Joe.My.God. LGBT News

“When you cut through all the ‘inside baseball’ stuff in this Omnibus Spending Bill that’s in front of Congress, you’re left with two cold hard facts: this bill doesn’t defund Obama’s amnesty (so he gets to reward lawbreakers with your tax dollars) and it adds to our dangerous, unsustainable debt. Hey, if you thought we wanted more of the same …

Via USA Today: Birdman led the movie nominations with seven; Boyhood and Imitation Game are next with five each. HBO led the TV nominations with 15. Selma, which was overlooked by the Screen Actors Guild, earned a nomination in the best motion picture, drama category. It is joined by Boyhood, Foxcatcher, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything. Just …

“This is unconstitutional and just as he did with executive amnesty, this administration has pushed forward where he cannot get his radical legislation passed. This President is going to effectively insert that thereby discriminating against Bible-believing Christian organizations, who recognize biblical sexual morality and live out their faith in their everyday life, including in the workplace. This President has said, …

Via Insider Louisville: Kentucky’s Tourism Arts & Heritage Cabinet Secretary Bob Stewart informed representatives of the proposed Ark Encounter tourist attraction today that their project will not be eligible for up to $18 million in tax incentives from the state, due to their refusal to pledge not to discriminate in hiring based on religion. Stewart explains that their application will …

Via a local North Carolina CBS affiliate: Five members of a local church are facing serious charges. The Word of Faith Fellowship has been apart of the Spindale community in Rutherford County, North Carolina for more than three decades. One former member says something that happened behind closed doors had him fearing for his life. “I honestly thought I was …

Yesterday Ted Osius was sworn in as the US ambassador to Vietnam and in the clip below he introduces himself in Vietnamese. Featured in the video is his husband and their son. Osius is the seventh openly gay ambassador to take office during the Obama administration.

“Arkansas voters got an early Christmas present when Fayetteville put the city council on notice that it wouldn’t tolerate a Houston-type ordinance. In an incredible victory, voters turned out in droves — even in an ultra-liberal college town — to roll back a measure that would have given locals the ‘right’ to use either gender’s bathroom, shower, locker room, or …

From the HRC’s blog: Last night, LGBT equality took a step backward in Arkansas following a Fayetteville vote to repeal a citywide non-discrimination ordinance that included protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In a vicious, months-long campaign, anti-LGBT activists painted Ordinance 119 — a non-discrimination law — as something that would allow “sexual predators … to enter gender-private …