Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Carlos Maza writes at Equality Matters: More than 32,000 people have signed a petition asking CNN to stop hosting anti-gay hate group leader Tony Perkins to speak on behalf of America’s Christians following Perkins’ appearance on the network to discuss the Supreme Court’s recent marriage equality decisions.  Just minutes after the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense …

(Tipped by JMG reader Bill)

“There was never going to be an actual ‘Ex-gay Pride Month’ because ex-gays are as rare as the Dodo bird. They simply could not find real ‘ex-gays’ to participate and had to cancel to save face. This was nothing but a desperate publicity stunt intended to revive a failing industry that has repeatedly embarrassed anti-gay organizations.  We challenge [Christopher] Doyle …

The Illinois Family Institute invites to join their fun run against civil rights for all Illinois residents. (Via Good As You)

Via SCOTUSblog: The California Supreme Court on Monday afternoon refused to order county clerks throughout the state to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The state court noted on the docket for the case (Hollingsworth v. O’Connell, S211990) that it had refused a stay or injunction that would immediately mean that licenses would be allowed only to opposite-sex couples …

While many nations have formally denounced Russia’s ban on “gay propaganda,” Reykjavik is doing something about it. According to the contract between Reykjavik and Moscow drawn up in 2007, the cities were going to cooperate on family issues. But now, a statement from the city council reads: ‘In light of the developments concerning the affairs of gay, bisexual and transsexual …

Judging by the letters to the editor in this week’s Provincetown Banner, lots of folks are very upset with the chief of police over a fracas he allegedly spawned at the Squealing Pig.  In other small town paper news: somebody caught a really big fish, the air conditioner at the library doesn’t work very well, and some lady got a …