Joe.My.God. LGBT News

This weekend Saturday Night Live mocked EDM’s superstar culture in DJ Davvincii, a character meant to be a mash-up of David Guetta and Aviici, both of whom earned tens of millions last year according to Forbes.

In a press release sent out on Friday, hate group leader Tony Perkins reminded his followers about the Conservative Shopper App, which ranks dozens of companies on a scale of 1-5 based on whether they have publicly endorsed same-sex marriage, have contributed to Planned Parenthood, have pro-environment policies, and if they ban customers from bringing guns into their stores. Companies …

Via the Guardian: More than 2.7 billion people live in countries where being gay is punishable by imprisonment, lashes or even death, new research obtained by the Guardian shows. The stark figure from the International Lesbian and Gay Association (Ilga) highlights the discrimination faced by gay people around the world; the full report shows there is not a single country …

Via Talking Points Memo: Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus provided back-up to Karl Rove on Sunday, arguing that it’s “fair game” to discuss Hillary Clinton’s health and age. And like Rove, Priebus isn’t entirely convinced that the former secretary of state will run in 2016. “I think that health and age is fair game,” Priebus said on “Meet the …

Via the New York Times: A new study, released Saturday, suggests that the gradual secularization of the nation has not eliminated the perceived social desirability of going to church, and the result is that Americans exaggerate their religious behavior. That exaggeration is more pronounced among some groups — Catholics, mainline Protestants and, strikingly, the unaffiliated, meaning that even people willing …

Via Mashable: Trying ever so hard to put the Met Gala elevator fight behind them, power couple Beyonce and Jay Z delivered a dramatic star-studded mini movie to fans this weekend to shift the conversation to their upcoming On the Run Tour. The all-guns-blazing video, simply titled “Run” and set to the duo’s song “Part II (On the Run),” throws …

Yesterday Matt Drudge posted the above message and deleted every other tweet in his history. The move spawned speculation across Teabagistan as to his motives.

The Grapes Of Wrath in space.

I ran this same headline last Wednesday because there was a chance that the judge would immediately issue his order for the commencement of same-sex marriages after he dealt with NOM’s ultimately failed motion to intervene. That didn’t happen but on Friday the judge promised to issue his ruling at noon local time today. The state is ready.  The Multnomah …

Conchita Wurst met the chancellor of Austria yesterday. The BBC reports that his party is looking to take advantage of her popularity to advance same-sex marriage. Bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst has given her first public concert since her Eurovision victory this month, performing in Vienna on Sunday. She was greeted by thousands of fans, including gay couples. Many waved …