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After a lengthy battle against local and national hate groups, yesterday former prosecutor and Navy jet pilot Tracy Thorne-Begland (above right) kissed his husband after being sworn in as Virginia’s first openly gay judge. That process took its toll on Thorne-Begland. In fact, he said the long nomination process left him physically and mentally exhausted. Thorne-Begland said the history-making moment …

Far-right and anti-gay groups are screaming varying versions of “We KNEW it!” today after a raft of top Romney campaign advisors signed the GOP brief in support of same-sex marriage. Bob Vander Plaats, head of Iowa’s Family Leader: “The only surprise here is that Romney himself didn’t join them. As you know, many conservatives did not trust Romney on marriage, …

A group of Raelians, which calls itself “the world’s second-largest UFO religion after Scientology,” held a de-baptism ceremony at this year’s Sydney Mardi Gras.

The Family Research Council and NOM have a new ally in the battle against same-sex marriage.  Yesterday Al Qaeda published the above full-page graphic in Inspire, their English-language magazine.  Will Brian Brown or Tony Perkins denounce their new BFFs?  Or will this be one of those “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” sort of things?

“To the 7,001,084 Californians who exercised their constitutional right to protect marriage, the President’s decision is a deep betrayal of the democratic process and America’s identity of political diversity. Making matters worse, the President’s plan for disenfranchising these millions of voters is bringing the full weight of the government to bear against its own people! By enlisting the Justice Department, …

Another 50 Supreme Court briefs have been filed in support of the overturn of Proposition 8.  Many of the briefs have multiple sponsors, so I’ll just pull out a few of the names from the list compiled by the press office of San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera. National Women’s Law Center Williams Institute Gay & Lesbian Medical Association Lambda …

“I’ve never filed a brief to the Supreme Court, so I thought I would post mine here. I’m sure someone will tweet it to them. Portia and I have been married for 4 years and they have been the happiest of my life. And in those 4 years, I don’t think we hurt anyone else’s marriage. I asked all of …

A marriage equality bill failed to get out of its committee in Finland’s Parliament today. Pink News reports: The bill, proposed by the National Coalition Party (NCP) minister Alexander Stubb proposed the bill, which would have made marriage gender-neutral, therefore allowing same-sex couples to marry. It was rejected 9 votes to 8, and so it will not go before the …

Equality On Trial has some early news on the request.

Last week Billboard Magazine altered the methodology of tabulating its pop charts, making a radical change not seen since they began including digital downloads as a ranking criteria. YouTube streaming data is now factored into the Hot 100 (and other genre charts), enhancing a mix of data that includes digital download track sales (and physical singles sales), as tracked by …

Watch this. (Via Think Progress)

Chicago Magazine has done a headcount of the Illinois House, where we need 60 votes to win marriage.  Here’s what they’ve got so far: Definite YES: 14 Likely YES: 29 Toss-Up: 20 Definite NO: 18 Likely NO: 37 As you can see, even if we claim ALL of the definite, likely, and toss-up votes, that only adds up to 63.  …

“It appears that even this stalwart homo-hater, who slithers around gay porn palaces and scurries about licentious leather bars looking for smut to post on his prurient website, knows the end is near. It is clear that there is a shrinking market for professional gay bashers and one can only hope he polishes off his cracker-thin resume and finds a …

More horse meat has been found for sale in Britain. Four beef products sold by Bird’s Eye, Taco Bell and catering supplier Brakes have been found to contain horse DNA, the Food Standards Agency says. This is the third wave of test results received by the FSA, which has now received a total of 5,430 test results. Meanwhile, new tests …