A few months ago, Micheale told me she and Cheryl were starting an organization for the issue of gay marriage. It has grown into something quite remarkable.

Straight Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME) is an advocacy group whose mission is to educate, inspire and mobilize heterosexual activists in support of full marriage equality for same-sex couples.

One of the main goals of SAME is to have at least 300 straight allies march in New York City's Pride March this June 27. I think it's a brilliant concept: they don't want money, just people.

So what can you do to help? You can help spread the word. Let your friends and family, gay or straight, no about this initiative. Even if you don't live in New York or don't know anyone who does, spreading the word helps create awareness and education. (Did you know that federal law grants 1,049 benefits and responsibilities based on marital status - not to mention hundreds more offered by every state? That number is far more staggering than I imagined.)

Also, chances are someone you send information to is like to know someone in New York who may want to join. (It's that whole "they tell two friends and they'll tell two friends, and so on and so on..." concept.)