“The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati will be hearing arguments on efforts to strike down laws against ‘same-sex marriage’ in four states, including Ohio. The law in our state was a constitutional amendment strongly supported by Ohio’s bishops in 2004, and for good reason. Traditional marriage, the union of one man and one woman for life, is …

JMG reader Michael writes on his blog: “It really doesn’t get more heartfelt or political than this letter written by our 8 year-old niece Abbey today. Tony, listen to the kids!”

Acts from the label that for many of us invented disco will stage a free reunion concert tonight at the East River Bandshell in downtown Manhattan. Originating in 1974, The New York City based Salsoul Records was one of the most influential record companies in the disco era that has shaped the dance music industry for the last 40 years. …

Via the Moscow Times: Anti-gay laws or not, Russians are statistically the most ardent consumers of anal sex pornography, according to a study by popular porn site PornHub.com. The survey is based on traffic for the Canada-based PornHub, which currently ranks 75th on the list of the world’s most popular websites, according to the Alexa.com Internet analysis site. PornHub did …

(Tipped by JMG reader Piet)

As expected, the former chairman of the Harris County GOP and several Christian pastors have filed suit against Houston after the petition campaign to repeal the city’s LGBT rights ordinance was rejected due to a lack of valid signatures. Plaintiff and conservative activist Jared Woodfill said his group is asking a state district judge to declare that City Secretary Anna …

Minneapolis-based retail giant Target today filed amicus briefs in support of the plaintiffs in same-sex marriage lawsuits against the states of Wisconsin and Indiana. The Human Rights Campaign reacts: “Today Target joins a growing chorus of Americans and businesses that know these bans on marriage equality serve no purpose other than to harm families,” said Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President …

Last week the Alliance Defending Freedom announced that they will file an appeal with the US Supreme Court over the Fourth Circuit Court’s overturn of Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban. Their appeal will be filed on behalf of the Prince William County clerk. Today Democratic Virginia state Attorney General Mark Herring announced that he will also ask SCOTUS to review the …

We’re winning Florida from the bottom to the top! Literally! First Key West, then Miami, then Fort Lauderdale, and now Palm Beach. UPDATE: Read the ruling. The suit was filed by a man who was unable to claim the estate of his deceased husband. It appears that Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi didn’t even bother to respond to his suit. …

“In yet another incident of judicial corruption and lawlessness in South Florida over the last 18 days, today, Broward County Circuit Judge Dale Cohen overthrew Florida’s voter-approved Constitution and denied Floridians their fundamental voter rights. Millions of Americans died fighting in battlefields around the world to defend the constitutional rights Judge Cohen has denied Floridians todays. He has violated his …

Last year Mayor Bloomberg’s office canceled the final day of New York City’s Electric Zoo EDM festival on Randall’s Island after two drug-related deaths and numerous overdoses took place despite repeated cautions to the 100,000+ attendees made by the promoters over the event’s sound system. This year the organizers are stepping up their warnings with an anti-drug video that will …

“We keep making the argument of the importance of marriage, that it takes a man and a woman to make a child and that the state can’t continue to redefine that if civilization’s policy goal is to support families rather than water down marriage to be about any adult relationship. These judges keep saying that’s not what marriage is. Based …

From the Facebook page of San Diego Democrats For Equality: Lately Carl DeMaio’s been marketing himself as a “New Generation Republican” but his Tea Party record is as inescapable as his shadow. This video of DeMaio speaking in front of a local Tea Party audience is yet more evidence of his allegiance to the far-right fringe. It’s the video DeMaio …

Miranda Blue writes at Right Wing Watch: In a conference call with the anti-immigrant group Numbers USA last week, Rep. Michele Bachmann called illegal immigration a “war against the American people” and suggested that the U.S. levy a 100 percent tax on money that immigrants send back to Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala in order to put pressure on …

Via the LDS-owned Deseret News: Utah on Tuesday became the first state to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a law banning same-sex marriage that two lower courts have struck down. The Utah Attorney General’s Office filed the petition with the high court, saying it has a responsibility to defend the state constitution and its amendments as …

Just in via email: Joe, Radio Shack is offending families with not one but two inappropriate commercials. Both ads use sexual innuendos and include children. Parents find this type of advertising disgusting. In “Laundry,” a dad enters the room with a laundry basket and says to his son, “Mom just finished laundry. Anything you want to tell us?” The boy …

In May 2013, Elliot Morales (left) chased Mark Carson, 32, out of a West Village restaurant and shot him point-blank in the head after calling him a “faggot.” Last week New York City prosecutors declared that they will never agree to a lesser sentence in return for a guilty plea. “I can assure you there is not now or will …

On Friday night a 29 year-old woman was slashed in the face after confronting a man who was screaming anti-gay slurs at a group of strangers who were standing on a street corner on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The woman was hanging out with a group of people at the corner of Essex and Delancey streets at about 10:40 p.m. …