Read a March 22, 2013, USA Today story in which key opponents of same-sex marriage discuss the reasons for their views.

The Holocaust Educational Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization founded by Holocaust survivors, their children and their friends to promote awareness of the Holocaust. The foundation sponsors teacher and faculty training, as well as educational programs for youth. It is based in Skokie, Ill.

Read a March 22, 2013, NPR story about another activist and how her background as a single mother led her to become involved in the issue.

Read a March 22, 2013, New York Times story about the man described as the nation’s leading opponent of same-sex marriage.

Each month, we create these brief synopses to help parents, educators, and advocates stay up-to-date and informed on events and decisions on Capitol Hill and across the country.

Read the transcript of a March 23, 2013, NPR interview in which Focus on the Family’s president, Jim Daly, discusses his concerns about religious liberty aspects of the debate.

Wikipedia keeps its page on same-sex marriage updated with background, links, state-by-state information and charts. Wikipedia also has a page about Christian churches around the world that have approved same-sex marriages. As with any open-source website, information on Wikipedia should be confirmed before it’s used.

The Association of Holocaust Organizations works to advance programming, research and education about the Holocaust. Member organizations are posted on the website. William L. Shulman is president of the association’s board, as well as president of the Holocaust Resource Center and Archives at Queensborough Community College in Bayside, N.Y.

The Williams Institute focuses on sexual-orientation law and public policy, and its website has a number of resources on same-sex marriage. Scholars from the think tank, which is based at California’s UCLA law school, participated in friend-of-the-court briefs in both March 2013 cases before they went the Supreme Court.