Metro Weekly‘s Poliglot is reporting that Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca), backs language in the Democratic Party’s platform supporting marriage equality.  The proposed ‘plank’ says:

“We support the full inclusion of all families in the life of our nation, with equal respect, responsibilities, and protections under the law, including the freedom to marry. Government has no business putting barriers in the path of people seeking to care for their family members, particularly in challenging economic times. We support the Respect for Marriage Act and the overturning of the federal so-called Defense of Marriage Act, and oppose discriminatory constitutional amendments and other attempts to deny the freedom to marry to loving and committed same-sex couples.”

Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill tells Metro Weekly, “Leader Pelosi supports this language.”

Poliglot’s full report, here.

Washington State has passed marriage equality, becoming the 7 state to do so.  New Jersey will pass it, too, but Governor Christie has promised to veto.  California’s Proposition 8 has been ruled unconstitutional, twice, and may soon be history, or before the US Supreme Court. The President is “evolving”, and now the leader of the Democrats in the House supports a party platform plank regarding marriage equality.  2012 may be a year for even greater advances than those we’ve seen so far.  Keep your fingers crossed!