Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Out Magazine is brewing some uncharacteristic controversy by placing not-exactly-out celebrities Jodie Foster and Anderson Cooper on the cover of their Power 50 issue, which ranks “the most powerful gay men and women in America.” Cooper ranks #2, Foster #43. The issue hasn’t hit the stands yet, but New York Magazine is reporting on the issue, which places David Geffen …

This will probably only be on YouTube for a NY minute, but results predictor site Dial Idol is reporting than Sanjaya placed third last night. Now I am officially sucked into this show. I blame Howard Stern.

The first meeting of the Queer Justice League will take place at NYC’s Gay Community Center on Thursday, April 12th at 7:30pm. This meeting will be a space for long-term ACT UP members and new young activists to come together and discuss the future of the fight for LGBT equality. If you want to have a voice in the next …

There aren’t many above-ground subway stations in Manhattan, but these two “headhouses” are my favorites. The top station, on the south side of Broadway and 72nd, was build by George L. Heins in 1904, and is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Across the street, a second headhouse was added in 2002, providing crossover between the northbound and southbound …

With over 2 million views in its first day on YouTube, Alanis Morrisette’s take on the Black-Eyed Peas is just about the best thing in the history of the universe. This I say without hyperbole. (h/t – OMG Blog.)

Via Rex Wockner comes word that Outrage!, the UK-based activist group headed by Peter Tatchell, is reporting that gays are continuing to be executed by hit squads in Iraq, with the support and approval of Iraqi clerics. The dead men pictured here were suspected of being gay. OUTRAGE!: Iraqi lesbians and gays continue to be subjected a systematic reign of …

Five years ago, when NYC’s Eagle opened on West 28th in Chelsea, it was a lonely walk down a crack-head strewn sidewalk to reach the Eagle’s front door. Today W.28th is the epicenter of Manhattan nightlife, with a dozen or more major nightclubs popping up in the area over the last few years. With all that traffic comes a lot …

A new French train just broke the speed record for conventional trains, traveling between Paris and Strasbourg at over 350 mph. And I’m just happy when clunky old Amtrak makes it from NYC to DC without breaking down. The manufacturers of the French train were visited by a committee from California who are considering a state-long high speed line from …

China is launching its first ever gay television program, a weekly internet-only show called Connecting Homosexuals. Gay life has been steadily improving in China, with homosexuality decriminalized in 1997 and no longer considered a mental illness. According to the linked article, the official government stance on gays is called “the three no’s”. No disapproval, no approval, no promotion. I’ve heard …

The Dorilton, a glamorous Beaux Arts apartment building on the Upper West Side, was built in 1902 to the dismay of critics who derided it as “overblown Parisian ostentation.” Today it’s one of the hottest addresses on Broadway, featuring 59 apartments, many of which have balustraded balconies with sculptures. Of particular delight is the nine-story arch at the 71st Street …