According to as yet unsubstantiated reports coming in via Twitter, some are estimating the crowd size as “upwards of 250,000.” The hashtag #NEM is the second-highest trending topic on Twitter at the moment. (Photo via Twitter user DeliciouslyRico)

Last night Lt. Dan Choi, Dan Savage, Michelangelo Signorile, and Hilary Rosen appeared on CNN to give their reactions to President Obama’s speech. Dan Savage was mostly unimpressed. Signorile said he heard “nothing new.”

At my birthday dinner in the Castro last night, in the presence of about 25 dear friends from around the country, my loyal companion Aaron stood and delivered a lovely speech, after which San Franciscan Leif Wauters unveiled a plaque from Mayor Gavin Newsom declaring October 10th as “Joe Jervis Day in San Francisco.” ::thud:: As those who know me …

Democratic Senators Bob Casey (PA) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) won’t answer direct questions about repealing DOMA.

Several hundred anti-gay protesters, including many Slavic Eastern Europeans, rallied in Seattle yesterday to urge the defeat of Referendum 71, which would uphold Washington state’s new domestic partners law. From children to families to the elderly, a couple of hundred demonstrators, speaking both English and Russian, gathered in Lynnwood on Saturday, carrying signs saying “Protect Children” and “Reject R-71.” “It’s …

JMG reader Charlie K. sends in this photo from the National Equality March, where according to some Twitter users, the size of the crowd has kept many of the marching groups from stepping off on time.

Tomorrow is National Coming Out Day. In the clip below, an Australian boy named Jack lets his mother tell his coming out story. Sweet stuff.

C-SPAN will air President Obama’s speech to the Human Rights Campaign tonight live beginning at 7:55PM eastern time. You can also listen live on SiriusXM’s OutQ channel.

Tomorrow DC police will implement rolling street closures to accommodate the National Equality March. Here is some advice for attendees. The National Equality March is scheduled to take place at noon on Sunday, Oct. 11. The March will begin at McPherson Square and reach the west side of the U.S. Capitol at approximately 2 p.m. The planned route is south …

Last night Cleve Jones and Joe Solmonese went head-to-head over the Obama administration’s commitment to LGBT rights.

DADT victim Lt. Dan Choi joined a group of LGBT veterans today for ceremonial laying of a wreath at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. More photos by Eric Politzer are here.

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HRC executive director Joe Solomonese has issued an update of his widely criticized statement about judging the performance of President Obama. I’ve seen some reactions to my weekly message, that I gave the President a free pass not to fulfill his campaign promises until 2017. Here’s something from what I wrote that the authors didn’t include in their pieces: “I …

In 1968 the Jefferson Airplane moved into 2400 Fulton Street on the north side of Golden Gate Park, hence the title of their 1987 greatest hits package.

“But what has he [Obama] done? I’ve written that we have actually covered a good deal of ground so far. But I’m not going to trot out those advances right now because I have something more relevant to say: It’s not January 19, 2017. “That matters for two reasons: first, the accomplishments that we’ve seen thus far are not the …

Here’s the NYC contingent of the JMG Half-Century Express, at the lovely house we’ve rented on Noe Street near Duboce Park in the Castro. Back row, from left: Father Tony, David, Mystery Man*, JMG, Little Tom, Chris C., Craig, Nick. Seated, from left: Chris A., Aaron, Tim, Mark. The guys from LA, Philly, and Chicago are all staying in hotels …

The New Jersey Family Policy Council has enlisted Carrie Prejean as the keynote speaker at their “Defenders Of The Family” event, a $50 per person hate fest where an additional “free will” collection will be taken. You can order tickets online here, please make sure you use a totally real and valid credit card.