Joe.My.God. LGBT News

UPDATE: In an interesting development since the above video was made, protesters are now embracing and welcoming the Egyptian army, which has just been deployed. This underscores the possibility of the military taking over the government.

“Anal sex is painful, unsanitary, unsatisfying for women, and creates unique risks for serious physical diseases (if you doubt me, go read the Wikipedia entry on the subject) because the anus is not designed for sexual intercourse, increasing the risk of torn flesh and the intermingling of bodily fluids — blood, semen, fecal matter — that can spread an astonishing …

LGBT activists staged a vigil for David Kato outside of London’s Uganda High Commission today, after which they delivered a 40,000-name petition to UK Home Secretary Theresa May, demanding that Britain not send lesbian asylum-seeker Brenda Namigadde back to Uganda. Namigadde says she fears that she too will be murdered if forced to return. Add your name to the petition …

Hundreds gathered at the funeral for slain Ugandan LGBT activist David Kato today, where fights broke out after the pastor conducting the ceremony raged against homosexuals. “The world has gone crazy,” the pastor told the congregation through a microphone. “People are turning away from the scriptures. They should turn back, they should abandon what they are doing. You cannot start …

Two British men have been charged with violating a new law against inciting anti-gay hatred. Razwan Javed, 30, and Kabir Ahmed, 27, were accused of handing out leaflets called ‘The Death Penalty?’ outside a Derby mosque. It reportedly said that gay people should be executed and the pair are also accused of pushing it through letterboxes. The pair were reportedly …

Lots of buzz on this oddly affecting tune from Britain’s Anita Blay, aka CocknBullKid. The single is already on sale in the UK and comes out here on March 11th. The UK iTunes page has some great sounding remixes.(Via – Pop In Stereo)

This morning France’s highest court let stand a ban on same-sex marriage. The case had been brought by a lesbian couple raising four children. In its decision, the Council noted that lawmakers had agreed that the “difference in situations of same-sex couples and couples made up of a man and a woman can justify a difference in treatment concerning family …

The Egyptian government has cut off internet access in Cairo as unrest worsens on the third straight day of rioting.

Where were you on this day in 1986?