Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Back in August, we all watched into the wee hours of the morning as the Fayetteville City Council endured ten hours of vicious and ugly public comments before approving its LGBT rights ordinance by a 6-2 vote. Anti-gay groups and local churches immediately launched a petition campaign to put the issue to public vote, which is happening today. Last month …

The plaintiffs in one of Missouri’s marriage equality cases have filed their notice of a cross-appeal to the Eighth Circuit Court. On Friday the state filed their notice. The initial stayed ruling on the ACLU’s case came on November 7th, at which time Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster promised to appeal. That stay was due to expire today if no …

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Remember the Broward County judge who struck down Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage but then took it back when it turned out that AG Pam Bondi hadn’t been properly notified about the case? Yesterday he reinstated that ruling. On Monday, Broward Circuit Court Judge Dale Cohen issued a ruling striking down the state’s same-sex marriage ban, just as several county …

CNN reports: Barack Obama may be the President of the United States, but for a few minutes on Monday, he was also Stephen Colbert, outgoing host of “The Colbert Report.” Obama sat down for an interview with Colbert in Washington — his third appearance on the show — and surprised the host by taking over the taping for a segment. …

From the virulently anti-gay Save California: You could be part of the solution to America’s constitutional crisis on marriage licenses. In the last 16 years, 31 states have passed constitutional marriage amendments defining marriage as God created it, for one man and one woman. But this year a handful of federal judges have opined that these state marriage amendments are …

A bill that would make it legal to discriminate against LGBT citizens might be resurrected in the Kansas legislature.  Some religious leaders in Kansas are asking lawmakers to bring back House Bill 2453 this legislative session. Also known as the “religious freedom bill”, HB 2453 says it protects businesses, clergy and some government workers from having to provide services for …

Apparently NOM didn’t learn a lesson from the Duggars as the gays are flooding the page. (Tipped by JMG reader Christopher)

It’s a new record. Via the New York Observer: A full-floor rental of New York’s Pierre Hotel that was listed for $500,000 a month has found a tenant, according to the listing agents. To boot, the same renter has also reserved a separate $150,000-a-month suite for guests. Jonathan Miller, president of appraisal firm Miller Samuel, said the $500,000-a-month listing sets …

Some business appears to be going on at this writing, but the official start time for the meeting is 7PM Central. Earlier today anti-gay groups called for opponents to the bill to crowd the chamber. It’s not clear if a vote will be taken tonight. Watch the live-stream here. UPDATE: The session was opened with a performance by the Men …