WASHINGTON--President Obama hits fund-raisers for his 2012 re-election bid in New York Thursday night, with one targeting LGBT donors. The long planned funder comes as New York state lawmakers are considering legalizing same sex marriage. Meanwhile, Obama says his position on gay marriage is "evolving," signaling that one day he may support it--but not now.

Over at The Advocate, reporter Andrew Harmon learned that some Democratic senators--Jeff Merkley, Kirsten Gillibrand, Al Franken, and Bernie Sanders--say its time for Obama to evolve. Read Harmon's story here.