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New York Sen. David Storobin (R-Brooklyn) only has a couple of weeks in office before his district vanishes forever, but he’s wasting no time obeying his NOM masters, who largely financed his campaign. It’s a douchebag move, of course, the bill won’t go anywhere. Ten days after taking office, Storobin has proposed a bill that would repeal the one-year-old law …

Judging by last year’s party, this Friday’s gay pride Blowoff at the Highline Ballroom will be an explosion of furry insanity. Advance tickets recommended, this one will definitely sell out.

Rodney King, the nation’s most famous victim of police brutality, has been found dead at the age of 47. Police in Rialto, California, received a 911 call from King’s fiancee, Cynthia Kelly, about 5:25 a.m., said Capt. Randy DeAnda. Responding officers found King at the bottom of the pool, removed him and attempted to revive him. He was pronounced dead …

Transgender activist April Ashley, 77, has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire). According to some accounts, Ashley was the first Briton to undergo sexual reassignment surgery. The recognition in the Queen’s Birthday Honours has thrilled the 77-year-old. “It’s unbelievable and wonderful and especially fantastic to receive it in the year of Her …

Filmed at Right Online, the wingnut version of Netroots.

The New York Times has published a Father’s Day essay by Dominick Zarrillo, the dad of one the men challenging Prop 8 in Perry v Brown. None of us could believe something like that would pass in California. When it did, I wondered if Jeff and Paul would move from the place they loved and had called home for so …

That’s how the Christian News Service sees it.

Literally! (Tipped by JMG reader Rian)

If you can bear it…

Gentle readers, I’m rerunning my annual Pride rant for the eighth year. I wrote this post in 2005 a couple of days after attending Pride here in NYC. In the following years I’ve reposted it in advance of the day in the hope of encouraging you to attend. My apologies to those that have read it before. Have a wonderful …

30 Rock’s Jack McBrayer and Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog visited a Chicago hot dog stand where the staff is famous for its rudeness. One of the best Conan O’Brien bits in a long time. Huge warning for language and for some lines that will surely pop up on your Facebook feed this weekend.(Via Towleroad)

The GOP-dominated Michigan House has approved a bill making it legal for student counselors and therapists to refuse LGBT clients based on religious objections. The bill is named for Julea Ward, the Michigan student who was refused graduation when she rejected a gay client because her Christian beliefs did not allow her to treat “immoral persons.” The bill reads: A …

Gothamist points out the above billboard that warns Jews entering Manhattan: “Fellow Jew, You’re Going Into A Danger Zone. Shield Your Eyes.” Somebody’s gonna miss their exit.

Michigan GOP leaders banned Rep. Lisa Brown from speaking on state House floor after she used the word “vagina” during a response to a pending bill to restrict abortions. “What she said was offensive,” state Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, told The Detroit News. “It was so offensive, I don’t even want to say it in front of women. I would …