Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Only yesterday we were cheering the news that Derrick Martin’s Georgia high school had approved his request to bring a male date to the prom. But now his parents have kicked him out of the house. Derrick is staying with a friend for now, but has been getting kind messages of support from the LGBT community. Many gay-rights activists are …

Emperor Palpatine has accepted the resignation of Bishop John Magee over the massive pedophile cover-up scandal that has roiled Ireland. “As I depart, I want to offer once again my sincere apologies to any person who has been abused by any priest of the Diocese of Cloyne during my time as bishop or at any time,” Bishop Magee said in …

Julie Bolcer at the Advocate points us to this look at Prague’s booming gay porn industry, which is fueled by both a sluggish economy and the fall of the Iron Curtain. Many Czech porn actors are gay for pay, which probably won’t surprise anyone who’s seen their emotionless performances. Possibly NSFW.

“I don’t believe love has a gender. I have a ton of girlfriends who have been with girls, and I could never comprehend that before. Now I can. But I don’t want to define gay, bisexual or straight. I just think it’s too much for me — a woman doesn’t define me, nor does a man. I’m among the millions …

The wingnuts on Breitbart think it’s hilarious.

The Big Gay Sketch Show nails it in this skewering of RuPaul’s Drag Race. (Via – AfterElton)

Upon the approval of the health care reform bill, Rep. Patrick Kennedy left the following note on his father’s grave: “Dad, the unfinished business is done.” Excuse me, I have something in my eyes….

Another homeless charity is suffering the wrath of the Catholic Church for having the audacity to support equal rights for gays. This time it’s in Portland, Maine. A social service agency’s support for same-sex marriage has cost it local and national funding from the Catholic Church’s anti-poverty program. Preble Street’s Homeless Voices for Justice program has lost $17,400 this year …

Syracuse University will now pay LGBT employees a $1000 bonus to defray the tax penalty of having their partners on their insurance. Syracuse University has adopted a policy — possibly the first in higher education — of paying $1,000 each to its gay and lesbian employees who use the university’s domestic partner program to provide health insurance for their partners. …

In Italy you can now be fined for calling someone gay if you mean it in an insulting way. Italian gays are debating whether that’s a good thing. Is it an insult to call somebody gay? That is the question Italians are pondering as they await a pivotal court decision on gay marriage expected this week. Last week, in an …