New York City Pride Grand Marshal Edith Windsor rode in triumph today as about a million people screamed her name. When Windsor’s car turned onto Christopher Street, the thunderous chants of “EDIE! EDIE! EDIE” echoed down the very blocks where our movement started 44 years ago this week.  I was completely verklempt as were many, many joyous people behind the …

The Los Angeles Times reports: The Supreme Court rejected an emergency request to stop same-sex marriages in California, a lawyer for the gay couples who sued said Sunday. Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., one of the lawyers who challenged Proposition 8, said that he had just received word from the court Sunday morning that Justice Anthony M. Kennedy denied a request …

It was 44 years ago this week that the queer community of New York City finally said “Enough!” For some historical perspective, I’m reposting the story that the New York Daily News ran one week after the Stonewall Riots. Note how the story drips with condescension and ridicule. We’ve come a long, long way in 44 years and we’ve still …

Via Policy Mic. (Tipped by JMG reader Eric)

And again we get citations from After The Ball, a 1989 book that hasn’t been in print for decades (as far as I know) and that very few gay people have even heard of, much less read. (Tipped by JMG reader Chris)

“Given the strength of the marriage movement, though, surely the major gay rights organizations could reappropriate just 10 percent of their budgets to fighting HIV and AIDS. “Contrary to the prevailing skepticism, that battle is not a lost cause. Treating people with antivirals both keeps them alive and prevents them from infecting others. Massachusetts saw its HIV infection rates drop …

Via press release from Protect Marriage: Today our Prop 8 Legal Defense Team filed an emergency petition to U.S. Supreme Court to stop the Ninth Circuit’s premature move requiring same-sex “marriage” licenses in California. The petition, prepared overnight by our good friends at Alliance Defending Freedom, was submitted Saturday to Justice Anthony Kennedy, the associate justice who decides such motions …

Posted this afternoon to the DOMA Project’s Facebook page.

In response the ongoing spree of anti-gay hate crimes, the NYPD has doubled the usual number of officers for tomorrow’s gay pride parade. The surge of officers will include twice the usual amount of plainclothes cops assigned to the area, where several gay people have been attacked since the beginning of the year, police said. “There’s been concern, rightfully so, …

Dozens were arrested today at a gay pride demonstration in St. Petersburg, Russia where anti-gay protesters assaulted and pelted the attendees with eggs. Media reports estimated that several dozens of LGBT activists came to the Field of Mars (Marsovo Pole) in the city’s downtown to rally for gay people’s rights in Russia. The event was attended by some 200 of …

Lady Gaga made an unannounced appearance at last night’s NYC Pride rally at Pier 26 in Tribeca. Her full speech is here.

“In a case that has been marked by judicial arrogance and, frankly, lawlessness since the beginning, three judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals late Friday lifted their stay which had been in effect since a trial judge had ruled against Proposition 8. Same-sex couples began being ‘married’ in California when state officials illegitimately declared Proposition 8 was no …

Clip description: Special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen creates one of his legendary fantasy films using the classic Greek tale of Jason and his quest for the Golden Fleece in “Jason and the Argonauts” (1963). With a cast headed by Todd Armstrong as Jason battling mythic monsters of all descriptions, Nancy Kovak as Medea, the woman he loves and featuring a …

Via the Twitter account of Inga Sarda-Sorensen.

And now all four plaintiffs in Hollingsworth v Perry are married!

Due to popular demand following yesterday’s JMG post, the publishers of the national Pride Magazine have decided to make this year’s historic Edith Windsor cover available as a limited edition t-shirt, which will be shipped with a physical copy of this year’s magazine.  Reserve your shirt and magazine now by writing to [email protected].  Just state your name and the desired …

“We just received word that the Ninth Circuit, without waiting for the Supreme Court’s decision to become final and depriving us of our right to ask for reconsideration, has rushed forward to order same-sex marriage licenses.  This outrageous act of judicial tyranny tops off a chronic pattern of lawlessness, throughout this case, by judges and politicians hell-bent on thwarting the …