It’s Friday, here’s a collection of news and other things that struck me as worthy of being shared:

New Mexico Supreme Court affirms same-sex marriage rights. The money quote:

We conclude that the purpose of New Mexico marriage laws is to bring stability and order to the legal relationship of committed couples by defining their rights and responsibilities as to one another, their children if they choose to raise children together, and their property. Prohibiting same-gender marriages is not substantially related to the governmental interests advanced by the parties opposing same-gender marriage or to the purposes we have identified. Therefore, barring individuals from marrying and depriving them of the rights, protections, and responsibilities of civil marriage solely because of their sexual orientation violates the Equal Protection Clause under Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution. We hold that the State of New Mexico is constitutionally required to allow same-gender couples to marry and must extend to them the rights, protections, and responsibilities that derive from civil marriage under New Mexico law.

The 40 Most Insane Things That Happened This Year In Florida.

CNN ALLOWS HATE GROUP LEADER TONY PERKINS TO LINK POLYGAMY AND GAY MARRIAGE.

‘Yes, Opposing Gay Marriage Makes You a Homophobe’.

Cats Became Pets Much Earlier Than Thought, According to Neolithic Fossils.

Politifact weighs in on: Religious activist group says ENDA would discriminate against Christians.

Why Halley’s Comet May Be Linked to Famine 1,500 Years Ago.

The Gay Men’s Chorus of L.A. performed a fun dancing version of the 12 Rockin’ Days of Christmas this last weekend (thanks to Ann Fontaine for the link):

And Pentatonix have released another video of one of the fab songs on their a capella Christmas album:

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