Joe.My.God. LGBT News

More from the Denver Post: In a statement Friday, A&E said it decided to bring Robertson back after discussions with the Robertson family and “numerous advocacy groups.” The channel had put Robertson on what it called “hiatus” following his comments in a magazine article about how the Bible informs his view of gays. His comments were slammed by groups including …

From the Salt Lake Tribune: In the week since a federal judge overturned Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage, the number of weddings in the state has skyrocketed, shattering records and accruing thousands of dollars for Utah’s 29 counties. As of close of business Thursday, more than 1,225 marriage licenses had been issued in Utah since last Friday, according to numbers …

Most insiders say anti-gay activist and Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card does not have a financial stake in the performance of the movie, but still it must sting that his calling card title so stunk up the joint. The film has largely left first-run theaters, but even adding in international grosses and future video sales, at this point there’s …

Via First Post Bollywood: The controversy around Section 377 of IPC raised a lot of questions about gay people, gay sex and homophobia. What is this whole ‘gay’ thing, anyway, said a large swathe of Indian society. And why is everyone making such a big fuss about it? Actor Imran Khan has taken it upon himself to disabuse these people …

“Dear Joe, With the end of the year right around the corner, FRC can look back and be proud of all we’ve accomplished in 2013. We took the Obama Administration on headfirst. We challenged its unconstitutional breaches into our lives. We fought back. And we are winning. The momentum is on our side and your support has never been more …

Gothamist reports: At today’s NYPD graduation ceremony, Mayor Bloomberg announced some impressive news: The 2013 murder total, through today, was 332—a 20.7% drop from 2012’s total of 419. This is the lowest since the city started keeping track in 1963. Bloomberg bragged, “New York’s crime-fighting strategies have made us America’s safest big city—and one that cities across the globe want …

The pro-gay NALT Project (Not All Like That) has responded to the Duck Dynasty furor. An excerpt: As is usual in these debates, the real loser is Christianity itself. Millions of Christians around the world affirm the dignity and equality of LGBT people, and their voices go unheard when public figures like Phil Robertson and his supporters in the right-wing …

“Hope necessarily drew the Wise Men from the East to glorify the newly born Savior… but the people of Bethlehem didn’t see that — they only saw the vindictive and brutal retaliation of King Herod. You and I are often very much like those poor townsfolk, who see only the brutality without seeing the underlying magnificence of God’s blessings. These …