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With the backing of John McCain, GOP Senate members are threatening to filibuster any floor vote on the compromise repeal of DADT, even though the repeal will likely be attached to an important Defense funding bill. Armed Services ranking member John McCain said Thursday that he would “without a doubt” support a filibuster if the bill goes to the floor …

Following her recent declaration of support for marriage equality, which she describes as “inevitable,” a Facebook page has sprung up asking that Dallas Pride draft former First Lady Laura Bush as a guest of honor at this year’s parade. Were she to be asked and accept, which does seem unlikely given her typically low public profile, OH how the teabaggers …

Christian Newswire, which normally flogs the bleatings of the Family Research Council, has just sent out the below press release from some outfit called America’s Survival titled Disease-tainted Gay Blood Threatens Our Troops! “A vote to repeal the homosexual exclusion policy would inevitably mean more disease and death for members of our Armed Forces,” stated Cliff Kincaid, the veteran journalist …

Once again, ExxonMobil’s shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to exclude LGBT employees from its partner benefits program. The Dallas Voice reports: Only 22 percent of ExxonMobil shareholders voted in favor of adding the protections during today’s annual meeting at the Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas. Last year 40 percent of shareholders voted in favor of the proposal. About two dozen …

I met Deluka last night at the Scissor Sisters listening party. Their rep describes them as “Pretenders meet Altered Images.” That works for ME.

Arizona state Sen. Russell Pierce seems to think the Constitution is unconstitutional. Or something. Because he doesn’t want citizenship granted to babies born to undocumented immigrants.

Tonight at 10PM CurrentTV will air Missionaries Of Hate, a documentary about anti-gay American evangelicals working in Africa to further the brutalization of LGBT people there. Just as it was during the life and times of Harvey Milk, the movement against homosexuality in Uganda is being led by a group of conservative Christian evangelicals. And the arguments they’re using are …

The White House has issued a brief to the Supreme Court backing the Vatican’s claim that they should be immune from child molestation lawsuits brought in the United States. The Supreme Court is considering an appeal by the Vatican of an appellate court ruling that lifted its immunity in the case of an alleged pedophile priest from Oregon. In a …

On last night’s Lady Gaga tribute episode of Glee, things got heavy after Finn criticized Kurt’s room decor as “faggy.” Kurt’s father burst into the room and ripped into Finn in one of the show’s most direct confrontations about homophobia to date. Watch this. Even if you dismiss Glee as fluff for show queens, THIS is what it’s teaching the …

JMG reader Sean Chapin sends us his video of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus celebrating California’s first Harvey Milk Day with a concert in Fresno, far away from the gay-friendlier Bay Area. The chorus has been touring California’s heartland in a campaign to bring the LGBT rights message to the places that most opposed Proposition 8.