“One thing I stand for is hip hop music. And hip hop music knows no race, no color, no age, no gender, no sexual orientation — none of that. So, the most important thing about it is the music, and if it makes the people feel happy, that’s what we hear. I will say, sometimes in this business you get …

“Most Americans are aware that gay activism rarely presents itself as a movement solely for the rights of gays. For example, the acronym for the gay rights movement is “GLBT,” meaning Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender. Interestingly, few people ever ask about the “T.” What do transgendered have to do with gays? How and why are they connected by activists, …

Although Pride Toronto has banned Queers Against Israeli Apartheid from their events, the group vows that they will march in the parade anyway. “I don’t think that a suggestion that they don’t like our message should keep us out of Pride,” Queers Against Israeli Apartheid spokeswoman Elle Flanders told the Toronto Star. “So there is an intention to march, and …

Forecasters are predicting a bad hurricane season, which begins today. It’s feared that the expected strong storms will exacerbate the Gulf oil spill. Three to seven major hurricanes — involving winds of at least 178 km/h — are expected. Up to 14 hurricanes with winds of 119 km/h are also expected. Such winds could be disastrous for BP’s latest attempt …

A federal appeals court has granted NOM a stay of last week’s ruling by a Maine judge that they must abide by state financial disclosure laws. In their stay request, NOM again cited fears that violent homofascists will rain down retribution upon their donors. Via NOM’s blog: The Maine Ethics Commission had asked for the disclosure of donors to NOM …

Calling it “banditry, piracy, and murder,” today Turkey’s UN ambassador demanded sanctions against Israel for this weekend’s raid against a flotilla of ships who were reportedly bringing humanitarian supplies to Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. The attack has generated worldwide outrage. The United Nations Security Council has released the following statement. The Security Council deeply regrets the loss of …

Ten people were injured yesterday when a USMC Osprey helicopter landed in a Staten Island park, sending tree branches and debris rocketing into the waiting crowd. A family-friendly Fleet Week demo took a horrible turn Monday when a $70 million Osprey sent folks ducking for cover. Screaming onlookers ran for their lives when the two-prop warbird, which flies like a …

Today is the 5th annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day. Tell us about your gay family. Do you have two moms? Are you a family of two dads? Tell us about your kids. And if you don’t yet have any, but want to have kids some day, tell us about that too.

Gay porn giant Titan Media has won a $1.3M copyright infringement judgment (NSFW) against a streaming porn site that was posting clips from their films. A U.S. District Court has awarded Titan Media more than $1.35 million in damages from a tube-site operator whose users infringed the gay adult studio’s intellectual property rights. In addition, Judge Maxine M. Chesney issued …

Portuguese soccer hero Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the most beloved athletes in the world, has endorsed same-sex marriage. Via Blabbeando’s Andres Duque, who translates Ronaldo as saying: “The Portuguese man that I am, I try to keep informed about what is happening in my country. I know the law was passed and the comment it deserves is that we must …

Glee’s Chris Colfer appeared on the View yesterday to discuss last week’s scene which confronted the homophobia of Finn and to talk about being bullied as a kid.

Saying that judges should be accountable to the legislature and not make law themselves, a San Diego-based Christian group called Better Judges Now is fielding candidates to unseat four “activist” judges. In separate interviews, each of the candidates declined to specify why he is running against the particular judge he challenged. Each cited a section of the judicial canon of …

I think the official release of this video isn’t due until tomorrow, but copies are starting to appear on YouTube. Lots of man-on-man and everybody-on-everybody action here.