Those hilariously evil queens at Christwire write us this morning to gloat that last night Rachel Maddow fell for their so-Christian-it-feels-real satire. Today Rachel tweeted her chagrin. UPDATE: The wingnut-o-sphere is having a field day. From Glenn Beck’s blog: “It’s worth pointing out that on Saturday Palin joked about how long it would take for her to be connected to …

Sort of a gay answer record to Adam Sandler’s Chanukah Song. Just for a second at the end, I was reminded of Georgy Girl by The Seekers.

This awkward photo is from the current issue of GQ Magazine, where Haggard declared himself to be bisexual and confessed to snorting all that crystal meth he’d previously claimed to have purchased to throw away.

Charlotte, North Carolina, the “Queen City Of The South,” has been chosen to host the Democratic 2012 presidential convention. Charlotte had vied against St. Louis, Minneapolis-St.Paul, and Cleveland. Analysts say the city is a good fit for the Obama voter profile. It also should be no surprise that, demographically, the city is well represented with the voters who made up …

New York City’s MTA is considering installing a system of sliding subway platform doors as the number of deaths and injuries from suicide attempts and falls continues to rise. Ninety people were struck by subway trains in 2009, resulting in 40 deaths. The proposed barrier/door system would be similar to that used by the JFK Airtrain, seen above. NYC Transit …

Canadian televangelist Pastor Charles McVety is crying censorship after a Christian network canceled his show for “disparaging remarks” he made about gay people. A government broadcasting agency had warned the network that McVety was violating their code of ethical standards. The tension between the reverend and the Christian broadcaster began in December, when the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, an industry …

Potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says that everyone in Israel is terrified that Obama will abandon them too, just like he’s doing with Hosni Mubarak.

Many thanks to all that participated in yesterday’s freeping of Pepsi’s “big ideas” contest as GLSEN finished in second place and WON the $250,000 grant for their safe schools project! You guys rock! JMG reader Tom notes via email: “Based on the rankings it [also] appears Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) got a $25k award, as did a …

Vandals have literally ripped out equality from the banner of a gay-friendly church in California. Rev. Kathy Cooper-Ledesma, a senior pastor at the church, said church leaders are asking the congregation to pray for those who defaced their banner. “Our belief that hate is not a Christian value remains firm,” she said. “And while they can take the ‘equality’ out …

A lesbian couple who successfully fought to attend their Minnesota high school’s Snow Days party as members of the royalty court were greeted with cheers from their classmates as they entered the room last night. Sarah Lindstrom and Desiree Shelton wore matching black suits with pink ties and held hands as they entered the Snow Days Pep Fest at Champlin …

A crowd estimated in the hundreds of thousands flooded Cairo’s Tahrir Square this morning in the eighth straight day of widespread unrest. As protests continue to spread to other nations in the region, this morning Jordan’s King Abdullah fired his entire cabinet.

With a cameo from Perez Hilton.(Via – Pop In Stereo)

The International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission is organizing a memorial vigil for murdered Ugandan activist David Kato. The starting point of the procession is not yet determined, but attendees will finish at the Ugandan embassy. I’ll post more details as they are known.

Courtesy of the Karpel Group, today’s Swag Tuesday prize is two tickets to Kylie Minogue’s May 4th concert at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets to Kylie’s North American tour are now on sale via Ticketmaster and the artist’s website. April 28 Montreal Bell CentreApril 29 Boston, MA Agganis ArenaApril 30 Washington DC GMU Patriot CenterMay 2 NYC, NY Hammerstein BallroomMay 3 …

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The younger Barbara Bush has joined her mother in endorsing same-sex marriage. The New York Times comments on the kids of prominent Republicans: Ms. Bush is the latest child of a prominent Republican leader to embrace same-sex marriage, long considered anathema to the conservative movement. Gay rights advocates have been quick to seize on the generational split as evidence that …

Outgoing White House press secretary Robert Gibbs today once again dodged Washington Blade reporter Chris Johnson’s questions about the president’s 1996 position on same-sex marriage. One gets the sense that Gibbs is so ready to be through with this job.