Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Matt Comer reports at Q Notes: A suspect is being held by police after an aggravated assault in the early morning hours of Nov. 9 in a downtown hotel. Police say the suspect intended to kill a man he met at a local gay bar. The victim, Stephen Patrick White, 46, of Greensboro, is in critical condition at Wake Forest …

“Today’s ruling comes as no surprise and does not change the constitutional obligation of this office to defend South Carolina law, including, but not necessarily limited to, appeal to the Fourt Circuit. Therefore we will immediately appeal to the Fourth Circuit. Also, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld traditional marriage. Therefore, we have opposing rulings between federal circuits, …

DOMA attorney Roberta Kaplan and her team are making oral argument today in Mississippi’s marriage equality case. Kaplan has demanded a summary judgment while the case proceeds.

UPDATE: The FDNY cut a hole in the window and pulled the workers to safety. #Whew #NotForAMillionBucks.

Via the Washington Post: Three U.S. sailors were attacked in Istanbul by an angry mob on Wednesday, as a grew of about 20 nationalists threw objects at them, chased them and briefly threw a bag over one of their heads. The incident was publicized in a video online, and acknowledged by the U.S. Navy. The attack underscores the volatility in …

“‘Marriage’ between homosexuals has never been sanctioned by God. Marriage is God’s institution and He said it is between a man and a woman. Two men or two women cannot be married. So when gays are ‘joined together in holy matrimony,’ it is as meaningless as a man being married to his dog or cat, hoping for God’s blessing on …

Via Discovery News: A skeleton has emerged from the Alexander the Great-era tomb in Amphipolis in northern Greece, according to a news announcement by the Greek Ministry of Culture on Wednesday. At least one archaeologist has suggested that the remains, if male, could belong to Hephaestion, a close friend and possible lover of Alexander the Great — or someone like …

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This was the Condon case. Read the ruling. From the Post & Courier: A federal judge ruled Wednesday morning that South Carolina officials cannot enforce the state’s gay marriage ban, although a temporary stay means those marriages will not happen any time before Nov. 20. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel granted a motion for summary judgment and enjoined any state …