Joe.My.God. LGBT News

NOM is claiming that the Navy ordered chaplains to perform same-sex marriages. Did you see this day coming? Who would have thought we needed a federal statute to protect military chaplains—and other servicemen and women—who believe that marriage is between one man and one woman? But just months after the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, there is a full-on …

Citing yesterday’s JMG post about the AFA’s attack on Ellen DeGeneres, GLAAD has launched a campaign to thank JC Penney for selecting a popular openly gay spokesperson. Hit the link for a Change.org petition and for JC Penney contact details.

“Most New Yorkers probably don’t realize that, right now, about 160 New York City schools are doubling as churches. I’m not talking about a religious after school club or bible study group. These churches use the same public space, at the same time, in the same school each and every week for free, or just the cost of custodial fees. …

Contrary to today’s word from Punxsutawney Phil, Staten Island Chuck says we’ll see an early spring. The Staten Island Zoo claims that Chuck is right 80% of the time. New Yorkers may fondly recall Chuck’s 2009 bitey displeasure at Mayor Bloomberg’s manhandling.

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The Florida Senate has approved a bill that would allow students to pray in public schools as long as the prayers weren’t organized by adults. Oh, right. The “inspirational messages” proposal (SB 98), proposed by Orlando Democratic Sen. Gary Siplin and approved by a 31-8 vote, would allow school boards to adopt policies granting students the right to have prayers …

Fast and expected.

As longtime readers know, there are four or five JMG entries that I repost every year. This is one of them. My dear friend Daniel Johnson, who threw the most kickass Groundhog’s Day birthday parties for himself, would have been 55 years old today. His was a life that burned brightly and I am illuminated still. Daniel Johnson, 1957-1997. I …