Joe.My.God. LGBT News

NYC now has two Obama Fried Chicken outlets – one in Harlem, the other in Brooklyn. Some folks are calling for the president’s people take action against this unauthorized usage of his name; others are betting he’ll just ignore this so as to not seem petty.

Microsoft has agreed to pay a UK-based Xbox developer £45,000 for the anti-gay harassment he endured on the job. According to the designer, who worked on the firm’s Xbox games at the Lionhead Studios in Guildford, he was called “fag boy Jim” by colleagues, who sent mocking emails making fun of his sexuality. He alleged that the company’s human resources …

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Is mocking Barney Frank’s speech impediment any worse than ridiculing Ahnold’s accent? I’d say, yes – when it’s also meant to belittle his gayness.

Connecticut’s Love Makes A Family is leaving on a high note. An advocacy group that was a major player in Connecticut’s gay marriage debate has decided to close its doors at the end of 2009. Leaders at “Love Makes a Family” say the 10-year-old group wants to conclude its work on a victorious note in the wake of last fall’s …

Excellent news for fans of recently out comedian Wanda Sykes. Fox is planning on launching a new Saturday late night show featuring Wanda Sykes, according to sources with knowledge of the network’s plans. The show is said to be more in the mold of Bill Maher’s HBO show than a typical talk show. It will air Saturdays at 11 and …

Check out the latest “action alert” from the Family Research Council. Many members of Congress are simply unaware of how dangerous the proposed “hate crimes” law is. FRC Action will warn them that this could lead to simple expressions of religious faith-including sermons and radio broadcasts-being prosecuted as “hate.” Our nation is at a danger point. In 2007, such a …

As widely predicted, London’s financial district is seeing rioting mobs today as President Obama meets with world leaders during the G-20 Summit. As President Obama was holding one-on-one meetings Wednesday with the leaders of Russia and China, thousands of protesters marched in the streets of London, and there were several violent clashes with police. A mob of protesters, many of …

Today the Swedish parliament approved legislation that will make that country the seventh in the world to grant full marriage equality rights to all citizens. A broad majority in the Swedish parliament Wednesday approved adoption of same-sex marriage legislation after a six-hour debate. Six of the seven parties in parliament had backed the proposal drafted by the Committee on Civil …