Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Rosh Hashanah begins on Wednesday.

Buzzfeed reports: Following his cancellation of a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Barack Obama may infuriate the Kremlin further by meeting Russian human rights activists, including LGBT rights groups, during his upcoming trip to St Petersburg for the G20 summit. Four Russian non-governmental organizations told BuzzFeed Monday they had been invited to the meeting, scheduled for this …

Openly lesbian marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, has just finished her swim from Cuba to Key West. Hundreds of people cheered Nyad’s arrival as some in the crowd waved rainbow flags. Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad became the first person to swim the treacherous waters from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage on Monday, arriving in Key West two days …

“The tiresome antics of former Disney princess Miley Cyrus exemplifies a larger phenomenon. Liberalism, in our culture and in our politics, is figuratively twerking all normal Americans. And it is up to us to fight back. A trillion dollars borrowed from our grandkids for a hideous ‘stimulus’ that went straight into the pockets of liberal constituencies! You’ve been twerked! A …

The Guardian reports: Challenged by a pastor and Christian radio announcer on the ABC’s Q&A program on Monday night as to why as a Christian he did not follow the teaching of the bible that marriage was between a man and a woman, Rudd replied: “Well, mate, if I was going to have that view, the bible also says that …

Scamvangelist Bob Larson and his daughters, the Teenage Exorcists, are touring Russia.

Politico reports that failed 2012 San Diego mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio will end his bid for the US House to run for mayor once again. DeMaio, who is openly gay, had been a top GOP recruit for next year’s midterms. After losing the 2012 San Diego mayor’s race to Democrat Bob Filner, he immediately launched a campaign to unseat freshman …

Us Weekly reports: Shortly after ‘N Sync’s big VMAs reunion, Bass popped the question to boyfriend Michael Turchin, sources exclusively confirm to Us Weekly. Dating since December 2011, the couple got engaged in New Orleans after Bass proposed to the aspiring actor and model with a black diamond band. He even texted his future husband’s parents to ask for their …

Organizers have canceled the final day of the Electric Zoo Festival on Manhattan’s Randall’s Island after two attendees died of suspected drug overdoses yesterday. Four others are in critical condition. Citing “serious health risks,” the city recommended canceling the event, hours before the third day of the festival, known as the Electric Zoo, was to begin, and the festival’s organizers …