Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Virulent homophobe Rep. Steve King (R-IA) says he will introduce a budget amendment that will cut the Department of Justice’s funding by the amount it would have spent to defend DOMA. “What I intend to do, and there are other solutions that are offered, and I believe that the Speaker is focused on this, as well … is to offer …

Maryland Delegate Tiffany Alston, one of the key needed votes on the House judiciary committee, is backing away from her promise to support marriage equality. Now Alston says civil unions are the way to go. Delegate Tiffany Alston, D-Prince George’s, delayed a vote on the bill Tuesday morning by skipping the session in protest. On Thursday, she said she is …

According to the Los Angeles Times, Newt Gingrich served as middleman for an anonymous donor who gave $200,000 in “seed money” to fund the successful campaign to oust three Iowa state Supreme Court justices. This year, several potential presidential candidates are vying for attention among religious conservatives. But only Gingrich was instrumental in the most heralded event of recent Christian …

The 32nd annual Black Party (NSFW) rolls into Manhattan’s Roseland Ballroom on March 19th. Here’s the trailer (NSFW) for this year’s party, where the theme appears to be human cloning. Sexy human cloning.

“The fringe cult calling itself Westboro Baptist (a small congregation consisting of close, and possibly incestuous, relatives of Fred Phelps, who calls himself a pastor) first became famous by protesting gay rights events with revolting signs suggesting that God hates gay people. (They used another offensive terms as well). These ugly signs proved irresistible to reporters from the New York …

When did Topher Grace get so hawt? By the way, the original Don’t You Want Me came out thirty freakin’ years ago. Now help Paw-Paw to his rocker.

We won’t have to worry about marriage repeal in New Hampshire for the rest of the year. A House committee voted today to take repeal of the state’s same-sex marriage off the table this year. The 15-0 vote of the House Judiciary Committee effectively means two bills repealing the 2009 law won’t return to the full House of Representatives until …

“Just another ‘solution’ in search of a need.” (Via – Andrew Sullivan)

I’ll be in Fort Lauderdale for the next five days to hang with Father Tony and do some oceanside blogging from his high-rise balcony in between trips to South Beach for Winter Party events. Tough life.

Yup, same song.