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Spawned by a Seattle cartoonist who later denounced the campaign, today is “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day.” In response, Pakistan has instituted a block on YouTube, Facebook and other social media sites. Prompted by a court order, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority today told providers to suspend access. The order runs until 31 May. The Facebook group for “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” …

Via Ex-Gay Watch, below is an exultant Facebook posting from Exodus International president Alan Chambers in which he excitedly celebrates that a lesbian couple has broken up after 22 years and “come to Christ.” Knowing Chambers, of course, it’s possible that the couple doesn’t exist at all. Still, the posting is a window into the grief that Exodus and its …

“When Attorney General McCollum was asked why he would hire a man like this — who previous courts had said that his testimony was no legitimacy — his response was, ‘Well it wasn’t me who hired him. It was the Department of Children and Families, they hired the expert witnesses.’ Well, surprise, surprise, about two weeks later the Department of …

As ENDA appears to be stalled in committee, GetEQUAL will be holding an emergency protest in Washington DC today. From the event Facebook page: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would provide basic workplace protections for LGBT Americans, is currently stalled in committee. If it does not see a floor vote before Memorial Day most agree it has NO CHANCE this …

1950’s No Way Out starring Sydney Poitier.

Australia is seeing a Rekersesque scandal of its own as a family values-type member of Parliament was busted on camera leaving a gay bathhouse near Sydney. NSW Transport Minister David Campbell has resigned following revelations he used his taxpayer-funded car to visit a gay men’s sex venue in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. A 7News investigation has revealed Mr Campbell allegedly left …

The apple doesn’t fall far from the nutty libertarian tree. Rand Paul think that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 should be amended to allow businesses the right to deny service to anybody they please. Rachel Maddow takes him down in classic fashion.

So. How’s your love life?

The U.S. State Department has denounced the Malawi government’s conviction of two gay men for “unnatural acts and gross indecency.” “The United States is deeply disappointed in today’s conviction of same-sex couple Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza in Malawi,” said assistant secretary Phillip J. Crowley at a press briefing Wednesday. “We view the criminalization of sexual orientation and gender identity …

Media Matters enjoys some post-election gloating over the defeat of teabagger Tim Burns, which came despite relentless promotion by virtually every talking head on Fox News.