Today, gay and lesbian couples are able to get marriage licenses in Maryland and Washington states, the first where couples can get married after the landslide victories from the November 4 election.

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.

Voters in Maine, Maryland and Washington approved marriage equality initiatives. Here’s when gay and lesbian couples can get married in each state:

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.

In Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington, campaigns based on the same anti-gay playbook used to pass California's Proposition 8 in 2008 have attempted to sway voters using nothing but fear and prejudice.

Actor Brad Pitt – who portrayed Chief Judge Vaughn Walker in the Los Angeles premiere of “8” –is matching all donations to HRC's marriage efforts today, up to $100,000. All gifts will help in the four states where marriage is on the ballot.

A new just launched in Washington, and it's a carbon-copy of the same misleading, hurtful messages used in other states. AFER takes a look at the new Washington ad and breaks it down.

Another ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act. A former Prop. 8 supporter releases a new video explaining his change of heart. And polling on marriage in key states remains very close just days out from the election.

In this week's episode of Marriage News Watch: An anti-gay ad in Washington is re-using discredited misinformation from other states. We'll have a side-by-side comparison.