Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Right here. (Tipped by JMG reader Andrew)

“No one can be intellectually honest and claim that the original Constitution, or even the 14th Amendment in 1861, was intended by the people to give homosexual couples the right to marry. The lawyers for the homosexual couples said they wanted to remove the stigma from homosexuality. For a large portion of the American people, there will always be a …

GetEqual invites LGBT Texans and allies to gather tonight at the Legacy Of Love Monument in Dallas at 5:30PM local time for a celebration of today’s marriage equality ruling. Other cities may announce celebrations too, so watch this space.  Photo source.

Unrepentant Liar For Christ™ and Fox News reporter Todd Starnes is ever so pissed about the avalanche of GOP opposition to Arizona’s hate bill. But he does have this week’s Board Of Directors Award from the National Association of Religious Broadcasters to console him.

“The state of Texas is the latest victim of a judicial free-for-all in making a lawless mockery of the ideals that our Founding Fathers stood for. A court-imposed redefinition of marriage strips away the fundamental right to self-governance. This is not just an attack on marriage, but an attack on the rule of law. It is not the role of …

“This is an issue on which there are good, well-meaning people on both sides. And, as the lower court acknowledged today, it’s an issue that will ultimately be resolved by a higher court. Texas will begin that process by appealing today’s ruling to the Fifth Circuit. Because the judge has stayed his own decision, his ruling has no immediate practical …

Multiple Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Weeds star Elizabeth Perkins tweeted me this afternoon to announce her donation to the Center For Constitutional Rights, which is suing Scott Lively on the behalf of Ugandan LGBT activists. Donations go to funding subpoenas, paying for expert witnesses, and for airfare to the United States for Ugandans to testify against Lively.  Longtime JMG readers …

GOP Texas state Sen. Dan Patrick has deleted the first tweet above, but not before it was gleefully forwarded across Twitter. Snork! UPDATE: And there’s a parody account already.

Human Rights Campaign This injunction sends a powerful message that gay and lesbian Texans are being harmed every by inequality, and that these plaintiff couples who we’re proud to call members of the HRC family are very likely to succeed in striking down Texas’ ban on marriage equality. This is a historic day in the heart of the South, and …