Joe.My.God. LGBT News

From the editorial board of the New York Times: American officials have had few opportunities to support Cuba’s gay rights evolution and have been conflicted on how to handle Ms.[Mariela] Castro. When the Philadelphia-based Equality Forum nominated her for an award last year, American officials initially said they would not give her a visa. After the group protested, they relented. …

Clip recap: “Bob confronts Pamela’s demons and it turns into a physical and spiritual wrestling match. The demons Beelzebub and Baal resist with satanic tenacity. Watch until the end to see which demon was hiding!”

Via the Guardian: Sir Elton John and David Furnish have officially married – exactly nine years after they tied the knot in a civil partnership ceremony. The veteran musician married his partner at their Windsor estate on Sunday, with a number of stars expected to attend the ceremony. John has posted a photo of himself, pen in hand, sitting next …

From the above-linked article: For the counties that comprise the 4th Judicial Circuit, there will be no policy change Jan. 6. Duval County Clerk of Court Ronnie Fussell was not available for comment, but his office issued a statement saying it would not issue same-sex marriage licenses “until a binding order is issued by a court of proper jurisdiction.” Justin …

On Friday night Darlene Love closed out a three-decade run of performing her holiday classic on The Late Show. Via Rolling Stone: The tradition began in 1986 when Love first performed “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” on Letterman’s Late Night program on NBC, and while a small four-piece band backed the “He’s a Rebel” singer for that rendition, the size …

A coalition of the Texas pastors has launched a website in support of the campaign to place a repeal of Plano’s LGBT rights ordinance to a public vote. Under Plano’s new “Equal Rights Ordinance” (ERO) anything any business owner or employee says or does to another person regarding the person’s gender, sexuality, or “identity” may be a CRIME. Plano now …

Via The Wrap    TLC will air a special in January called “My Husband’s Not Gay” that follows four men living in Salt Lake City, Utah, who don’t identify themselves as homosexual despite having an attraction to men. The show focuses on three married couples: Jeff and Tanya, Pret and Megan, and Curtis and Tera. Joining the cast is 35-year-old …