Field Poll director Mark DiCamillo. "A lot of that has to do with the campaigning on the Yes (on 8) side."

The haters over at Yes On 8 have been making all sorts of ridiculous claims to scare voters to cast a "Yes" vote. Among them is that schools will have to teach about same-sex marriage and that schools will be forced to teach sex education with graphic information about "gay sex".

Samuel L. Jackson cut an ad for No On 8 recently entitled "Discrimination".