Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Responding to pressure from GLAAD, the New York Yankees have vowed to end homophobic taunting by their fans. The issue came to light on Tuesday thanks to a video (created by JMG reader Sean Chapin) which showed fans shouting an obscene version of Village People’s YMCA at fans for opposing teams. Via GLAAD: We reached out to the Yankees, and …

Remember when Carl Paladino said that he opposes abortion in every circumstance, even in cases of incest or rape? Apparently that objection doesn’t extend to being paid rent from the Planned Parenthood clinic in a shopping center he owns. In fact, Paladino even cited the presence of the Niagara Falls abortion clinic in a petition requesting a special tax exemption …

“Mr. Mayor, will you please make up your mind? Last week, Mayor Bloomberg released a video wherein he stated his support for marriage equality ‘Because government shouldn’t tell you who to love or who to marry’. Today, Mayor Bloomberg sought permission from the Federal Government to prohibit New York food stamp recipients from using their food stamps to purchase soda …

Three Long Island high school students have been arrested for stomping and kicking a 14 year-old boy while screaming anti-gay epithets at him. Nassau County Police say on Tuesday at 2:15 p.m., 18-year-old David Spencer of North Valley Stream; 16-year-old Chase Morrison of Lakeview; and 14-year-old Roy Wilson of Baldwin assaulted their 14-year-old classmate on a bus leaving the Nassau …

(Via – Towleroad)

On Monday (National Coming Out Day) a new series about black gays titled No More Down Low launched online. Via Black America Web: “No More Down Low,” a new online show launched this week, aims to portray the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in a more holistic light and dispel myths about gay life. “No More Dow Low” is …

The Human Rights Campaign and the Courage Campaign announced today that they intend to file an IRS complaint against the Ruth Institute, which is an arm of the National Organization for Marriage. The complaint demands that the IRS “revoke the Ruth Institute’s tax-exempt status and seek an injunction to prevent future violations by either the Ruth Institute or the NOM …

A billboard just erected in Grand Junction, Colorado depicts the president as a gay man, a terrorist, a Mexican, and a gangster. The characters are shown playing poker using the Bible and the Constitution as betting stakes. The artist who designed the billboard, Paul Snover, won’t say who paid him $500 to create the image. But he did explain what …