The Irish government today published the text of the national referendum on same-sex marriage, which will be held in May. Voters will be asked if they agree or disagree with this: “Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex.” More from RTE News: Fianna Fáil Justice Spokesperson Niall Collins said his …

Gay Men’s Health Crisis will host a “PrEP Rally” on February 2nd to discuss the use of Truvada as a daily HIV preventive. From their Facebook event page: “Heard about PrEP & Truvada? Not sure if it’s right for you? Not sure how to get it with or without insurance? Let’s clear up some rumors and get the facts! Join …

Superfruit are the gay dudes from the platinum-selling Grammy-nominated a capella group Pentatonix, whose holiday album peaked at #2 on Billboard last month. Today they’re joined by Shoshana Bean, who succeeded Idina Menzel in Wicked.

JMG reader Gary points out the above photoshop fakery seen yesterday on NOM’s Facebook page. You may recall that NOM has been busted for faking massive crowds in the past, perhaps most notably when they used an image from an Obama rally in St. Louis in a post which implied that tens of thousands attended an anti-gay rally in New …

Via Entrepreneur: Airpnp is banking on the idea that people are willing to pay to pee and rent their toilet out to desperate strangers. Described as the Airbnb for toilets, the app allows users to search for available toilets at homes and businesses in the area and find out the price to use these establishments. According to the company blog, …

An interesting analysis from Vocativ: President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address was written for a tenth-grader, which makes it the most high-minded of all his SOTU speeches, a data analysis by Vocativ reveals. Generally, in order for Obama to make himself understood to the broadest possible swath of the population, he tailors his speeches to the intellect of …

Last week a complaint was filed against a Colorado bakery after its owner declined a customer’s demand for a cake that would have featured anti-gay slurs. The complainant has now been identified. Via Denver’s Fox affiliate: The man who filed a discrimination complaint against a Denver baker after she refused to make him a cake with an anti-gay cake message …

Yesterday Macedonia’s legislature overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and made it more difficult to legalize civil unions in the future. The amendment defines that “marriage shall be a life union solely of one woman and one man.” Furthermore, point two reads that “legal relations in marriage, family, and civil unions are to be regulated by a law …

Via press release: The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. The GLAAD Media Awards also fund GLAAD’s work to amplify stories from the LGBT community and issues that build support for equality. Among the nominees: Amazon Instant Video’s smash hit Transparent; …

Last night Chile’s Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly approved a civil unions bill with a vote of 86-23.  Two weeks ago the Chilean Senate approved the bill with a 28-6 vote after which anti-gay protesters had to be forcibly ejected from the gallery. The bill must now return to the Senate for another vote as the Deputies last night approved an …

Via The Hill: Rep. Curt Clawson (R-Fla.) offered a sunny take on conservative values during the Tea Party State of the Union response, focusing more on the positives than some of his predecessors while taking fewer shots at President Obama. Clawson, a businessman and former college basketball star who won a special election last year, framed the Tea Party as …

Hey, we’ve all made typos, particularly on Twitter where there’s no way to edit.

Via USA Today: Sen. Rand Paul, a likely GOP presidential candidate, took on the duties of a one-man rapid-response team and pounced on President Obama’s State of the Union Address on multiple platforms. The Kentucky senator posted his own response to Obama’s speech on his YouTube channel — offering a separate view from the official Republican rebuttal being delivered by …

That was the only time the president deviated from his prepared remarks. Men On Film are giving that piece of delicious shade two snaps up with a gay marriage twist. Obama after his State of the Union address. pic.twitter.com/weHXJukaL4 — You had one job (@_youhadonejob) January 21, 2015

President Obama’s address begins at 9PM Eastern.

After grifting untold millions out of old ladies, in 1988 Jim Bakker was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison following his conviction on 24 felony charges that included mail and wire fraud. Bakker was paroled after only five years when the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld his conviction but voided the original lengthy sentence. Bakker is back at …

Via the Dallas Morning News: Opponents of Plano’s Equal Rights Ordinance say they’ve met the deadline and collected the necessary signatures to force the Plano City Council to repeal the ordinance or place it on the ballot. The group has collected about 7,000 signatures, far more than the 3,822 signatures needed by today’s deadline. “We applaud the citizens of Plano …