This week, as North Carolina voters overwhelming approved a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution which limits marriage to a man and a woman, a self-described shy young man in Los Angeles has released a heartbreaking video on YouTube, telling the beautiful -- but ultimately tragic -- story of his relationship with his boyfriend of nearly six years.

In the video called "It Could Happen To You," 26-year-old Shane Bitney Crone shares his story of finding love, only to lose it when his partner Tom died in a senseless accident last year shortly after his 29th birthday. As horrible as his loss was, Shane says he wasn't prepared for what would happen next.

A conservative group called One Million Moms has called for a boycott on JC Penney after the retailer depicted a lesbian couple in its' ads for Mother's Day, claiming the department store is "taking sides" in an ongoing "cultural war."

Referring to the catalog, the group wrote on its' website" "On pages 10 and 11, under the title 'Freedom of Expression,' you’ll find 'Wendi and her partner Maggie and daughters,' noting that "in the picture, both women are wearing wedding bands."

In a statement against Proposition 8, renowned civil rights attorney Gloria Allred will lead two LGBT couples to the East Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office Tuesday, where they’ll request marriage licenses, knowing they will be turned down, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

“Today, we go to marriage license counters across the country to tell our stories,” said Eileen Ma, the executive Director of API Equality-LA. “We live in every community and want to honor and protect our families just like everyone else.”

Ellen DeGeneres praises the overturning of the ban on same-sex marriages in California, and shoots back at a conservative group’s efforts to have her fired as a JC Penney spokeswoman because she is gay, on Wednesday's edition of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

First, DeGeneres said she was happy to see Proposition 8 -- which banned same sex marriages in California -- declared unconstitutional by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday in San Francisco.

Rosie O'Donnell has joined the chorus of voices advocating gay rights in the wake of Tuesday's overturning of the ban on same-sex marriage in California and news of yet another gay teen suicide tied to bullying, the latest a 14-year-old Washington middle school student Rafael Morelos.

O'Donnell Wednesday voiced her support of the Washington D.C.-based non-profit organization PFLAG National (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays); and Prayers for Bobby, the critically-acclaimed film detailing the real life story of Mary Griffith

Proposition 8 -- which bans same-sex marriage in California -- was declared unconstitutional by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday in San Francisco, leading to what's expected to be a face-off in the U.S. Supreme Court as early as 2013. 

By a 2-1 vote, the court found Proposition 8 to violate the civil rights of gays and lesbians, upholding the decision of former Chief U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker, who ruled on the matter in 2010.