Joe.My.God. LGBT News

A jury in Delaware has awarded a record $30M settlement to a man who says that he was sexually assaulted by a Catholic priest more than 100 times while he was a boy. That is the highest amount ever awarded to a single plaintiff in any clergy abuse case. In an unusual turn, the judgment rules that the man’s parish …

Defense Secretary Gate and Admiral Mike Mullen appear today before the Senate Armed Services Committee. I’ll bump this video player to the top of the blog a few times as the hearings go on today. UPDATE: The hearing has concluded for today.

Ninth Circuit Court Judge Stephen Reinhardt has refused to recuse himself from next week’s hearing of the appeal of the overturn of Proposition 8. Here’s his legalese-laden refusal. “Filed order (STEPHEN R. REINHARDT) I have before me defendants-intervenors-appellants’ motion to disqualify myself from this appeal. I have not hesitated to recuse from cases in the past when doing so was …

1939’s Midnight, starring Claudette Colbert, Dom Ameche, Mary Astor, and Rex O’Malley.

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga now says he’s been misquoted and that homosexuals will not be rounded up and arrested. Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Thursday denied that he had ordered a nationwide crackdown on homosexuals but maintained that such unions were illegal. He argued that he was misquoted and that his statements were not meant to victimise anyone because: …

The European Parliament has declared that official documents such as marriage, civil union, birth, and death certificates must be recognized by all members of the European Union. Rex Wockner reports at Pink Paper: “This is a great development for the many couples and families who see their fundamental rights diminished every day when crossing a border inside the EU,” said …

Hungary has adopted a new constitution which stipulates that marriage is for heterosexuals only. Human life will be protected from conception and marriage will be defined as heterosexual co-existence in the new Constitution, according to the specimen The Principles of Regulating the Constitution of Hungary. Hungary would continue to be a republic and a democracy governed by the rule of …

For a couple of weeks I’ve been following the YouTube channel of a user calling himself “JesseTheStraightGuy.” Jesse says he’s a high school student who has successfully completed an unnamed “ex-gay” program. In this latest clip, he drops the n-word and refers to fellow students as “fags” and “fag-enablers,” all while declaring that he’s “not sick anymore.” It’s all so …

A new Tumblr blog.

I missed this message from Britain’s Prime Minister yesterday. “We have made a lot of progress in fighting HIV and AIDS so far and I believe that by working together, we can help reduce the stigma, reduce the number of new infections and enable those living with HIV to lead full productive and happy lives.”