The House of Representatives last week passed legislation that would protect same-sex marriages at the federal level in response to Justice Clarence Thomas's call for the supreme court to revisit same-sex marriage rights.

Today we are taking a look at the history and politics of same-sex marriage in the U.S.

Guests:

Stephanie Lai, reporter in the Washington bureau, New York Times
Sasha Issenberg, journalist and author of The Engagement: America's Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage