Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Hawaii’s same-sex marriage bill might be off the table. The state House Judiciary Committee has decided not to schedule a hearing for a bill that would legalize gay marriage, which means the issue is likely tabled for this legislative session. State Rep. Karl Rhoads, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said that after polling his colleagues he determined there was …

On Friday ten GOP members of the U.S. Senate filed a Supreme Court brief against the overturn of DOMA.  Among the many citations included are two from the landmark case Lawrence Vs Texas, which struck down sodomy laws nationwide in 2003. An excerpt: Notwithstanding the Attorney General’s belated discovery of DOMA’s allegedly unconstitutional motivation, this argument is flawed because legislative …

“There is no contest here. The child comes first. In any ethically grounded discussion, same-sex marriage is dead on arrival. Why, then, are we still having a debate about same-sex marriage? Why is Hollingsworth even an issue? The problem is metaphor, which keeps getting in the way. Whatever same-sex marriage is, that’s not what gays are after. They are after …

This will send the End Times folks into a hilarious tizzy. Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation came like a bolt from the blue overnight. And the weather around the Vatican was eerily appropriate, with lightning striking St Peter’s Basilica, one of the holiest Catholic sites, on the same day that Pope Benedict announced he would be stepping down. Global news agency …

JMG reader Michael notes: “Here’s something you’ll never see on Dr. Oz or US TV in a long long time. I can only imagine the Million Moms caterwauling if it did ever air.”  British tabloid The Sun has the story and the photos might not be work-safe.  Which is a shame.

This after Nugent wrote yesterday on World Net Daily that Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are “lisping their ebonic mumbo-jumbo.” UPDATE: Right Wing Watch notes that Nugent has threatened to kill President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and Sen. Barbara Boxer by telling them all to “suck on my machine gun.”

This photo of Downton Abbey cast members has gone viral on Facebook today. Is that the evil O’Brien in the middle?  UPDATE: The chorus has spoken. It’s Daisy.

“On Monday, February 4, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati gave me an ultimatum after I expressed my personal opinion in support of freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples. I was asked to resign as assistant principal at Purcell Marian High School, or keep my job until June by signing documents recanting my statements. I was given this ultimatum after …