Joe.My.God. LGBT News

GOP closet case Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC) said yesterday that there are not enough Senate votes for a repeal of DADT. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Sunday the Senate likely doesn’t have enough Republican votes during Congress’ lame-duck session to lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military. “I think in a lame-duck setting, ‘don’t ask, …

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has issued a call for his nation’s homosexuals to be rounded up and jailed. “Any man found engaging in sexual activities with another man should be arrested,” Odinga said at a rally on Sunday, in the Nairobi slum of Kibera. “Even women found engaging in sexual activities will be arrested.” Speaking to his home constituency, …

It’s rather a mild message as these things go, but the Archdiocese of Baltimore has launched an ad campaign to “promote marriage.” Maryland is at the top of the list of states where same-sex marriage may next be a reality. (Tipped by JMG reader Dominic)

In a trial that is expected to last through January, British Columbia’s Supreme Court is hearing the case of a fundamentalist sect of the Mormon Church, who are arguing that laws against polygamy violate Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The case involves now-dismissed criminal charges brought against the leaders of a small polygamous community in Bountiful, British Columbia. Residents …

Over the last seven days…Alabama: Pastor Carl Lloyd arrested for sodomizing a child.New York: Rabbi Yehuda Kolko arrested for violating order of protection against 12 year-old boy he’s accused of molesting.Japan: Buddhist priest Nobuaki Matsumoto busted for hiring middle-school age prostitute.Florida: Pastor Daniel Richard Robida charged with unlawful sexual acts with a child.Ireland: Father Raymond Brady charged with molesting ten …

Actor Leslie Nielsen of Airplane! and Naked Gun fame died this afternoon in Fort Lauderdale. His death was first reported in unconfirmed messages on Twitter late Sunday that suggested the actor had died in the hospital after suffering from pneumonia. His nephew Doug Nielson, told CJOB that Leslie had been in the hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for 12 days …

(Tipped by JMG reader Pete)

“The military is at its highest point in recruitment, in retention, in professionalism, in capability so to somehow allege that this policy has been damaging the military is simply false.” (Via – AmericaBlog)

The American Atheists have erected the above billboard at the New Jersey entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel as part of a campaign to encourage people to “come out of the closet” about their atheism and “stop going through the motions” of taking part in Christmas shopping and celebrations. Some Christians, who are not the target of the campaign, are upset. …