It’s too late to matter, but a judge in Maine has at last ruled that NOM must reveal where they got the money to fund their successful campaign to overturn same-sex marriage. U.S. Magistrate Judge John Rich III said in a document dated Sunday that the National Organization for Marriage, which contributed $1.9 million to the campaign to repeal Maine’s …

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has issued a lukewarm endorsement of the DADT compromised reached yesterday by the White House and Congress. “Secretary Gates continues to believe that ideally the DOD review should be completed before there is any legislation to repeal the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell law,” Gates’ spokesman Geoff Morrell emailed journalists this morning. “With Congress having indicated that …

Because wearing a chicken suit constitutes a polling place violation against GOP Senate candidate Sue “Barter Chickens For Medical Care” Lowden.

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s lawsuit against DOMA will be heard tomorrow in a Boston federal district court. Via press release: Judge Joseph L. Tauro will hear oral argument from Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office, in the Commonwealth’s constitutional challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). On July 8, 2009, the Attorney General filed suit on behalf of …

CurrentTV’s Bryan Safi learns about Grindr. NSFW.

Right Wing Watch on the latest evil from Byran Fischer: The American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer is one of those Religious Right activsts who takes the Bible so literally that he actually advocates that all of our nation’s laws should be based on and uphold Biblical values … so much so that he recently called for a whale at Sea …

Last week straight Australian football star Jason Akermanis got a lot of negative reaction from gay groups when he wrote a newspaper column telling gay athletes to stay in the closet. Yesterday he had his car and home egged. Jason Akermanis, who suggested in his column that the world of Australian football wasn’t ready for openly gay men, said it …

“I’d heard that a lot of professional actors were gay. Acting seemed like a chance for me to meet like-minded people. You know, at that time same-sex love in Britain got you into prison. Homosexuality was being completely hushed up. Gay teachers, politicians or firemen – that was something unthinkable. When I was young I thought I was the only …

JMG reader Andre tips us from France to a new gay-positive ad from McDonald’s. He provides this translation: Boy looks at class picture. Cell phone rings. BOY: Hello. Yeah, I was thinking of you, too – I’m looking at our class picture. I miss you. Have to go, my father’s here. Love you. FATHER: Is that your class picture ? …

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has until June 21st to state her intention on her state’s pending civil unions law, which passed unexpectedly on the last day of the legislative session last month. Yesterday she held a private meeting with an anti-gay group. About 30 opponents of the measure attended a two-hour long private session in the governor’s office. “House Bill …

No seriously, this IS from her.

It’s hard to believe it’s really over after 20 years. Share your thoughts about the finale below. West coasters beware, spoilers within.

Earlier today White House officials met with LGBT groups to hammer out a compromise agreement on attaching a repeal of DADT as an amendment to a pending Defense authorization bill. Following the meeting, the White House for the first time endorsed the amendment attempt. While some see lots of holes in the compromise, most LGBT and progressive groups are responding …

California Attorney General Jerry Brown has filed suit against the Monterey County AIDS Project over at least $2.8M in missing and misspent funds. Attorney General Jerry Brown said that former officers and directors of the Seaside-based charity took some of the money for personal use and for-profit ventures, which was in violation of a state law and a May 2000 …

Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is suing Florida Gov. Charlie “Closet Case” Crist for using the band’s hit 1985 single Road To Nowhere without permission in a campaign ad. Byrne is seeking $1 million in damages from Gov. Charlie Crist, who’s also Florida’s former Attorney General, and his senatorial campaign for use of the song earlier this year in a …

Dr. Sandra Soto is the Assistant Professor for Women’s Studies at the University of Arizona, where she used this week’s graduation ceremony to denounce her state’s racist immigration law. It’s a bit surprising/depressing that so many students would boo her. (Although she did get some decent applause at the end.) The Freepers are thrilled by the students’ reaction.

Tomorrow night JMG, Towleroad, Fly-Life Inc., Josh Wood Productions and Downtown Records present a “first listen” playback party celebrating the launch of the third Scissor Sisters album, Night Work. The party runs for two hours beginning at 7pm at Rockbar in the West Village. Open vodka and beer bar courtesy of Absolut and Budweiser from 7:30-8:30. I have a feeling …