Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Buzzfeed notes: “Unfortunately this piece of sociopolitical satire might backfire when the Tea Party finds out about it and demands it be permanently installed at every border crossing.”

Over the last seven days… Alabama: Pastor Barry Albert Cook charged with sexual abuse and torture of a child.South Carolina: Pastor Jonathan Roberts charged with felonious theft of church money.New York: Father Thomas Kreiser charged with using $25K in church donations for online gambling.Wisconsin: Pastor Philip Caminiti charged with eight felony counts of child abuse for beating children as young …

The Family Research Council has posted a billboard denouncing their hate group status outside of the Montgomery, Alabama headquarters of the Southern Poverty Law Center. (Tipped by JMG reader Andy)

Dan Savage: “It looks like everyone who contributed an essay to It Gets Better can call themselves a NYT bestselling author now—the ones who weren’t already NYT bestselling authors (David Sedaris, Michael Cunningham), of course. Congrats to all!”

From the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Cute singer, doomed entry.

There’s just no stopping the year’s silliest song. (Via – Towleroad)

Last night the NYPD made an arrest in last week’s gay bashing of Damian Furtch, who was treated for facial injuries after being attacked outside a West Village McDonald’s. The suspect has admitted to the assault, but says he shouldn’t be charged with a hate crime because he’s gay himself. Cops busted a 21-year-old homeless man Friday night in connection …

Apparently they’ve been around for a couple of years, but I’ve only just learned about them via Slog. From the Against Equality about page: Against Equality is an online archive, publishing, and arts collective focused on critiquing mainstream gay and lesbian politics. As queer thinkers, writers and artists, we are committed to dislodging the centrality of equality rhetoric and challenging …

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