The ACLU is protesting the outing of two high school students by their principal, who revealed the students’ relationship to other students and teachers, then called one of the student’s mother to reveal her son’s gayness and tell her that she would not tolerate homosexuality at her school. In a letter to school board officials in Memphis, the ACLU demanded …

Details Magazine blogs about the gayby boom. Interesting story overall, but with a few “Oh, brother” moments, one of which I’ve bolded below. Evidence of the gayby boom is everywhere. It isn’t just the strollers in gay neighborhoods. Some Halloween parties at lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community centers now brim with gay dads showing off their immaculately costumed progeny. …

A week before that state’s primary, North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has endorsed Hillary Clinton. At a joint appearance in Raleigh Tuesday morning, the two-term Democrat said Clinton “gets it.” “It’s time for somebody to be in the White House who understands the challenges we face in this country,” Easley said. Easley’s endorsement comes a week before the state’s May …

Dana Milbank: Speaking before an audience that included Marion Barry, Cornel West, Malik Zulu Shabazz of the New Black Panther Party and Nation of Islam official Jamil Muhammad, Wright praised Louis Farrakhan, defended the view that Zionism is racism, accused the United States of terrorism, repeated his view that the government created the AIDS virus to cause the genocide of …

Another gay cannibal? A gay Yorkshire man has been charged with murder in the death of a man he picked up. The naked body of Damian Oldfield, 33, was found in a house in Harehills following remarks the suspect made at a local takeout restaurant. Police said that part of Oldfield’s right leg had been cut out and pieces of …

(From Married To The Sea via Ballad Of A Ladyman)

Courtesy of Fly Life, this week’s Swag Tuesday prize is two tickets to the True Colors Tour starring Cyndi Lauper, the B-52s, Andy Bell, Rosie O’Donnell, Wanda Sykes, Deborah Cox, Joan Jett, Joan Armatrading, the Cliks, the Indigo Girls, Nona Hendryx, and others. Here’s a video clip of Cyndi inviting you to the 26-date tour, which kicks off in Boston …

On Friday, NPR’s Marketplace show discussed the rash of gay bar closures around the country, citing Fortune Magazine’s recent list of “10 Businesses Heading For Extinction”, which includes gay bars. Listen to the audio here. An excerpt: Every year, Fortune Magazine releases a list of 10 businesses it thinks are facing extinction. Some of this year’s casualties? Record stores, crop …

Oh, those wacky Floridians. A bill is before the state legislature to ban the “ornamental testicles” that some Sunshine State idiots are hanging from their trucks and SUVs. Metal replicas of bull testicles have become trendy bumper ornaments in some parts of the Sunshine State, but state Sen. Carey Baker is campaigning to ban the orbs. Baker acknowledged that Florida …

In the Christian Post, Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, reacts to the Times Magazine article about young married gays, taking particular note of the couple that hinted that theirs would be an open marriage. “Young Gay Rites” is itself a noteworthy signal about the future of marriage. If Denizet-Lewis is right, the legalization of same-sex marriage …

The 2008 True Colors Tour lineup includes Cyndi Lauper, the B-52s, Andy Bell, Rosie O’Donnell, Joan Jett, the Indigo Girls, Deborah Cox, Wanda Sykes, the Cliks, Nona Hendrix, and others. 05.31.08 Boston MA US Bank of America Pavilion06.01.08 Wantagh NY US Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre06.03.08 New York US NY Radio City Music Hall06.04.08 Toronto ON CA Molson Amphitheatre06.06.08 Mashantucket …

Here’s the first video from San Francisco’s Ex-Boyfriends. The JMG reader who sent along the clip notes that the video was shot at SF’s armory, now the home of Kink.com, which may explain the bondage imagery. Great song.

Friday night’s edition of 20/20 explored the reactions of the public to two gay couples engaging in public displays of affection in Birmingham, Alabama and suburban New Jersey. In Birmingham, the sight of two men kissing on a park bench prompted one woman to call 911, but overall the reactions were surprisingly supportive.

On Saturday night my clan gathered at Nowhere Bar to celebrate Dr. Jeff’s 30th birthday. The next day, the always eloquent Father Tony reflected on our chosen family: As I looked about the room, I saw a few new faces, but mostly those of the men we have come to know over the past few years. Our little brigade has …

Captioned with photos that mock the misty 1950’s image of domestic bliss, the lengthy cover story in yesterday’s New York Times Magazine tells the story of several gay male couples in their 20’s who have married in Massachusetts since it became legal in 2004. The author, a young gay man himself, was bewildered when some of his peers started getting …

Infamous Seattle-area anti-gay activist Rev. Ken Hutcherson led a walk-out of his daughter’s high school in protest of their Day Of Silence on Friday, with over one-third of the school taking part. A Day of Silence inside Mount Si High School meant to show support for gay and lesbian students erupted in noisy protests outside. More than one-third of students …

Today is my 4th blogiversary. My first post: I was born and raised in rural North Carolina. My fondest childhood memory is of playing in the dense, acrid, poison fog that was belched out by the county mosquito control truck, during its daily dusk-time trip down our dirt road. The cry of ‘Smokey! Smokey!’ would fly up and down Nine …

Last night the Farmboyz and I attended the Poi Dog Pondering concert at the Bowery Ballroom, the first time seen them since I had pretty much ignored them on some multi-act bill back in Florida a dozen or more years ago. Poi Dog’s style is impossible to pigeonhole – they’re a bizarre melange of blues, disco, house, and Hawaiian, with …

I got a few emails yesterday to let me know that according to Gay City News, I had just shocked the world of televangelism by coming out. I think I’ll call my new ministry “Joedeism”.