Last month Pride Toronto banned Queers Against Israeli Apartheid from all of its events, prompting many to complain of censorship. On Monday over two dozen former Grand Marshals and honorees marched on Pride Toronto’s office to return their awards. All of the speakers at Pride Toronto’s planned June 28th human rights event have canceled their appearances. And now some of …

BP’s stock price is plummeting and some are beginning to wonder if the company will be forced into bankruptcy. Shares in BP plunged again today in London after yet another sell-off in New York Wednesday, wiping out more than $82 billion in value from the London-based oil and natural gas firm. BP, No. 5 in sales worldwide on Forbes list …

It may not seem possible to those of us who gaze longingly at Canada’s progressive laws for LGBT citizens, but transgender folks are not explicitly protected by anti-discrimination legislation there. That may be about to change. A private member’s bill seeking human-rights protection for transgender and transsexual Canadians passed second reading in the House of Commons on June 8. The …

After Sarah Palin’s appearance at the Belmont Stakes in New York this weekend, gossip sites are atwitter over her seemingly much larger boobs. Jezebel is indifferent: Goofy/immature euphemisms aside, whether or not Palin gave herself a new set of breasts isn’t really our concern — and even if it were, we couldn’t definitively make a call on the matter, given …

Three pilots have been suspended by British Airways after they made anti-gay comments on their Facebook pages. The action comes as the airline is suffering the longest employee strike in its history, forcing the pilots to work as flight attendants. Three British Airways pilots were yesterday suspended after branding passengers “wankers”, “faggots” and “tossers”. The Mirror revealed their foul-mouthed tirade …

The FDA begins hearings today on whether to drop the decades-long ban on gay men donating blood. Numerous LGBT and progressive sites are participating in a blog-swarm, asking their readers to submit comments. Dr. Jerry Holmberg is the Executive Secretary of the Advisory Committee, and is tasked with accepting formal public comments from both organizations and individuals. He has made …

A two-block stretch of Washington DC’s Dupont Circle is being renamed after gay civil rights pioneer Frank Kameny, seen above (with the sign) marching with the Mattachine Society in the 1970 NYC pride parade. A two-block section of 17th Street, N.W., in the heart of one of the city’s most visible gay neighborhoods was to be renamed this week as …

GOP Senate nominee Carly Fiorina didn’t know her microphone was on when she dissed Sen. Barbara Boxer’s hair. Whoops! (Via – Towleroad)

“It seemed a real danger that the boy being raised by the same-sex couple would bring to school something obscene or pornographic, or refer to such things in conversation, as they go along with the same-sex lifestyle, which–as not being related to procreation– is inherently eroticized and pornographic. He might expose other children to such things, as he might easily …

A Christian couple in Grand Forks, British Columbia has decided to close their bed and breakfast rather than face additional charges of discriminating against gay customers. “We’ve been harassed so bad we’re not running (the B&B),” said Lee Molnar, who lives with his wife Susan in the B.C. community of Grand Forks. Their lawyer Ronald Smith said they are “devastated” …

Two gay seniors at a Hudson, New York high school have been named their school’s prom king and queen. The boys are best friends. Seniors Charlie Ferrusi and Timmy Howard won their respective crown and tiara by a landslide Saturday and said the support they received from their peers and school administration has been fun and humbling. “It’s a really …

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Ike Skelton doesn’t want DADT repealed because he’s afraid that families might have to discuss homosexuality.

If you’d like to change the listed gender on your passport, the U.S. State Department has dropped its requirement that you must have already had sexual reassignment surgery. The policy, which goes into effect Thursday, allows a gender change with a certification from an attending physician. The doctor’s certification must confirm only that the passport applicant has undergone treatment for …

“Oh, I don’t care if she’s openly gay. What do I care about that! I disagree with Christine Quinn on gay marriage. She has been very supportive of Catholics in other areas. I’ve been involved in coalitions with Protestants and Jews and occasionally with Muslims and Hindus. I think Christine Quinn has shown herself to be a very good Catholic, …

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Yesterday New York state’s long-pending transgender rights bill, GENDA, died in the state Senate Judiciary Committee, one vote shy of passage. Many are blaming GENDA’s failure on the bill’s lone dissenting Democrat, the notorious Bronx homophobe Sen. Ruben Diaz. But today we learned that the International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), a national gym owners consortium with hundreds of …

A teacher at a Christian school near Orlando has been fired after administrators did the math on her wedding day and the birth of her baby. She is suing under federal pregnancy discrimination laws. Jarretta Hamilton, a former fourth-grade teacher at Southland Christian School in St. Cloud, said she approached administrators in April 2009, shortly after her wedding, to tell …

Porno Pete LaBarbera has just announced the formation of the “Americans For Truth Academy,” which will train young people how to properly hate faggots and dykes and foster violent crimes against them. For a mere $99 donation, you can buy a budding young bigot a Scholarship In Hate™. We’re delighted to announce the debut of our ongoing “Americans For Truth …

“Victory in California! With your help, NOM played a central role in defeating pro-gay marriage GOP Senate candidate Tom Campbell yesterday. Back in March, NOM was the first on the air with TV ads highlighting Tom Campbell’s liberal record on gay marriage and taxes. In May, we came back with a wildly successful automated phone campaign to 600,000 GOP primary …