Joe.My.God. LGBT News

The head of the Sochi Olympics yesterday asked the IOC for help in squashing the international headlines about Russia’s anti-gay laws. Sochi organizing chief Dmitry Chernyshenko was asked at the IOC general assembly about the possible impact of the legislation that bans gay “propaganda.” He said the Russian government had made clear the law would not affect the games, and …

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The International Olympic Committee has reversed itself and reinstated wrestling for the 2020 Summer Games, which will be held in Tokyo. Wrestling, which was surprisingly dropped from the list of core sports in February, received 49 votes to win in the first round of secret balloting by the International Olympic Committee. Baseball-softball got 24 votes and squash 22. The decision …

Super Bowl 2012: Madonna. Super Bowl 2013: Beyonce. I’m guessing there won’t be any gay bar viewing parties for the halftime show at Super Bowl 2014.  The NYC press is already grousing because a local act like Bon Jovi or Billy Joel wasn’t chosen.

The Washington Times reports: At the opening session, John Stemberger, chairman of the board of Trail Life USA, teased the crowd of 1,200, saying he would not be surprised if there were “spies” from Grapevine, Texas — BSA’s home base — in the audience. That would make sense, since everyone from supporters to the curious want to know what’s being …

Details. (Tipped by JMG reader Ron)

In an interview with New York Magazine, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg denounced the mayoral campaign of Bill de Blasio as “racist” because he uses his black wife and son in commercials. “He’s making an appeal using his family to gain support,” Bloomberg said. “I think it’s pretty obvious to anyone watching what he’s been doing.” De Blasio’s wife, Chirlane McCray, …

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Beating out fellow finalists Madrid and Istanbul, the IOC today announced that Tokyo will host the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo’s bid came in at $5 billion to $6 billion, compared to $19 billion pledged by Istanbul, said Ed Hula, editor and founder of aroundtherings.com, which covers the business and politics of the Olympic movement. But Tokyo’s government has already amassed …

Cohen debuts tonight on Britain’s Strictly Come Dancing. (Via Towleroad)