Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Last night reggae star Buju Banton, whose “murder music” calls for the executions of gay men, won the Grammy for Best Reggae Album. Banton’s win came as a shocker to LGBT activists who last year took out full-page music industry ads denouncing his nomination. Today his cocaine trafficking retrial begins in Miami after a previous trial resulted in a hung …

Last week the Catholic Church launched a confession app for smart phones, leading some LGBT activists to denounce its makers as promoting anti-gay spiritual abuse. One portion of the app demands to know if the operator has been “guilty of any homosexual activity.” Wayne Besen, executive director of Truth Wins Out, a group that campaigns on behalf of lesbian, gay, …

After her CPAC declaration that “gays are natural conservatives” and should be actively recruited by the GOP, Ann Coulter has been the subject of blistering attacks across the right-o-sphere. Here’s just a sampling of the reactions on Free Republic: -“Big tent fag hag and muslim bodily fluids swapper.”-“I have no tolerance for homo-tolerants. Boo & shame on you Ann. You …

(Via – Towleroad)

The Liberty Counsel is asking young people to be especially not-gay for Valentine’s Day. Hundreds of high schools are participating. SRSLY.

A Wisconsin lawyer representing victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy says he suspects that New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan hid $130M in church money in order to avoid paying molestation settlements. Prior to his present assignment, Dolan was Archbishop of Milwaukee. The lawyer, Jeffrey R. Anderson, who represents clients in 23 lawsuits against the Milwaukee Archdiocese, said $75 million …

About a dozen married straight couples were “umarried until gay marriage” yesterday in a Central Park protest staged by performance artist Reverend Billy. More photos here.

Conservative website mogul and GOProud backer Andrew Breitbart is being sued by former USDA official Shirley Sherrod for his campaign to falsely discredit her. Via Salon: The suit stems from the notorious video Breitbart posted online last year, showing an out-of-context excerpt from a speech Sherrod gave to the NAACP Freedom Fund in March 2010. The clip suggested she had …

Under pressure from the EU, cell phone manufacturers in Europe have agreed to adopt a universal charger that works on all phones. This ad is their creepy way of spreading the news.