Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Today the Senate Armed Services Committee announced that hearings on the repeal of DADT will begin next week. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Joint Chiefs of Staff are expected to testify. Chris Johnson reports at the Washington Blade: In a notice, the committee announced it would hold hearings on Dec. 2 and Dec. 3. regarding the Pentagon’s “Don’t Ask, …

This week New Jersey’s legislature nearly unanimously approved what would be the nation’s stiffest anti-bullying bill. But GOP Gov. Chris Christie isn’t convinced he should sign it. “Now, bullying is an important problem in New Jersey, and this anti-bullying bill that was passed is something that when it gets to my desk I’m going to study very closely and decide …

After a New York woman’s stand against a subway flasher went viral, making national news, today the NYPD announced that the creep has been arrested. Police confirmed on Wednesday that Mario Valdivia, 51, of Queens, was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to a woman on a train on September 4. Valdivia faces several charges including forcible touching, public lewdness and …

Runner-up: “TSA Advisory: Children who opt-out of scans will be told Santa is dead.”

Backstage sources are snitching that while she visited her daughter on the set of Dancing With The Stars, Sarah Palin lobbied producers to cast Christine O’Donnell for next year’s season. An executive at ABC reportedly signaled that O’Donnell taking to the dancing floor might be an idea worth considering. The network insider also took a shot at the conservative favorite’s …

The self-titled Public Advocate of the U.S. says our soldiers are so wimpy, they will positively wilt if they have to hear about a gay hook-up. Get out the smelling salts and roll in the fainting couch. Soldiers might talk about SEX.

Facebook has received notice that they are about to own the trademark on the word “face” whenever it is used in a social media context. There goes your idea for GayFace.com. The trademark covers the word face only in the context of “telecommunication services, namely, providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users …

(Via – The Friendly Atheist)

By a 6-1 vote, yesterday the commissioners of Orange County, Florida banned sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations. Equality Florida reports that red-shirted supporters of the measures filled the commission’s chambers prior to the vote. Congratulations to my home county!