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Morning News Feed: Wednesday, Nov. 12

Sex change for reverend, gay marriage legal in Conn., and Obama's take on gender identity.

Americans may be cutting corners these days but it seems they’re saving plenty of pocket change for love. In uncertain economic times, reports Market Watch, online dating sites thrive. Granted, the stats come from online-dating site Perfectmatch.com, which reports a 47% spike in members over the last quarter. An exception to rule? British men. 90% of 'em said they would give up on their romantic relationship to save money, according to a Skipton Building Society study reported by Debt Management Today. A YouGov study reported that 47% of 2,400 British adults said they would spend more money if they were in a relationship. Money issues aside, it seemingly pays to be in a relationship. Reuters reports that physical affection may serve as a buffer against work stress. Findings of the journal Psychosomatic Medicine has found that intimacy –be it holding hands or sexual intercourse- decreases levels of the stress hormone, cortisol. Never mind stress. A Reverend at a Grapevine-based Fellowship Church is challenging married couples to have sex –which he compares to Super Glue- every day for a week, according The Dallas Morning News.

Morning News Feed: Weds, Oct 29

Red is sexy, a thin line between love & hate, and the genetics of sexuality.

The morning news feed. Men prefer women in red, exploring sex with Halloween costumes, the warden's wife and the escaped convict, a thin line between love and hate, theories on genetics role in sexuality, gender selection, gay marriage in Connecticut, and which ring to propose with.

Connecticut Legalizes Gay Marriage

CT third US state to grant legal rights to gays.

The state Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision that Connecticut's previously approved civil unions are unconstitutional and discriminatory. The dissenting opinion argued that the "regulation of procreation," which it said includes defining marriage as a union between a man and woman, should be left to the state legislature instead of the courts.

Connecticut Legalizes Gay Marriage

CT third US state to grant equal rights to gays.

Connecticut today became the third state to extend the same rights to same-sex marriages as those that apply to straight couples.