Joe.My.God. LGBT News

An Egyptian government news agency says seven men have been detained and two others are being sought for appearing in a YouTube video that shows a gay wedding. Charges include “inciting debauchery” and “undermining public morals.” Via Reuters: Gay marriage is not legal in Egypt, a conservative Muslim society where the footage, which went viral on social media sites last …

The above-named religious groups have filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to uphold Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage. Via the Associated Press: The religious groups urged the Supreme Court on the basis of tradition and religious freedom to uphold a state’s right to disallow gay and lesbian couples to wed. “Legal uncertainty is especially burdensome for religious organizations …

#TennisChannel‘s @Martina Navratilova proposing in the TC @usopen suite! Congrats!! #shesaidyes #happilyeverafter pic.twitter.com/bDfdCVfDAD — TennisChannelPR (@TennisChannelPR) September 6, 2014 Via People Magazine: Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, 57, got engaged to girlfriend Julia Lemigova, 42, in a moment that was telecast on the Jumbotron during the day’s play at New York’s Arthur Ashe stadium. Navratilova popped the question during a break …

Via Digital Spy: Holly Johnson has unveiled the music video for new song In and Out of Love. The track is the lead single from Europa, Johnson’s first album in 14 years. The video has been directed by Chris Shepherd and produced by Alex Bedford. The follow-up to 1999’s Soulstream coincides with the 30th anniversary of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s …

This guy used to be the vice president of FRC Action, the political wing of the Family Research Council.

“Dear Joe, I saw something recently that was utterly shocking. Shocking because it unfortunately speaks volumes about the Obama administration’s misplaced priorities. A rainbow flag – the banner of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender movement – has been hoisted by the United States government over our embassy in Israel. In fact, the Obama administration is now promoting homosexuality through our …

Thirty major corporations have filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear AFER’s challenge of Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban. On the list: Amazon, CBS, Deutsche Bank, eBay, Intel, General Electric, Levi Strauss, Nike, Oracle, Pfizer, Staples, Target, and Viacom. In general, the brief argues that the nation’s uneven patchwork of marriage laws places an undue burden on corporations. …

From the Amazon description of Neil Patrick Harris’ new book: Sick of deeply personal accounts written in the first person? Seeking an exciting, interactive read that puts the “u” back in “aUtobiography”? Then look no further than Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography! In this revolutionary, Joycean experiment in light celebrity narrative, actor/personality/carbon-based-life-form Neil Patrick Harris lets you, the …

From his latest album Beauty & Ruin.