Joe.My.God. LGBT News

ABC News reports: The U.S. State Department issued a “Worldwide Caution” alert on Friday, warning U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution due to “the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events.” The alert is connected to the recent announcement from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security that foreign terrorist organizations might seek to …

NBC News reports: Supernatural events like visions of the Virgin Mary and statues weeping tears of blood have for centuries stirred the faithful — and controversy for the Catholic Church. In the age of social media, unverified claims can spread rapidly around the globe, so on Friday the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued new guidelines radically …

Bridge Michigan reports: In a Friday letter to the Michigan Board of State Canvassers, attorneys for the Michigan Democratic Party and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee asked election officials to investigate nominating petitions submitted by Republican U.S. Senate candidates Mike Rogers, Sandy Pensler and Justin Amash, as well as former candidate Peter Meijer. The request claims that the candidates’ submissions …

Mediaite reports: Donald Trump insisted on Friday night that he will demand President Joe Biden take a drug test before they debate each other next month and in September. “I just wanna debate this guy, but you know– and I’m gonna demand a drug test too, by the way,” Trump said as the audience cheered. “I am. No, I really …

Breitbart reports: A staffer for Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) has reportedly resigned after complaints about his behavior, according to several sources. Sources confirmed to Notus that Anang Mittal, who had served as the Head of Digital for Johnson, had resigned after complaints about his performance in the workplace and unprofessional behavior were brought to him on Thursday. …

The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports: A newly surfaced memo from a Sarasota Police investigator described numerous text messages between Christian and Bridget Ziegler where the two were “on the prowl” for a female sexual encounter at different bars, according to records obtained by the Herald-Tribune. In the memo, SPD investigator Angela Cox described seeing messages where Bridget would direct Christian …

The New York Times reports: Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia vetoed on Friday two bills that would have revoked tax exemptions for the United Daughters of the Confederacy, a century-old organization that has often been at the center of debates over the state’s Confederate past and its racial history. In doing so, Mr. Youngkin sided with fellow Republicans in the …

Fox News reports: Rep. Andy Ogles is introducing the “Let Trump Speak Act” to prohibit judges from issuing gag orders to defendants, like former President Trump, in any criminal or civil proceeding. “We have watched for years as a politically-weaponized Department of Justice and Democrat activist judges have gone after President Donald J. Trump,” the Tennessee Republican told Fox News …

The New York Post reports: Rudy Giuliani’s 80th birthday bash in Palm Beach was stormed “like it was Normandy” as the former New York City mayor was served with notice of his Arizona indictment, sources told The Post. In front of nearly 75 guests, two officials with Arizona’s attorney general’s office arrived at the shindig around 11 p.m. to hand …

The horror film site Bloody Disgusting reports: NECA is celebrating Pride Month early with a brand new Elvira action figure, this one a variant dubbed “Over the Rainbow Elvira.” And it’s been released this week for a great cause. NECA previews, “The devilishly delightful Cassandra Peterson has played the part of Elvira for more than 40 years with grace, humor …