Joe.My.God. LGBT News

And they’re serious. Dig the “in a world…” voice-over.

After talking to them about a possible anti-gay double standard, GLAAD has issued a statement excusing ABC for canceling several scheduled appearances by Adam Lambert after his performance on the American Music Awards. After these discussions ABC issued the following statement to GLAAD: “Given the live nature of the American Music Awards, Adam Lambert’s performance, which differed greatly from his …

A crowd of over one thousand attended tonight’s rally in NYC’s Union Square, where Marriage Equality NY provided a roster of the state and city’s top political leaders and activists, all of whom vowed revenge upon the 38 state senators that voted against equality. Among the speakers: Gov. David Paterson, activist Corey Johnson, NY Sen. Tom Duane, NY Sen. Liz …

After a month of dithering, it appears that the full NJ Senate will vote on marriage equality next week. The announcement came to the cheers of hundreds of LGBT activists gathered at the state house in Trenton. The New Jersey gay marriage proposal will be considered Monday by a Senate committee and could be posted for a full senate vote …

The Gay & Lesbian Straight Education Network will be hosting a fundraiser in NYC on Dec. 8th. And of course the haters of gay children are screaming. Hang on for delirious ranting from Focus On the Family. Yet more evidence revealing the dark side of GLSEN–the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network—has surfaced. (GLSEN is the group founded by President …

At last night’s marriage rally in Times Square, a family of tourists passed by the protesters’ pen with the mother shaking her head in disapproval at the activists. That prompted a trio of protesting women to alter their chant. “Leggings on are not pants! Leggings are not pants!” I love my people.

Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) has submitted a novel bill that would allow gay soldiers to testify before Congress about DADT with immunity from dismissal from the military. Gay service members who reveal their sexual orientations during congressional testimony would be immune from forced discharges under a bill introduced Wednesday, as lawmakers prepare to consider repealing the ban on gays serving …

“In New York, the only outlet for displeasure is to throw the bums out, which made the pressure on the senate more intense. As for why the final tally wasn’t close, I assume the same thing happened here as happened when the amnesty bill went down in flames two years ago: Once the voting started and it became clear that …

Marriage Equality New York will stage their own marriage rally tonight at Union Square, 6PM. MENY events tend to bring out the major politicos – City Council members, borough presidents, etc. Embiggen the above for the deets or go here for more.

Klymaxx, The Men All Pause, 1984. It wasn’t until their fourth album that the all-female Klymaxx scored their first hit single, taking the hilarious The Men All Pause to the Top Ten of the R&B and dance charts and into the repertoire and hairstyles of drag queens worldwide. The ladies saw similar success with the equally amusing follow-up, Meeting In …