Joe.My.God. LGBT News

On Thursday a Hawaii court will hear the lawsuit brought by an anti-gay coalition that includes a Christian hate group and GOP Hawaii state Rep. Bob “Crazy Eyes II” McDermott. The suit demands that a restraining order be put upon Gov. Neil Abercrombie to block him from signing the marriage equality bill. McDermott and others argue that a 1998 constitutional …

The fourth day of public testimonies just began in the Hawaii House, where hate groups are continuing their campaign to run out the clock on the special legislative session by sending thousands of batshit crazy Bible-clutchers to speak. Hit the link if you can bear it.

Just in via press release: This afternoon at approximately 1:45, People For the American Way received a call claiming that a bomb was present in our building in Washington, DC. After evacuating the premises, officers with the DC Metropolitan Police Department searched the building and established that there was no danger. We take the safety of our staff seriously. We’re …

Kyle Mantala at Right Wing Watch: Fischer laughably went on to claim that ENDA grants special rights to gays, saying that “there’s no protection in here for heterosexuals, none whatsoever … they get no legal protections in the law.” Apparently Fischer doesn’t realize that ENDA would make it illegal to fire someone based on their sexual orientation … and being …

Many thanks to all the wonderful and supportive folks I met at Palm Springs Pride! Executive director Ron De Harte and his team delivered a truly flawless series of dizzyingly diverse events over three days and there was just no way to attend all of them, although I think I gave it a pretty good shot. Special shout-out to the …

As I’ve said here for the last few years, there has been zero chance of ENDA’s passage in the House ever since the GOP assumed the majority in 2010. But with all of today’s news about the bill, please keep in mind that its presumed passage in the Senate WILL move the issue dramatically forward as it drags formerly recalcitrant …

GetEQUAL is on the warpath about the religious exemptions in the Senate version of ENDA. This religious exemption is so broad that even religiously-affiliated hospitals and schools will still be able to discriminate against LGBT workers. This broad religious exemption will set a harmful precedent for future LGBT gains, and also threatens to set back the work of our allies …

The poll is at the bottom right of their main page. (Tipped by JMG reader Rob)