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The axe has fallen on the following shows: The Wanda Sykes Show, The New Adventures Of Old Christine, Cold Case, Numbers, Miami Medical, Accidentally On Purpose, FlashForward, Better Off Ted, Scrubs, Happy Town, Romantically Challenged, Gary Unmarried, Heroes, Mercy, Trauma, Sons Of Tuscon, Past Life, Til Death. Yeah, I hadn’t heard of most of those either. Also, Law & Order …

“Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s sexual orientation is the subject of much discussion in blogs and mainstream newspapers. The White House response denied Ms. Kagan is a lesbian. Instead, shouldn’t the White House have denounced the speculation and conveyed that such inquiries are improper? By denying she is lesbian instead of denouncing the inquiry, the White House is implicitly stating sexual …

JMG reader Andrew sends us the below moving clip of a man angrily recounting his abuse at the hands of an Irish priest. The clip is being publicized by a group demanding a public apology to Sinead O’Connor, who has suffered 20 years of ostracizing after denouncing the abuses of the Catholic Church.

And Soviet Russia too!

According to an unnamed person on a conference call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, she vowed that she has “no intention” of losing the (hopefully) upcoming votes on DADT and ENDA. Kerry Eleveld reports for the Advocate: A second participant said the Speaker discussed the timing of taking a vote on ENDA relative to a DADT repeal vote, which is …

Student at a British Columbia high school are planning to cross-dress in protest of the cancellation of anti-homophobia events. Students at Columneetza Secondary in Williams Lake were supposed to have an assembly on Tuesday to see an anti-homophobia presentation organized by the local Gay Straight Alliance. But the event was cancelled, along with a so-called Gender Bender day when students …

Donna Milo, 48, a conservative Republican transgender Cuban-American from Miami, has declared her candidacy for Congress. “I’m an American. I make my way on the basis of ability. My triumphs are based on my abilities, not on a label or a crutch,” said Milo, a Miami Planning Advisory Board member running to replace U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, …

Good As You tips us that NOM has launched a television campaign against marriage equality in Minnesota. From their press release: “Many Minnesotans don’t realize the extent to which homosexual marriage activists are working to redefine marriage between a man and a woman out of existence,” said Tom Prichard, president of the Minnesota Family Council. “We welcome NOM to Minnesota …

(Via – AmericaBlog)

Following the death of a Manhattan man after the railing on his 24th floor balcony gave way, NYC has banned residents at 16 buildings from using their balconies. Inspectors have also found that about 800 building owners have failed to file inspection reports, required every five years, demonstrating the safety of their balconies and terraces. Teams have been conducting street-level …