Joe.My.God. LGBT News

“Listen David and I are [a] very high-profile gay couple, probably the most high-profile gay couple in the world. You have to set an example. If you say, listen, guys, this is our rights – can you imagine 20 years ago? We’d have never thought this possible.” – Elton John, telling CNN that he plans to get married on the …

Several months after the departure of Herndon Graddick, GLAAD has a new president. Via press release: GLAAD’s National Board of Directors is proud to announce that Sarah Kate Ellis has been elected as GLAAD’s new CEO and president. As a respected media executive and outspoken advocate for LGBT equality, Sarah Kate is uniquely qualified to lead GLAAD, the nation’s leading …

Wonkette snarks: Liz Cheney has really been in Wyoming since territorial times, because of how she is an immortal bloodsucking monster like Kathy Bates in Coven or William Hurt in Tuck Everlasting. An absence from childhood through 2012 is really just a little weekend out of town for her. Elect her, Wyoming, and she will serve until the Hellmouth under …

For comparison, here’s the original with Kim Kardashian, which is so insanely, horribly, stupendously, mind-blowingly bad that I just can’t even. (Tipped by JMG reader Douglas)

Details. (Via JMG reader John)

British pop group The XX says it will sue after its music was used without permission in an ad promoting Crotia’s coming national referendum on same-sex marriage. Gay Star News reports: In The Name Of The Family, a Christian anti-gay group, decided to release the commercial calling for a ban on gay marriage. A referendum on banning marriage equality will …

“I recently returned from Peru and it was quite an eye opening experience. I was invited there and I had an opportunity to speak to Congress and also the head of the attorneys and the head of the judiciary and the head of all the educational accrediting body as well. And one of the things that they are concerned with …

The mayor of Madrid, who is a member of Spain’s anti-gay People’s Party, has fined the local gay pride committee $216K for violating noise ordinances at this year’s festival. This is the fourth successive year the festival has been fined for noise violations. Past fines ranged from €35,000-€50,000, against which organisers successfully appealed and had reduced or waived. The courts …

From North Dakota’s Inforum: For a lot of people here, Sunday mornings mean church. For a group of about 15 area men, Sunday evenings mean going back to church – to First Congregational United Church of Christ in Fargo for weekly rehearsals of the new Fargo-Moorhead Gay Men’s Chorus. “Gay men have been singing forever,” chuckles Jon Landre, the director …

Via Boy Culture, here’s a great nod to 70’s gay disco culture via a track the label winkingly claims to have “discovered” in their vaults. They nailed it – lyrics, music, costumes, and video effects. “Pretty boys on the prowl and the girls who are draggin’ / I’m part of their world cuz baby I’m haggin’.”   Loving this.