Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Early this month Finland’s marriage equality bill died in committee.  But some Finns wouldn’t stand for that. A drive to gather the 50,000 signatories required to take a gender-neutral marriage bill to Parliament reached its target in just one day. The accumulation of the required support means that lawmakers must now consider a bill which was previously blocked at the …

John Aravosis wonders how well-known gay blogs would be portrayed in this style. (Via AmericaBlog)

Courtesy of the Saint At Large, today’s Swag Tuesday prize is two tickets to this year’s Black Party Expo, the two-day run up to the most famed gay dance party in the world. This year’s Expo includes a performance by popular house music artist Billie Ray Martin, who takes the Roseland Ballroom stage on Friday night at 9PM. The Black …

“Are GOP leaders secretly hoping that the Supreme Court, after it hears arguments on marriage equality next week, rules in favor of equality? That’s certainly what a few were saying at the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, though not for attribution. [snip] “The remark this week from Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus that it is kind of ok …

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Here’s another cut from the coming album by Scissor Sisters guitarist Del Marquis and his collaborators. From the press materials: Slow Knights is a collective that steps away from glamour shots and imagery that pushes the personality of anyone within, instead inviting the listener to get lost in the lyrics, in the melodies, and most importantly the rhythm of the …

“The same Madonna with song titles that couldn’t be read aloud on network television, even invoked Christ. ‘It’s so absurd. What did Jesus teach? Love your neighbor as yourself.’ It has always amazed me how people who have done everything possible to push God and His standard from our country feel free to invoke this passage of scripture. It only …

Thanks to Good As You blogger Jeremy Hooper, singer/songwriter Katie Herzig has forced YouTube to yank the promotional video for NOM’s hate march on the Supreme Court.  Herzig told Hooper that she “definitely supports marriage equality” and did not give NOM permission to use her music.  Hit the second link and check out her tunes!

JMG reader David sends us his translation of the latest press release from the organizers of France’s anti-gay marriage movement. The “Manif Pour Tous” has duly noted the Paris Police Prefecture’s order, dated March 18, 2013 prohibiting our march on the Champs-Élysées planned for this March 24th. The order also prohibits demonstrators from entering Place de la Concorde, Place de …

Ben Shapiro takes his book to Christian television.