Update: NJ Assembly leaders scramble for gay marriage votes

The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted 5-2 Thursday to approve a bill that legalizes same-sex marriages. But gays and lesbians said they feared a political stalemate, one that might leave them unable to legally wed and may have further negative consequences for them and the wider community.

'The Jersey Shore''s Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi And Jennifer 'JWoww' Farley Discuss Sexuality, Feminism, And More

If you were anywhere near a television or computer or rack of magazines during the last week you probably caught sight of Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jennifer "JWoww" Farley at least once. Or maybe twice. Or possibly 14 or 16 times.

The New Yorker on Tyler Clementi and Dharun Ravi

Ian Parker writes about “two college roommates, a webcam, and a tragedy.”

Ian Parker: Tyler Clementi’s suicide and Dharun Ravi’s trial.

Dharun Ravi grew up in Plainsboro, New Jersey, in a large, modern house with wide expanses of wood flooring and a swimming pool out back. Assertive and athletic, he used “ DHARUNISAWESOME ” as a computer password and played on an Ultimate Frisbee team. At the time of . . .

International: Tyler's brother: "I will never let go"

18 months after New Jersey teenager Tyler Clementi took his own life, his older brother – also gay – has opened up about his memories of Tyler in heartbreaking open letters.