In yet another moment in our movement’s history, tonight openly gay members of the military attended the Commander In Chief Inaugural Ball with their partners. In the center of the above photo is Army Gen. Tammy Smith, who last summer became the first out soldier to achieve that rank. To the general’s right is her wife, Tracey Hepner. Photo by …

Unsurprising.

One Million Moms 4 Gun Control, which is obviously not the same group as the one run by American Family Association, will cosponsor the national March For Gun Control on Saturday. Via press release: Marchers will gather at 10 a.m. on Jan. 26, at the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool east of Third Street, NW, across from the National Museum of …

“It is fitting that President Obama today takes the oath of office on two bibles — one belonging to Abraham Lincoln, and the other to Dr. King. But as I reflect on the America we live in today and the society we are building for my eight children, I can’t help but be concerned. Too many of our people live …

Freedom To Marry In his second Inaugural today, President Obama traced the moral arc from Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall, and rightly exalted the struggle for the freedom to marry as part of America’s moral commitment to equality, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Freedom to Marry applauds our president and the moral leadership he has shown, the moral …

Never before has a president mentioned us in an inauguration speech. Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law – for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. We, the people, declare today that the most …

The owner of a Utah-based company says that he fired two employees because they supported the re-election of President Obama. “They were Obama supporters. We just knew they were,” Terry Lee, owner of Terry Lee Forensics, a Cedar City, Utah, digital forensics company, told The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday.  Lee first mentioned the firings in the comments section of …

The anti-gay ordinances already enacted by St. Petersburg and other Russian municipalities appear headed for nationwide adoption. The legislation being pushed by the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church would make it illegal nationwide to provide minors with information that is defined as “propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderism.” It includes a ban on holding public events that promote …

From the official White House channel.

Google appears to be having some backstage difficulties on some sites this morning.  Stand by… UPDATE: Things seem to be back to normal for now.

Who’s working today? Are you watching the festivities?

UPDATE: Damn me and my verbatim quoting! Guess what’s playing tonight at the Castro Theater?

On Gun Appreciation Day in New Mexico: A male juvenile is in custody this morning following a shooting in the South Valley that left five people dead.  In an email from Bernalillo County officials, a shooting took place on Long Lane SW Saturday evening. Deputies were dispatched and found an adult male, an adult female and three children dead. All …

The public swearing-in will take place tomorrow.

In a new campaign for gay tourism to Las Vegas, the tagline reads: “Everyone’s welcome. Even straight people.” Copyranter reacts: “Oh GOD, those outfits. Whelp, turnabout is fair play? Interesting strategy for a campaign targeting gays. I’m assuming the ads wont be running in Field & Stream or Good Housekeeping. As a straight man living in New York City, I …

British Labor MP Paul Flynn is preparing an interesting bill. Via Pink News: Parliament is due to pass legislation shortly to allow for the first child of Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge to rule as monarch regardless of whether they are a boy or a girl. Now Labour MP Paul Flynn is gathering …