Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Michael Lavers has more at the Washington Blade: Caracol Radio reported that Carmen Lucía Rodríguez Díaz, a civil judge in Bogotá, the country’s capital, “defended the viability of marriage for gay couples” in a five page ruling she wrote after a couple identified as Diego and Juan petitioned her to legally recognize their relationship. The two men are expected to …

Sen. Rand Paul yesterday confirmed rumors that he is considering running for president. “We’ve been thinking about it,” Paul said in a phone interview. “And we will continue to think about it probably until after the 2014 elections. I haven’t made a decision, it’s a big decision you know with regard to family and the extensive travel that’s involved with …

The reaction to this week’s cover is mixed: A story about, ahem, underperforming hedge funds isn’t provocative or controversial, but the content could be overshadowed by the cover, writes The Atlantic Wire’s Alexander Nazaryan. “At what point do risque covers actually undermine the reporting they are supposedly advertising?” Nazaryan asks. “And is the purported audience of Businessweek going to be …

Lovely long intro, builds nicely. Their website. (Tipped by JMG reader Bill)

Jay-Z and Beyonce took a trip to Cuba to celebrate their fifth anniversary earlier this year, prompting nasty criticism from the wingnuts, who really hate the pop superstars for backing Obama. This week the GOP took its revenge. Americans can travel to Cuba only with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s okay, and trips are generally limited to academic, cultural, …

NOTE: Corvino co-authored Debating Same-Sex Marriage with Gallagher.  And this is John Paulk.

 A federal appeals court yesterday threw out Liberty University’s lawsuit against the Obamacare contraception mandate. The suit was brought by Liberty Counsel, the school’s legal arm and one of the nation’s major anti-gay hate groups. A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the employer mandate, which the Obama administration last week postponed until 2015, is …

Yet another movie with sword fights, dragons, etc. Ho-hum.

Via press release: Lt Gen Jackson has approved Air Force Reservists to wear their service dress uniform if they choose to participate in a special military contingent leading the 39th Annual San Diego Pride Parade this Saturday, June 13th. The following provisions shall be observed: 1. Members may only participate in personal, off-duty capacity; and, members adhere to proper appearance …

For those unaware, #ThrowbackThursday is a popular Facebook and Twitter tag for photos posted from one’s past on Thursdays. Yesterday the First Lady played along.