Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Let’s hope this sticks… UPDATE: CNN calls it too.

E.W. Jackson, the raging homophobe who lied about gay people and then lied about having lied, has lost his bid for Virginia lieutenant governor. The scary part is that he didn’t lose by all that much.

Courtesy of the Karpel Group, this week’s Swag Tuesday prize is The Movement, the new EP from Betty Who, the Australian popster who was signed by Sony Music when her Somebody Loves You single went globally viral after it was used in a gay marriage video proposal by a Utah man. Enter to win The Movement EP from Betty Who! …

“Tonight, I applaud the men and women of the Illinois General Assembly, a body in which I was proud to serve, for voting to legalize marriage equality in my home state. As President, I have always believed that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally under the law. Over time, I also came to believe that same-sex …

Via press release: A community celebration of the freedom to marry will begin tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Media outlets are invited to cover festivities at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St., Chicago. The party lasts through the evening, but between 8 and 9 pm, we hope to have leading supporters of the marriage equality bill stop by …

On to the desk of Gov. Pat Quinn!

From Equality Illinois CEO Bernard Cherkasov: I am thrilled to share that just moments ago, the Illinois House of Representatives passed the historic freedom to marry bill! That was the biggest hurdle we faced to secure marriage equality in Illinois. The Illinois Senate, which passed the bill last Valentine’s Day, must now agree with the House version of the bill, …

Best part? He LIVES there.