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Posted: 5/4/2013 12:13:29 PM EST
Holly Peterson, who plays professional women's tackle football for the Sacramento Sirens, holds a basketball in Elk Grove, Calif. on Friday, May 3, 2013. Peterson, who played college basketball at the University of California, Riverside, came out as a lesbian at age 15, when she was playing high school basketball. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Posted: 5/4/2013 12:13:29 PM EST
Holly Peterson, who plays professional women's tackle football for the Sacramento Sirens, is photographed on the field in Elk Grove, Calif. on Friday, May 3, 2013. Peterson made the decision to tell her family and friends that she’s a lesbian 14 years ago, when she was a sophomore in high school. "I was ready," says Peterson, who’s now 29. "I needed to tell someone." (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Posted: 5/4/2013 12:03:28 PM EST
Jonathan Jean-Pierre, a sophomore and rower at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. sits on steps at the campus on Friday, May 3, 2013. Jean-Pierre, says his teammates have never given him any trouble about being gay. "But sometimes I still feel like I have to work twice as hard to prove myself," says the 19-year-old athlete, who plans to discuss these and other issues as a participant of a summit for gay and lesbian athletes in June 2013. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
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Posted: 5/3/2013 5:08:35 PM EST
Shown is a a historical marker commemorating public demonstrations for gay and lesbian equality in view of Independence Hall, Friday, May 3, 2013, in Philadelphia. Mariela Castro is in Philadelphia to receive an honor from the Equality Forum, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, for her work as director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education in Havana. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 5/3/2013 5:08:35 PM EST
Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro visits a historical marker commemorating public demonstrations for gay and lesbian equality, Friday, May 3, 2013, in Philadelphia. Mariela Castro is in Philadelphia to receive an honor from the Equality Forum, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, for her work as director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education in Havana. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 4/27/2013 3:43:17 PM EST
In this Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 photo, United States' Megan Rapinoe celebrates her goal against Ireland in an international friendly soccer match in Glendale, Ariz. High-profile lesbian athletes have come out while still playing their sports, but not a single gay male athlete in major U.S. professional sports has done the same. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
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Posted: 4/27/2013 3:43:17 PM EST
In this Friday, April 19, 2013 photo, Sarah Toce, editor of a daily online news magazine "The Seattle Lesbian," poses for a photo in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood which is the home of many bars that cater to Seattle's gay and lesbian community. Even as society has become more accepting of homosexuality overall, longstanding research has shown more societal tolerance for lesbians than gay men, and that gay men are significantly more likely to be targets of violence. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Posted: 4/27/2013 1:33:28 PM EST
ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 AND THEREAFTER - United States' Megan Rapinoe celebrates her goal against Ireland in an international friendly soccer match in Glendale, Ariz. on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. High-profile lesbian athletes have come out while still playing their sports, but not a single gay male athlete in major U.S. professional sports has done the same. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
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Posted: 4/27/2013 1:33:28 PM EST
ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 AND THEREAFTER - Sarah Toce, editor of a daily online news magazine "The Seattle Lesbian," poses for a photo Friday, April 19, 2013, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood which is the home of many bars that cater to Seattle's gay and lesbian community. Even as society has become more accepting of homosexuality overall, longstanding research has shown more societal tolerance for lesbians than gay men, and that gay men are significantly more likely to be targets of violence. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Posted: 4/22/2013 3:38:34 AM EST
FILE - In this March 26, 2013, file photo, a demonstrator holds a bible while marching outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, as the court heard arguments on California's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8. The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. Ten years ago, same-sex marriage was legal nowhere in the United States. It's now allowed in nine states, with several more in the pipeline, yet many other states seem unlikely to follow suit unless forced to by Congress or the Supreme Court. It seems like a recipe for long-term conflict, but President Barack Obama and other Democratic Party leaders are now firmly ensconced in the ranks of gay-marriage supporters, and national opinion polls suggest that's now the prevailing view among the public. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Posted: 3/27/2013 12:08:36 AM EST
A demonstrator holds a bible while marching outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, as the court heard arguments on California's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8. The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Posted: 3/26/2013 1:13:33 PM EST
From left, plaintiffs Sandy Stier, with her partner Kris Perry, and their twin sons Spencer Perry and Elliott Perry, all from Berkeley, Calif., meet with reporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, after the court heard arguments on California's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8. The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Posted: 3/26/2013 12:43:34 PM EST
From left, attorney David Boies, plaintiffs, Sandy Stier, with partner Kris Perry, from Berkeley, Calif., Jeff Zarrillo, with partner Paul Katami from Burbank, Calif., and their attorney Theodore Olson leave the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, after the heard arguments on California's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8. The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Posted: 3/26/2013 11:53:30 AM EST
Demonstrators march outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, as the court heard arguments on California's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Posted: 3/26/2013 11:53:30 AM EST
A demonstrator holds a bible while marching outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, as the court heard arguments on California's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8. The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Posted: 3/26/2013 11:03:41 AM EST
Demonstrators walk outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, where the court will hear arguments on California's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8. The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Posted: 3/9/2013 3:58:41 PM EST
In this Friday, March 8, 2013 photo, married couple Mina Meyer, left, and Sharon Raphael pose for a photo at their home in Long Beach, Calif. Accountants and attorneys are encouraging married same-sex couples to apply now for retroactive tax refunds and Social Security benefits in anticipation of the Supreme Court possibly overturning a federal law that prevents the federal government from recognizing gay and lesbian unions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Posted: 3/9/2013 3:58:41 PM EST
In this Friday, March 8, 2013 photo, married couple Sharon Raphael, left, and Mina Meyer pose for a photo at their home in Long Beach, Calif. Accountants and attorneys are encouraging married same-sex couples to apply now for retroactive tax refunds and Social Security benefits in anticipation of the Supreme Court possibly overturning a federal law that prevents the federal government from recognizing gay and lesbian unions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Posted: 3/9/2013 3:58:41 PM EST
In this Friday, March 8, 2013 photo, Sharon Raphael, left, and Mina Meyer, hold their certificates of marriage at their home in Long Beach, Calif. Accountants and attorneys are encouraging married same-sex couples to apply now for retroactive tax refunds and Social Security benefits in anticipation of the Supreme Court possibly overturning a federal law that prevents the federal government from recognizing gay and lesbian unions. At left is their first license and marriage certificate issued by the city and county of San Francisco, which was later invalidated, and at right is their current marriage certificate, issued later by Los Angeles County. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Posted: 3/9/2013 3:58:41 PM EST
In this Friday, March 8, 2013 photo, Mina Meyer, left, and Sharon Raphael pose for a photo with their Los Angeles County marriage certificate at their home in Long Beach, Calif. Accountants and attorneys are encouraging married same-sex couples to apply now for retroactive tax refunds and Social Security benefits in anticipation of the Supreme Court possibly overturning a federal law that prevents the federal government from recognizing gay and lesbian unions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
