Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Via the New York Daily News: The Robertson family — who brushed with controversy after patriarch Phil Robertson waded in and out of a suspension from their hit A&E reality show — have partnered with Connecticut-based gun maker Mossberg on the line of nine shotguns, two rifles and a semi-automatic pistol. The embattled elder Robertson narrates four promotional videos for …

A lot of hullabaloo for six inches of snow. But the wind chill is minus five.

“I vehemently deny today’s allegations made by Chris Kluwe. I want to be clear that I do not tolerate discrimination of any type and am respectful of all individuals. I personally have gay family members who I love and support just as I do any family member. The primary reason I entered coaching was to affect people in a positive …

“In Chris Kluwe’s eight years with the Vikings, not only was he an outstanding contributor to the team on the field – setting several team records— he was also a tremendous contributor off the field, for his advocacy for freedom and dignity for all Minnesotans. His decision to publicly announce his opposition to the marriage amendment came at a critical …

Earlier today former Minnesota Vikings punter and LGBT ally Chris Kluwe posted a Deadspin column in which he stated that he believes that he was released by the team because of anti-gay animus. Among Kluwe’s charges is that a Vikings coach said this in a team meeting: “We should round up all the gays, send them to an island, and …

“When the president named the delegation, and I read in the news what his message was of tolerance and diversity, I thought, I have to take this opportunity. I think the message is so strong. I’ve always wanted to represent my country as best I could, and I knew that I had to go past my comfort zone and reveal …

In a new commercial for Bing, Microsoft celebrates the “heroic women” of 2013, including DOMA champion Edith Windsor and distance swimmer Diana Nyad.

In his first-ever interview with the LGBT press, former (and possibly future) Florida Gov. Charlie Christ repeatedly apologized for supporting his state’s successful constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Via Orlando’s Watermark: WATERMARK: When you first ran for governor in 2006, you said that a ban on same-sex marriage was unnecessary, but then you signed a petition to place Amendment 2 …

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