Via the Des Moines Register: Police charged a man Thursday with sending hate mail containing suspicious powder to the Blazing Saddle, a gay bar in Des Moines, in late March. Eric Reece Wiethorn, 49, of Ames was arrested for first-degree harassment and booked in the Polk County Jail, the Des Moines Police Department announced in a news release Thursday. The …

“Look at the jihad that is being waged right now in Indiana and Arkansas, going after people of faith who respect the Biblical teaching that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. We need to bring people together to the religious liberty values that built this country. It wasn’t long ago when this was an area of …

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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Florida for months, but not in the bizarre parallel universe inhabited by the Liberty Counsel. Via press release: Liberty Counsel filed three briefs to stop Florida clerks in Osceola County, Orange County, and Manatee County from ignoring the rule of law and providing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. “The Clerk’s present policy of issuing …

The 25th anniversary theme of this year’s Broadway Bares will be “Top Bottoms Of Burlesque.” Lots of beefcake ahead, possibly not work-safe. Get tickets here.  At the end of the clip is Charlie Williams, who won the Ali Forney Center’s Broadway Beauty Pageant in 2010.

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Via Christian Newswire: Under the guise of liberating young people, President Obama reduced their freedom by condemning all therapeutic efforts to alter one’s sexual identity. His administration went on record Wednesday night to ensure that all gay people in the USA have no clinical option but to embrace their homosexuality. “It is tragic that children who have been exposed to …

This wonderful track from Danish pop trio Kadie Elder first hit YouTube back in October but has popped up in my social media feeds several times in the last few days. The song and its clip are far too good not to post even though it’s “old” by blogging standards. There’s a definite 80s feel here, but I can’t put …

As part of their 21-day fast against same-sex marriage, yesterday the Family Research Council announced that angels in heaven are supporting this whole not-eating-gays-are-icky thingy. Today the FRC declares that if everybody prays for more praying then more people will totally pray. Pray for our pastors today: that they will rise to the occasion of this critical hour: 1) That …

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Via the Arkansas News: Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday he plans to move quickly to appoint special justices to replace members of the state Supreme Court who recused themselves from a new case spun off from a challenge to Arkansas’ ban on gay marriage. On Wednesday, Chief Justice Jim Hannah and Justice Paul Danielson recused themselves from a new case …

Via Yahoo: The Toronto Police force is taking a stand against bullying, but it’s not in the way you might expect. Their unconventional approach involves hot pink hair and Twitter—and kids are paying attention. It all started when Toronto police officers Ryan Willmer and Luke Watson were trying to raise awareness for the Day of Pink on April 8 in …

The Human Rights Campaign applauds in a press release posted last night: Earlier today, President Obama met with LGBT advocates in Jamaica, a country that still criminalizes same-sex relationships. Following the meeting, US National Security Advisor Susan Rice tweeted, “Anti-LGBT discrimination and violence is unacceptable everywhere. This is US policy globally, as we discussed here in Jamaica today.” President Obama …

As we all know, the American Family Association is the most boycott-crazy of all anti-gay groups, having launched or supported boycotts against Ford, Macy’s, Home Depot, Disney, Honey Maid, General Mills, Starbucks, and many others. Just last week they launched their boycott of Angie’s List and of course their One Million Moms arm has boycotted or threatened to boycott dozens …

Via Agence France-Presse: A new legal definition of what constitutes a family took effect in Nicaragua on Wednesday, drawing ire from gay groups who say it massively impacts their rights. The so-called Family Code, which was first agreed in June 2014, establishes marriage as only being “between a man and a woman.” Aside from barring gay marriage, the definition precludes …

Via The Week: “Will you laugh if my jokes suck?” Madonna asked Thursday’s Tonight Show audience, after Jimmy Fallon invited her to try her hand at stand-up comedy. The response suggested that Madonna could bomb and still feel good about herself, but she wasn’t half bad, at least for a newbie. The setup was that Madonna said she wanted to …

Via Business Insider: A source with knowledge of Hillary Clinton’s plans has confirmed that she will officially announce her 2016 presidential bid on Saturday or Sunday. This will be imminently followed by campaign travel. A spokesperson for Clinton’s campaign team did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. Clinton has long been expected to enter the …

Rick Santorum announced today that he’s moving closer towards a formal 2016 announcement. Yesterday he told Iowa legislators that he’ll be a great president because he fought so hard to keep homosexuality illegal. “I’ve been through that firestorm,” he explained. “I go back 13 years to when I was in the Senate and stood up and said, ‘If the Supreme …