Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Last week straight Australian football star Jason Akermanis got a lot of negative reaction from gay groups when he wrote a newspaper column telling gay athletes to stay in the closet. Yesterday he had his car and home egged. Jason Akermanis, who suggested in his column that the world of Australian football wasn’t ready for openly gay men, said it …

“I’d heard that a lot of professional actors were gay. Acting seemed like a chance for me to meet like-minded people. You know, at that time same-sex love in Britain got you into prison. Homosexuality was being completely hushed up. Gay teachers, politicians or firemen – that was something unthinkable. When I was young I thought I was the only …

JMG reader Andre tips us from France to a new gay-positive ad from McDonald’s. He provides this translation: Boy looks at class picture. Cell phone rings. BOY: Hello. Yeah, I was thinking of you, too – I’m looking at our class picture. I miss you. Have to go, my father’s here. Love you. FATHER: Is that your class picture ? …

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has until June 21st to state her intention on her state’s pending civil unions law, which passed unexpectedly on the last day of the legislative session last month. Yesterday she held a private meeting with an anti-gay group. About 30 opponents of the measure attended a two-hour long private session in the governor’s office. “House Bill …

No seriously, this IS from her.

It’s hard to believe it’s really over after 20 years. Share your thoughts about the finale below. West coasters beware, spoilers within.

Earlier today White House officials met with LGBT groups to hammer out a compromise agreement on attaching a repeal of DADT as an amendment to a pending Defense authorization bill. Following the meeting, the White House for the first time endorsed the amendment attempt. While some see lots of holes in the compromise, most LGBT and progressive groups are responding …

California Attorney General Jerry Brown has filed suit against the Monterey County AIDS Project over at least $2.8M in missing and misspent funds. Attorney General Jerry Brown said that former officers and directors of the Seaside-based charity took some of the money for personal use and for-profit ventures, which was in violation of a state law and a May 2000 …

Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is suing Florida Gov. Charlie “Closet Case” Crist for using the band’s hit 1985 single Road To Nowhere without permission in a campaign ad. Byrne is seeking $1 million in damages from Gov. Charlie Crist, who’s also Florida’s former Attorney General, and his senatorial campaign for use of the song earlier this year in a …

Dr. Sandra Soto is the Assistant Professor for Women’s Studies at the University of Arizona, where she used this week’s graduation ceremony to denounce her state’s racist immigration law. It’s a bit surprising/depressing that so many students would boo her. (Although she did get some decent applause at the end.) The Freepers are thrilled by the students’ reaction.