Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Eighth in a monthly series.

Openly gay Maryland state Rep. Heather Mizeur has announced her 2014 run for governor. The Washington Blade reports: “I’m running for governor because I love this state and I see limitless possibilities on what we can accomplish together,” she told the Washington Blade in an interview before she officially declared her candidacy in an e-mail to supporters. Mizeur cited economic …

Dan Savage invited me onto this week’s Savage Lovecast to talk about the Seattle Pride incident. Listen at the link.

“My prayers are with the Martin family and with every family who loves someone who is lost to violence. No mother, no father, should ever have to fear for their child walking down a street in the United States of America. Yesterday I know you heard from the attorney general about the next steps from the Justice Department and the …

She didn’t waste any time, did she?

NOT a headline from The Onion. Source.

Glee star Cory Monteith died of a heroin overdose, according to a report issued last night by the British Columbia coroner’s office. “Our belief is that when he took the heroin he was alone,” said Vancouver Police Department spokesman Brian Montague. He added: “There was evidence in the room that was consistent with a drug overdose. We’re not providing exactly …

The State Department has issued a press release in reaction to the murder of Cameroonian LGBT activist Eric Lembembe: We deplore the brutal murder of Eric Ohena Lembembe, who was found tortured to death in his home in Yaoundé yesterday. We condemn this terrible act in the strongest terms and urge the Cameroonian authorities to thoroughly and promptly investigate and …