“I think everyone should be with who they love. I don’t want to be controversial or stir up a bunch of trouble but people are going to love who they are going to love. I think gay couples should be allowed to marry. They should suffer just like us heterosexuals.” – Dolly Parton, speaking to Britain’s Event Magazine. Parton first …

The Detroit Free Press reports: The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s motion to have a full bench hear his appeal in Michigan’s landmark gay marriage case. Schuette had petitioned for an “en banc” hearing — which means full bench — instead of the standard three-judge panel, but the court determined Monday evening …

Hedwig & The Angry Inch scored eight Tony nominations this morning, including a best actor in a musical revival nod for Neil Patrick Harris. Leading the tally is A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder, which landed ten nominations including best musical. Gay playwrights Harvey Fierstein and Terrence McNally both picked up best play nominations for Casa Valentina and Mothers …

From the website of Herald Embroidery: Notice: We recently posted five 3″ stickers on the front entrance to our shop. Two of these stickers are negative and prohibitive in their message. After some public confusion as to the meaning of one which depicted a rainbow flag, we’ve replaced them with a clarification. “While we will serve all customers who treat …

Last night I attended the tenth anniversary celebration of Freedom To Marry. The evening included a performance by Tony winner Laura Benanti and a gorgeous short film based on a new poem by Richard Blanco, who read his work at Obama’s 2012 inauguration. (The film will debut at Cannes next month.) Pictured above: CNN commentator Margaret Hoover,  Freedom To Marry …

All week long Teabagistan has been screaming that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is a Democrat because he donated to a few Dems in the early 90s. Mother Jones has posted a recap of all the right wing sites that got it wrong. (Tipped by JMG reader Joel)

Via the Associated Press: A few weeks after David Letterman announced he’d be retiring from the CBS late-night television lineup, Craig Ferguson did the same. Ferguson, host of “The Late Late Show” since 2005, told his studio audience during Monday’s taping that he will step down at the end of the year. Ferguson’s show airs after Letterman’s, at 12:35 a.m. …

The Louisiana House Commerce Committee has voted against a bill that would have made it illegal to refuse to sell or rent property to LGBT citizens. Three Democrats joined nine Republicans on the House Commerce Committee in rejecting the measure Monday 12-3. None said specifically why they voted against the bill. The bill by Rep. Pat Smith, D-Baton Rouge, would …

The nation’s oldest LGBT bookstore, Giovanni’s Room, will close on May 17th. Via Philadelphia Gay News: Ed Hermance, who has owned the store for 38 years, announced his plans for retirement in the fall, planning to sell both the business and the two buildings it encompasses. He announced a potential sale agreement several weeks ago, but told PGN this week …

Vote here. (Tipped by JMG reader CD 2001)

“Christian band Jars of Clay was supposed to be setting out on a 20th anniversary tour — but if the latest controversy is any indication, not many fans will be celebrating. Lead vocalist Dan Haseltine made sure of that last week by singing a different tune on same-sex ‘marriage.’ The social media bombshell surprised — then angered — the group’s …

The summer camp for adult LGBT folks. (Via Towleroad)

Even Drudge’s fans are wondering what this is about. My favorite response tweet: “Everything like such as? #maps.”

Less than 72 hours after racist comments by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling went public, the team has lost almost all of its corporate sponsors. The Chumash Casino, the presenting sponsor of the Los Angeles Clippers, jumped ship Monday along with used car dealership chain CarMax and airline Virgin America as advertisers pondered their partnerships with the team in …

Beck was speaking at Liberty University.

In the wake of the so-called “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” some Mississippi businesses are displaying the above sticker to welcome LGBT customers. The AFA says the stickers are meant to bully Christians. Buddy Smith, executive vice president of Tupelo-based American Family Association, offers his take on the sticker campaign. “It’s not really a buying campaign, but it’s a bully campaign,” …

AOL was hacked today. AOL Inc on Monday urged its tens of millions of email account holders to change their passwords and security questions after a cyber attack compromised about 2 percent of its accounts. The company said it was working with federal authorities to investigate the attack, in which hackers obtained email addresses, postal addresses, encrypted passwords and answers …

Herald Embroidery in Oak Grove, Kentucky produces customized apparel, ad banners, and other promotional materials. It appears that non-potty mouthed Christians with guns and beards are welcome in their store, but gays are definitely not. From an online review posted last week: My wife and I went into this shop to get shirts for my parent’s anniversary. We went in …

The Ugandan national legislature may soon consider a bill that would outlaw the “promotion of homosexuality” by foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The proposed bill would presumably include NGOs that provide HIV/AIDS relief. “There are some NGOs who have come here to undermine us, to promote very bad behavior like homosexuality,” junior internal affairs minister, James Baba told Reuters on Monday. …

(Tipped by JMG reader Robbie)