Momentum is building rapidly across the nation in advance of a Supreme Court decision on the Prop. 8 case, with Minnesota becoming the third state in two weeks to recognize marriage equality.

The bill now advances to Governor Mark Dayton, a champion of the legislation, who plans to sign the bill into law as early as tomorrow, Tuesday, May 14.

The Minnesota House passes marriage equality legislation 75-59. The bill now heads to the State Senate.

Brian McClung urges Minnesota Republicans to embrace marriage equality in an Op/Ed published in today’s Star Tribune.

Despite the landslide victory for marriage equality during November’s election, gay and lesbian couples in Minnesota are still unable to get married. Will momentum yield marriage equality in Minnesota in 2013?

In this week's episode of Marriage News Watch: An exciting start to the year, with a win and a setback in Illinois. Two brand new marriage bills are on the fast track in Rhode Island. And a Congressional bill to repeal DOMA picks up support.

Here's a quick year-in-review to get you caught up with the progress we made in 2012, and where we're going to focus in 2013.

Voters in Maine, Maryland, and Washington have approved marriage equality. In Minnesota they rejected a state constitutional ban on marriage for gay and lesbian couples.

Check out a special episode of Marriage News Watch for a recap of last night's election results.

Three states hope to pass marriage equality initiatives today— Maine, Maryland, and Washington, and one state, Minnesota, hopes to defeat a constitutional amendment that would ban it. Find out what you can do.