“She is what she is. Which means she is more than obscene—she’s a Catholic basher. Girl Gone Wild begins with Madonna reciting the first few lines of The Act of Contrition. She must know it’s Lent. Then she prances around to the backdrop of a light-show configured to resemble a cross. The guy who is shown wearing a crown of …

“We’re not seeing any impact,” says Starbucks.

From the National Black Justice Coalition: NOM’s memos detail its campaign to direct money to a handful of African American clergy in order to attack gay and lesbian couples that have made a lifelong promise to one another. The organization admits their key goal is to “drive a wedge between gays and blacks.” The memo also outlines NOM’s strategies for …

“We live in a time where gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals find courage every day to overcome adversity, stand up to bullying and find equality. I’m truly saddened that my words today suggested otherwise. I’ve long been a supporter of Gay and Lesbian rights, and I’m saddened that my comments, however unintentional, offended anyone, specifically members of the LGBT …

Two men have been sentenced to six months in prison after a witness claimed he saw them kissing on the streets of Abu Dhabi. The two unnamed defendants again told court they were hugging each other while the European said he kissed his friend on the head as he was leaving the UAE. Their defence lawyer asked court to acquit …

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And that really pisses off Bill Donohue. Good.

By an overwhelming vote of 89-27, tonight the GOP-dominated Kansas House voted to legalize anti-gay discrimination based on religious objections. The bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Lance Kinzer (R-Olathe), is primarily aimed at the small college town of Lawrence, the one remaining place in the entire state where gays have some legal protections. Moments after approving establishment of a …

TMZ reports: It all went down on Daly’s L.A. radio show this morning … when he was talking about the flight and said, “Most of the people were on their way to some sort of security conference in Las Vegas … it was like a bunch of dudes and well trained dudes … thank god.” He laughingly continued, “With my …

Followed up with: “Friends don’t let friends use pink balls.” HRC’s Fred Sainz responds via press release: “This is another example of Rick Santorum intentionally making ignorant statements that have a real impact on LGBT people. Whether he’s comparing our marriages to inanimate objects, saying our children would be better off with a parent in prison as opposed to two …

“I’ve known for a while that the founders of Starbucks were left-of-center. But I convinced myself that, so long as they stayed out of public policy, I could remain a customer. Sadly, this is no longer the case. What is most frustrating about Starbucks’ liberal support is that it totally disregards the traditional views of many customers and staff members. …

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“Why can’t we, once and for all, bond together to fight for our mutual needs? Where are the leaders who can lead us on this journey to our equality? Where’s our army? I don’t see either. We face this coming election naked and unprepared and as always exceptionally vulnerable. “What does that say about how much the gay population wants …