Joe.My.God. LGBT News

ABOVE: “Tracy Morgan listens to Jayden Love, an Ali Forney Center client rejected by her religious family.” I can’t imagine a more effective remedy for Morgan than meeting the kids of the AFC.

The Saloon, Minneapolis, Thursday 11pm After thirty minutes in line for what turned out to be “18 and over” night, I finally handed my ID to the doorman. He looked at me and raised his eyebrows. JMG: I know, I’m the oldest one here. Hah.Doorman: Naw, there’s one older dude in there tonight.JMG: (Jokingly) Great! Is he hot?Doorman: How could …

The rumbles between Netroots attendees and those here for the anti-gay Right Online conference have begun. According to Twitter, one Netroots attendee was just dragged screaming out of Andrew Breitbart’s book signing. The haters booked themselves right into the main Netroots host hotel.

She’s somewhat the fiery speaker. Video to come soon, hopefully.

“We’ve (Southern Baptists) lied about the nature of homosexuality and have practiced what can only be described as homophobia. We’ve used the choice language when it is clear that sexual orientation is a deep inner struggle and not merely a matter of choice.” – Southern Baptists president Albert Mohler, speaking at this year’s convention. Mohler also said: “Only the gospel …

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At today’s Morning News Dump with Lizz Winstead, Pam Spaulding made the big announcement that she’ll be folding Pam’s House Blend into a subblog on Firedoglake. FDL founder Jane Hamsher: Pam’s House Blend has long been one of the most compelling and influential sites in the blogosphere. Founder Pam Spaulding has used the platform not only to speak out herself …

The other big convention here in Minneapolis is the annual meeting of the International Society For The Study Of Why You Can’t Fucking Sleep. (Or something.) I gotta say, some of their seminars down the hall look very interesting.

During my 2005 visit to Minneapolis, being a gay man, I was forced by law to pose with the famed Mary Tyler Moore statue. Sadly, I could find nobody nearby willing to be my Hazel Frederick. UNRELATED: Last night I went to an open bar / karaoke party hosted by SEIU, where the mayor of Minneapolis led the entire crowd …

I’ll add more photos to this slideshow as the week goes on.