Same sex marriage supporters are confindent the federal law defining marriage between a man and a woman will be struck down, (DOMA).   It appears the general sense is that each state will define their own marriage laws and recognition thereof….  Which opens up another whole set of issues regarding “reciprocity”. 

GAY MARRIAGE – Midway through a National Organization protest in front of the US Supreme Court building, punches flew. One, which landed on the face of a marcher, was thrown by gay marriage advocate Sergei Kostin, a former Occupy DC member whom a source in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department described as a ‘professional activist.’

The other was a gut-punch that Kostin told MailOnline provoked him – one that no one else saw. If that punch flew, one observer countered, however, it’s not clear how hard it could have been.

But if the swinging fists were half-imagined, the ideological confrontation on Tuesday was genuine. Both sides of the debate were out in force, with Christian opponents easily outnumbering advocates for gay marriage.

Inside, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could determine whether the federal government or the 50 states will decide what a marriage is.

Yahoo! Newsreported that the cast of characters included a drag queen in a rainbow tutu and devil horns, cross-carrying Christians who knelt in prayer, and a host of other activists.

The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) marchers ‘were met by another small group of people that had stretched out a rainbow flag in front of them,’ according to Yahoo.  (read more)

Kostin took up the cause of the late Trayvon Martin in 2012.   Martin, a black  teen, was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, who said Martin attacked him  first. Kostin himself is arguing the same about his confrontation in front of  the Supreme Court, claiming that he was attacked before he threw a punch that  landed on a man’s face.