We can’t be surprised by this.

If your company discriminates against its LGBT employees, Nashville will no longer do business with you. Councilman Jamie Hollin, a sponsor of the bill, said after the vote that Metro had “sent a clear signal all around the world” that people of all kinds are welcome to work in Nashville. Advocates of gay rights agreed. “If you’re willing to work …

A California state court of appeals has overturned a lower court’s ruling that the San Diego Unified School District acted improperly when it fired a teacher for his “men seeking men” ad posted on Craigslist. The appeals court agreed with the school district that Lampedusa’s conduct fit the Education Code definition of “immoral conduct.” The district had appealed the commission’s …

Alex Pareene reports at Salon: Liberty University, the evangelical private Christian school founded by dead apartheid-supporting bigot Jerry Falwell, received $445 million in federal financial aid last year. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, by the way, received $420 million from the federal government. That massive sum was thanks to the growth of Liberty’s online program, which enrolled 52,000 students last …

If you can bear it (or even care) Westboro is tweeting out the link to the below video in which they mock the NOH8 campaign. (Twitter is all they have these days as all of Westboro’s sites remain hacked.) Lots of NSFW language from God’s Most Holy Family.

“Those who fault [Pastor Terry] Jones for the behavior of Muslim extremists in Afghanistan must answer: Where does the blame-shifting end? Is Salman Rushdie, whose Satantic Verses earned him a fatwa from the Ayatollah Khomeini, to blame for the murder of his Japanese translator? Should the Danish cartoonist who drew images of Mohammed foot the bill for repairs to his …

Doors open 11:30PM, advance tickets are $15. One of these days, I’m going to get around to framing one of their great posters. By the way, Bob Mould’s memoir, See A Little Light: The Trail Of Rage And Melody, comes out on June 15th.

Yesterday GOProud members Matt Hissey and Brendan Kissam crashed a pro-union rally at Philadelphia’s Temple University where their “Union Scum” sign was destroyed by union supporters. Hissey writes on his blog: Two brave college students, who only wanted to bring a different point of view to a protest, were eviscerated, and nearly attacked. This was my first direct confrontation with …

“In the face of unfriendly media coverage and heavy political pressure, opponents of the legislation did the right thing. They challenged and tabled the bill, killing it for this session. That sounds like a small act, but it took courage, especially in an environment of bitter criticism. The committee members who opposed the bill deserve our gratitude and support. The …

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NOM is ALL upset because openly gay philanthropist and mega-millionaire Tim Gill has promised to oppose anti-gay politicians in his home state of Colorado. How dare he “threaten to dump” millions to oppose people who don’t vote the way he wants them to! Oh wait, last month that’s exactly what NOM said they would do to any Maryland legislator who …

What recession? “NYC restaurant Serendipity 3 now serves the world’s most expensive hot dog, a steal at $69. Some of its features: truffle oil, a Germany-imported pretzel bun, and pure beef.”

Copyranter reviews this condom ad from France: “Watch our hero’s smart-missile solve a complicated math problem, do a book signing, disable a bomb, and paint a nude—ladies swooning at every pants-drop. And of course, it always wears a condom. Because it’s SMART. A bit heavy-handed (that’s what his chafed dick said last night) for my tastes. The guy looks like …

“We are undermining our military [with this policy] and thus undermining our national defense, so we are encouraging them to get into the thick of the battle because that’s what it’s going to take to get this terrible law thrown out. If we allow this implementation to go forth, then it will destroy our military, and there’s no doubt about …

Abstinence advocate and teen mother Bristol Palin was paid $262,000 for appearances made on behalf of a teen pregnancy prevention group. Bristol Palin was 18 when she was appointed as a teen ambassador for the New York-based foundation in 2009, months after giving birth to son, Tripp. She and the 2-year-old boy’s father, Levi Johnston, are no longer together. Palin …

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Anybody else hearing Britney?

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL), who has an stellar record regarding LGBT rights, was today named to head the Democratic National Committee. She will continue to serve in the House and replaces outgoing DNC chair Tim Kaine, who also today announced a Virginia bid for the Senate. Schultz is a founding member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and in …

Former Minnesota governor, pro wrestler, and 9/11 truther Jesse Ventura says he’d consider running for vice president on a ticket headed by Libertarian whackadoodle Rep. Ron Paul. Ventura claimed that he would never run as a Republican or Democrat. “They are the problem, not the solution. We need to abolish political parties in this country,” he said in the Good …