It was June 27th, 1969. The day that the fags, dykes, and queens of New York City finally said “Enough!” For some historical perspective, I’m once again posting the story that the New York Daily News ran about the Stonewall Riots. Note how the story drips with condescension and ridicule. We’ve come a long, long way in 43 years and …

Complete with a Judy Garland singalong. Photos here. It fascinates me how the Occupy-ish this was.

Something tells me there’s a gay in the marketing department. (Tipped by JMG reader Chris)

“It is sad when a powerful and compelling voice goes silent—especially when the topic is one as important as marriage, and where the silence is not motivated by a change of view about the nature of marriage but rather a seeming succumbing to the continual pressure of the cultural elite. Yet retreating from the debate is not a path we …

Following the lead of the NAACP, the nation’s largest civil rights group for Latinos has unanimously endorsed marriage equality. Former NCLR Board Chair Danny Ortega, a Phoenix lawyer whose term ended after the vote, provided broad details of the conversations that he said took place among the 25 board members before the vote. “We had a discussion about this and …

“It is unfortunate that the image conservative America is seeing today of LGBT people is of gay leftists misbehaving at the White House, rather than the millions of patriotic, decent LGBT citizens, many of whom, like Log Cabin Republicans, hold President Ronald Reagan in high esteem.These photographs have hurt our community and make advocating for inclusion and equality more difficult. …

Last night Father Tony accompanied me to the kickoff party for NYC Pride, where grand marshals Cyndi Lauper and Kiehl’s president Chris Salgardo mingled with Ally Sheedy, fashion queen Richie Rich, Ross The Intern, actor Gerald McCullouch, and designer bear couple Robert Tagliapietra and Jeffrey Costello, who are JMG readers! Hot party, literally, we spent most of it parked in …

Megachurch defender of the family Bishop Noel Jones has been exposed for fathering the child of a married reality television star. Former “X Factor” U.S. finalist Stacy Francis is making tabloid headlines again for her personal life. Francis is admitting that she was married when she had an affair with Bishop Noel Jones, whom she has now publicly revealed is …

Via Buzzfeed: The Empowered Man—which shows President Obama watching in horror as a thirty something white male, standing in front of the White House holds up the U.S. constitution in one hand and a wad of cash in the other—was released this week. “I wanted this painting to reflect the hope many Americans are having that we can steer our …

“Something is wrong when huge companies push gay marriage into children’s literature in order to make money. Something is wrong when a comic book store decides to host a wedding, again for commercial purposes. And something is really wrong when a man proposes because, well, somebody else is going to help pay for the wedding and it might mean a …

In a historic verdict, today a Philadelphia jury found a high-ranking Catholic Church official guilty of child endangerment for shielding the crimes of pedophile priests. This is the first time an American church official has been convicted of such charges. Monsignor William Lynn helped the archdiocese keep predators in ministry, and the public in the dark, by telling parishes their …

Just posted to National Review: “My friend and mentor and one-time boss David Blankenhorn has just published a New York Times op-ed in which he gives up on opposing gay marriage. I haven’t yet read it carefully enough to respond, except to say that ‘the argument from despair’ is the single most powerful argument gay-marriage advocates wield. I wish you …

So claims Truth In Action Ministries. Regarding the video that shows middle school students verbally bullying a 68-year-old school bus monitor, calling her names and using profanities, people are wondering what’s happened to today’s youth. Karen Gushta of Truth in Action Ministries believes this cultural demise began when prayer was taken out of public schools. “Unless we return to the …

Billboard Magazine: “We reflect on 21 musical moments that were pivotal in advancing the understanding and acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.” Adam Lambert, Ricky Martin, Glee, and more.