WASHINGTON -- The country's largest lawyers' group, the American Bar Association, has stood up in support of same-sex marriage and calls on all state legislatures to let same-sex couples get married.

Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry in civil ceremonies, the ABA’s policy-making House of Delegates has declared. The measure passed on a voice vote.

MIAMI BEACH -- As dozens of attorneys gather in Miami Beach this week to brainstorm and share ideas, this fact remains: For thousands of gay couples in Florida and across the country, not being able to marry carries financial and legal burdens numbering in the hundreds.

Only some of those issues can be fixed, and doing so requires careful planning that many couples never take the time to address.

DUBLIN, Ireland – Same-sex couples should not be grateful for being given half the rights of married couples in Ireland, a demonstration to highlight shortcomings in civil partnership legislation was told Sunday.

Anna McCarthy, organizer with Noise, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender campaign group, said while the introduction of civil partnership legislation may have been a victory for decency, it was not a victory for equality or civil rights.

(Editor's note: The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) launched its 2010 Summer for Marriage Tour, prompting equality counter rallies by LGBT activists in each city they have visited and plan to visit. We will be sharing video and commentary from the NOM Tour Tracker, hosted by Courage Campaign Institute, in an effort to help shed light on the politics of fear, and the message of intolerance NOM is spreading nationwide.)

The NOM Tour Tracker posted commentary available HERE along with the videos we are sharing below.