Joe.My.God. LGBT News

As I’ve noted here on several occasions, Brooklyn’s Hasidic communities have been increasing their attempts to impose religious law on their neighborhoods. We’ve seen demands that women sit at the back of public buses and we’ve seen street signs commanding women to step aside for approaching men. We’ve seen attempts to ban bike lanes so that “immodestly dressed” female bikers …

The New Hampshire legislature will consider a bill that would allow Christian businesses to refuse service to gay couples. Rep. Frank Sapareto says anybody that opposes his bill is “intolerant.” The bill would put an exemption in state marriage law. The proposed text says no person, including a business owner or employee, should be required to provide services, accommodations, advantages, …

A mouth swab for HIV has been found just as effective as a traditional blood screening. Researchers from McGill University in Montreal said that their saliva HIV test OraQuick HIV 1/2 was 99 percent accurate for HIV in high-risk populations and about 97 percent in low-risk populations. The oral test works by detecting whether HIV antibodies are present in a …

UPDATE: The player for this clip seems to be crashing some Chrome browsers so I’ve removed it. Hit the link for the song. St. Etienne releases their first new album since 2005 on March 3rd. You can download this great advance track for free by joining the band’s mailing list. You can really tell this is Kylie’s producer. Love it.

At Seattle’s infamous Mars Hill Church, sexual “sinners” must sign a public confession and “discipline contract.” More at Jesus Needs New PR. RELATED: You may recall Mars Hill pastor Mark Driscoll’s contention that masturbation is a homosexual act, because it’s sex with a man.

“We commend Governor Christie for his principled stance and commitment to veto same-sex marriage legislation pending in the Legislature should it reach his desk. The people of New Jersey do not support same-sex marriage and if given the chance to vote on a constitutional amendment would vote to preserve marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Voters …