Joe.My.God. LGBT News

I was expecting the Illinois marriage bill to be rushed to Quinn’s desk last night or at least this morning. But the Chicago Tribune just reported that the signing won’t be right away. The governor said the exact timing depends on when various advocates will be able to get together, saying those who fought so hard for the measure deserve …

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Buzzfeed’s Chris Geidner reports that a group of GOP senators are pushing an amendment to ENDA that would expand the already too-broad religious exemption in the bill. LGBT groups “appear uninterested” in fighting the amendment, says Geidner. The amendment, which also includes a provision making explicit that the purpose of the ENDA includes respect for religious liberty, is being authored …

“It’s very sad to see the Land of Lincoln now on the verge of officially defying God with our marriage laws. No matter what happens through the law or what politicians do, two men will never really be married, nor will two women. Marriage is one man, one woman. Sadly, as this state, and increasingly the country, kicks God to …

“It’s disappointing but not surprising that the House has voted to redefine marriage. The losers will be the people of Illinois who will see that redefining marriage will unleash a torrent of harassment toward those who believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. Once the law goes into effect in June of next year, we …

Scott Lively’s crimes against humanity case begins today in Massachusetts and protesters this morning staged a rally outside the courthouse. Reporting from inside is not being allowed, so I’ll have further details later this afternoon. Photo source.

Openly gay and openly HIV+ former GLAAD staffer Corey Johnson scored an easy win yesterday, taking the Chelsea/West Village city council district of outgoing Speaker Christine Quinn by a massive margin. Johnson was first appointed to Chelsea’s Community Board 4 in 2011 and later became its chair. He is a former contributor to Towleroad.

We haven’t heard much from Chicago homocon Kevin DuJan lately as he appears to have abandoned his Sarah Palin fan site. He hasn’t posted there in six months and his co-blogger Megan Fox hasn’t posted since September. (Of course, Tea Party sites such as World Net Daily continue to repeat DuJan’s infamous claim that President Obama goes to bathhouses.) The …