Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Yesterday House and Senate Democrats wasted no time in announcing their plan to overturn the remaining portion of DOMA by reintroducing the Respect For Marriage Act. The Supreme Court Wednesday threw out just one section of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn) wants to strike the law’s death blow. Nadler and Sen. Dianne Feinstein …

“By a single vote, five unelected justices determined that they know better than God and struck at the heart of marriage in America. It was a powerful rebuke of a law FRC helped develop, the Defense of Marriage Act, but not the final blow. Fortunately, conservative leaders across our country aren’t about to let that happen. In interview after interview, …

“A song about Christian girls who stay virgins until they’re married but have anal sex instead.” Language is super not work-friendly.

In what ways, if any, will yesterday’s Supreme Court decisions immediately affect your life?

Tonight at the DOMA/Prop 8 celebration in the West Village, DOMA victor Edith Windsor announced her endorsement of Christine Quinn for New York City mayor. I had left the press area in front of the stage and was near Anthony Weiner, who was glad-handing admirers further up the block, but I couldn’t see his face for a reaction.  (Video by …

From JMG reader Sean Chapin in San Francisco. Bring on the happy dancing bears! Play loud!

“I am furious about what the Court has done. We at NOM and tens of millions of other Americans will never accept it. It’s wrong, plain and simple. There’s a stench to these decisions that has stained the Supreme Court. Will you show your outrage at the Court and make a special contribution to allow NOM to coalesce Americans behind …

This will conclude my postings for the afternoon as I’m headed downtown to be with my happy, happy people.  I’ll have lots of photos for you later this evening. Have a great time tonight, everybody. You’ve all earned it.

From the Clinton Foundation site: Jun 26, 2013 | President Clinton and Secretary Clinton | New York, NY | Statement By overturning the Defense of Marriage Act, the Court recognized that discrimination towards any group holds us all back in our efforts to form a more perfect union. We are also encouraged that marriage equality may soon return to California. …