January 23, 2014

Ogle a Hot Diver With Tom Daley
Filed by John M. Becker | January 23, 2014 | 5:30 PM |A recent episode of the UK celebrity diving show "Splash" featured a gorgeous Speedo-wearing hunk whose equipment caught they eye of Olympic diver Tom Daley.Read More
Virginia AG Seeks to Put State on Right Side of History
Filed by Michael Hamar | January 23, 2014 | 5:00 PM |Having reviewed the relevant marriage equality rulings, AG Herring is correct on the analysis and the case law. Read More

What Would Putin's Grindr Profile Look Like?
Filed by John M. Becker | January 23, 2014 | 3:30 PM |You know the saying about homophobes: the louder they are, the more likely they are to be gay themselves. And they don't get much louder these days than Vladimir Putin. So...Read More

As Right Whines, Virginia AG Asserts Authority
Filed by John M. Becker | January 23, 2014 | 2:30 PM |Predictably, the right exploded today when Virginia AG Mark Herring announced that he wouldn't defend the state's marriage discrimination law. But Herring is asserting his constitutional authority to do just that.Read More

Another Nigerian Bishop 'Thanks God' for Anti-Gay Law
Filed by John M. Becker | January 23, 2014 | 1:30 PM |A third Nigerian Catholic bishop - Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, president of the Nigerian Bishops' Conference - has come out in support of that country's draconian "Jail the Gays" law.Read More

On Bill Simmons' Non-Apology [Open Letter]
Filed by Kelley Winters | January 23, 2014 | 12:45 PM |Hannan maligned Ms. Vanderbilt, me, and all transgender and transsexual people by implying that she was dishonest because she was transgender. She deserves your sincere apology, not a legal rationalization.Read More

Blame the Gays, Vol. 548,779: Tornadoes & Autism
Filed by John M. Becker | January 23, 2014 | 12:00 PM |Illinois Republican congressional candidate Susanne Atanus says marriage equality causes tornadoes, autism, and dementia. That's a new one!Read More

Utah Is Ending Homelessness By Giving People Homes
Filed by Terrance Heath | January 23, 2014 | 10:30 AM |In eight years, Utah has quietly reduced homelessness by 78 percent, and is on track to end homelessness by 2015. Read More

Goldie Hawn Apologizes After Photo With Nigerian Pres
Filed by John M. Becker | January 23, 2014 | 9:30 AM |Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn has apologized after tweeting a photo of her meeting Nigerian President and anti-gay tyrant Goodluck Jonathan. Hawn was unaware of Jonathan's human rights violations.Read More

Virginia AG Won't Defend Unconstitutional Marriage Ban
Filed by John M. Becker | January 23, 2014 | 8:30 AM |Mark Herring, Virginia's new Democratic Attorney General, announced that he has concluded that the state's marriage discrimination amendment is unconstitutional and he will not defend it in court.Read More

'Ex-Gay' Activist Blames Global Anti-Gay Crackdown on Western Gays
Filed by John M. Becker | January 23, 2014 | 8:00 AM |"These countries are enacting laws as a response to gay activists' intolerance towards traditional views on marriage and sexuality..."Read More