Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Two weeks ago Arizona GOP state Rep. Steve Yarborough introduced a bill that would legalize discrimination against LGBT people on the grounds of religious beliefs. Today that bill was approved by an Arizona House committee. Critics told the committee that the bill’s primary purpose is to allow discrimination against gays. “It most decisively takes away reasonable protections people have from …

From a Canadian diversity group. (Tipped by JMG reader Tam)

Via Reddit. I always find these things fascinating.

New Republic reports that a Russian critic of Vladimir Putin found a giant wooden cock chained to her car. Last Monday, when Katya Romanovskaya left her Moscow apartment for work, she discovered that her car had a giant phallus strapped to it with a metal chain. Upon further examination, she discovered that the shaft was made out of one tree …

All of Broadway’s theaters will dim their marquee lights at curtain time tonight in tribute to late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Hoffman appeared on Broadway three times, each performance earning the actor both Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations. 2000 marked his first appearance, opposite John C. Reilly in True West (the duo alternated their roles during the run, each …

The wingnuts are mocking this, of course.

USA Today reports: Billie Jean King, one of three openly gay members on the U.S. delegation for the Sochi Olympics, will miss the opening ceremony Friday because of her mother’s failing health. King said Wednesday she needs to be with her mother and brother “at this difficult time.” “I want to thank President Obama for including me in this historic …

(Via Good As You)

Saying that they are happy but frustrated about Scotland’s approval of same-sex marriage yesterday, activists in Northern Ireland say they may turn to the courts. Via Gay Star News: John O’Doherty, director of The Rainbow Project in Belfast and chair of Equal Marriage NI, told Gay Star News he applauded Scotland’s politicians for voting in favor of equality.  ‘But it’s …