Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Via the New York Times: Officials said late Wednesday that the suspects had been identified and that two were brothers. They were identified as Said and Cherif Kouachi, 32 and 34, and Hamyd Mourad, 18. French news reports said the brothers had been born in Paris, raising the prospect that homegrown Muslim extremists were responsible. The assault threatened to deepen …

“Killing in response to insult, no matter how gross, must be unequivocally condemned. That is why what happened in Paris cannot be tolerated. But neither should we tolerate the kind of intolerance that provoked this violent reaction. Those who work at this newspaper have a long and disgusting record of going way beyond the mere lampooning of public figures, and …

Via the Associated Press: Almost 1,000 gay and lesbian couples were issued marriage licenses in Florida’s 10 most-populous counties during the first two days a ban on same-sex marriage was lifted. A survey conducted Wednesday by The Associated Press shows the Florida clerks of court had issued 953 licenses to same-sex couple, as of Tuesday evening in the state’s largest …

“‘Transgenderism’ is a deeply disturbing mental and spiritual sickness. Any person who believes he is the opposite sex has serious problems, and society’s rightful disapproval is the least of them. Not everyone will like to hear this, but demon possession certainly plays a part in homosexuality and ‘transgenderism.’ In the Bible, we see that demon possession was commonly acknowledged and …

You didn’t think Todd Starnes would let this guy go unmartyred, did you? “The LGBT members of our community have a right to be able to express their views and convictions about sexuality and deserve to be respected for their position without hate or discrimination,” Cochran told me in an exclusive interview. “But Christians also have a right to express …

Pew Research has posted a 20-year timeline on the history of bans on same-sex marriage and the subsequent state-by-state wins. Hit the link and drag the timeline bar to the right. (Tipped by JMG reader Lynda)

“I think if you’re on a show called My Husband’s Not Gay, then your husband’s gay. But I also think there is a reverse bullying in the gay community where you can’t do it a certain way and – I’m sure this is controversial – but I think if a guy is attracted to guys and he wants to try …

Featuring Shia LaBeouf and Maddie Ziegler of Dance Moms.

Via Reuters: An Italian court has for the first time recognised the legal status of a child born to a gay couple in a ruling, made public on Wednesday, that challenges the country’s official stance on marriage only being between a man and a woman. Italy, where the Roman Catholic church still has a great influence on politics, does not …