Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Raw Story reports: Members of the Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Maple Grove arrived for Sunday services to find their church had been vandalized with graffiti that read, “Gay Pride? NO! Shameful Sodomites!” The church was also egged and handcuffs were locked on the front door. “We are investigating this crime as a bias motivated crime. A hate crime …

According to an Indiana politics blog, any gay couple in that state who applies for a marriage license faces up to three years in prison. A 1997 state law declares it a Class D felony to submit false information on a marriage license application or lie about the physical condition, including gender, of a marriage license applicant. Two men or …

“That’s the kind of question if you say, ‘No, I don’t want to do it,’ you look like a dick. And if you say, ‘I’m dying to do it,’ you look like a dick. So you’re kind of left in the middle.” – Neil Patrick Harris, when asked about the possibility that he will host next year’s Oscars. This year’s …

Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned in 2008 while in the midst of a prostitution scandal, has announced his candidacy for New York City comptroller. Spitzer, 54, sounding restless after an unwelcome hiatus from government, said he had re-envisioned the often-overlooked office and yearned to resurrect the kind of aggressive role he played as New York State’s attorney …

In an interview aired today by ABC News, former President George W. Bush refused to say whether he’d evolved on same-sex marriage, but he did say, “It’s very important for people not to be overly critical of someone else until you examine your own heart.” Back in February of this year, Laura Bush demanded to be taken out of a …

All of Teabagistan has leaped upon a word cloud posted by Pew Research that even the wingnuts at Townhall allow “isn’t the most precise form of polling.”  In fact, President Obama’s current approval rating is 47%.  At this point in his second term, Dubya’s approval rating was 39.8%. 

Back in April the small town of Bisbee, Arizona legalized civil unions for same-sex couples over the loud protests of the state Attorney General.  On Friday a lesbian couple became the first to file. Kathy Sowden and Deborah Grier went to Bisbee City Hall to file the papers to recognize their 21 year relationship as a formal civil union. The …

Oh, the internets will have fun with this for awhile.

The Washington Post reports: “What’s the federal government going to do when you have a valid marriage in New York and the couple moves to Texas? We don’t know the answer to that,” said Scott Macey, president of the ERISA Industry Committee that represents large employers. The confusion is creating uncertainty for many companies that operate nationwide and want to …

(Via JMG reader Some Teacher)