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A product tester at Techcrunch added a cat as an authorized user for the new iPhone. The cat’s paw worked, and while it encountered more frequent failures than did a fingerprint, it was able to unlock the phone again repeatedly when positioned correctly on the sensor. Note that no other paw pads would unlock the device, and that cats essentially …

Almost immediate after San Antonio passed an ordinance that added LGBT residents to employment and housing protections, anti-gay groups have launched a recall drive against Mayor Julian Castro and the members of the city council who voted for the measure. The San Antonio Current reports: After council members in Districts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (plus the Mayor) …

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“By saying that ‘it is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time,’ Francis is slamming people like Maggie Gallagher, former president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), who has made it her life work to constantly talk about gay marriage — touting her Catholic beliefs — and stop marriage equality by pitting groups against one another. …

Just watch this. Watch the whole thing. PREVIOUSLY ON JMG: Speirer introduces House resolution against “ex-gay quackery.”

After rejecting two earlier versions, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDonald has approved the wording of a ballot measure that would repeal that state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Even if successful, however, that repeal would only be the first step. The proposal from Christina Harrison with Arkansans for Equality would repeal a constitutional amendment that prohibits same-sex marriage in the state. …

Two years after they were fined £3,600 for refusing to rent a room to a gay couple, the Christian owners of a British bed and breakfast say they are closing down due to a plummeting occupancy rate. They say they have been forced into selling their nine bed hotel for £750,000 because last winter they “were actually shivering and were …

“As the Court knows, Mr. Corkins’ stated intention was to kill as many FRC staff as possible to send a political message. But for Leo’s heroic conduct, and the protective hand of the Lord, this crime might have ended as one of the worst acts of domestic terrorism the District of Columbia has ever seen. He was clearly inspired by …

After pretty much staying out of recent marriage equality battles, the Mormon Church is quietly entering the fight in Hawaii, where the marriage movement began twenty years ago. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that this time, the LDS is taking a much softer approach. In a letter dated Sept. 15 and read to congregations, LDS leaders across the state urged …

Vladimir Putin today declared that Russia doesn’t discriminate against gay people. Putin on Thursday insisted the law bans only “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors.” He argues that it is “no infringement on the rights of sexual minorities.” The law has prompted calls for boycotts of the 2014 Winter Olympics hosted by Russia in Sochi. Putin says while some …