Joe.My.God. LGBT News

The State Department today appointed the first LGBT rights foreign envoy in US history. Randy W Berry, who is gay, has been appointed to the senior role within the US State Department by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry. He has previously served as Consul General in Amsterdam, and has also had postings for the State Department …

Via the Arkansas Times: Last-minute pleas that Gov. Asa Hutchinson veto SB 202, the gay discrimination legislation, won’t affect the outcome. I inquired of his press spokesman, J.R. Davis, if there was any chance the governor might change his position to allow the bill to become law, albeit without his signature. The succinct response: “The Governor’s position will not change.” …

Via the Desert Sun: Former Rancho Mirage Mayor and City Councilman Scott Hines died Saturday night. The Riverside County Coroner’s office confirmed Sunday that Hines, 45, was pronounced dead shortly after 8:20 p.m. in his Palm Springs home. A cause of death was not listed. His biological mother, Cindy Gough Montgomery, wrote about his death in a Facebook posting. “We …

“I’m not gay, but I’ve never talked publicly about depression before or any of that and that was so much of what the movie was about and it was one of the things that drew me to Alan Turing so much. I think we all feel like weirdos for different reasons. Alan had his share of them and I had …

Roy Moore is just the starting point.

The original Sunday Times article is behind a paywall. The Daily Mail recaps: Babies with two fathers or two mothers could become a reality after a breakthrough by researchers at Cambridge. They have shown that it is possible to make human egg and sperm cells using skin from two adults of the same sex. The development could help men and …

You can see the mocking responses and memes here and here. The Italian government is taking the threat seriously. In the wake of the threat, Italian security chiefs have approved plans to put 4,800 soldiers on the country’s streets and ‘sensitive sites’ to prevent terrorist attacks. Reports claim 500 will be deployed in Rome – where soldiers are already guarding …

The Family Equality Council will hold its Los Angeles Awards gala on Saturday. Performers include Cheyenne Jackson and Glee cast members Lea Michelle, Darren Criss, and Chord Overstreet. If you’d like to attend, hit the link for a $20 raffle to win air travel for two and two nights at the Beverly Hilton. Entries close tomorrow.