Some would say that seeing anti-gay legislation defeated is not a real victory, since the defeats are pure defense, not offense. But a win is a win, and buys gay and lesbian residents of variously hued states more time to make their case and put more tolerant politicians into office.
An attempt to push a Defense of Marriage Act in New Mexico
failed to pass the state house. Apparently it may pass the senate but still probably wouldn't go back to the house. Is the senate more right-wing than the house? I thought NM had some kind of ballot iniative thing, I'm surprised that a DOMA has never been pushed on the ballot in that manner.
A bill to ban gay textbooks in Arkansas failed a senate committee on a 3-3 vote. One more vote and it would have passed through to the full senate. This in a state where Democrats have a supermajority. It's pretty damn sad that the states which have the most pending anti-gay legislation are states run in part or whole by Democrats (AL, AR, TN). If they think this is going to help them hold their ground, they're dreaming.
Arkansas is also the state where the main gay group (Equality Arkansas) had so little money during last year's amendment fight that it folded, leading the anti-gay group lead to actually pity them and hope that they would recover. One of the saddest things I've ever seen. I hope that things improve for Arkansas gays eventually, if that's possible.