Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Noted psychotherapist and writer Michael Shernoff, who authored numerous books on gay culture and HIV/AIDS, has died of pancreatic cancer at 57. In his practice and in his writing, Mr. Shernoff confronted the realities of homosexual life with bluntness and compassion. In essays and books and as a mental health columnist for the Web site TheBody.com, he cast a sympathetic …

Via Queerty, an interesting blind item in today’s NY Daily News: “Which divorced comic superstar is exploring a groovy new real-life persona: that of an openly gay man?” The “groovy” is probably meant to be a giveaway. Myers divorced his wife last year and rumors have been swirling about his possible coming out ever since.

Even though only 15-20% of military personnel are female, they comprise almost half of the ejections under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The Army and Air Force discharged a disproportionate number of women in 2007 under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that prohibits openly gay people from serving in the military, according to Pentagon statistics gathered by an advocacy group. …

Folsom Street East was a barrel of monkeys pony boys yesterday. Despite the on and off thunderstorms early in the day, West 28th Street was mobbed by 4pm. And when the rain returned for an hour or so, there was no available cover for most of us, so we all just left our cakes out in the rain. Pretty much …

Very sad. I’ve enjoyed George Carlin for my entire life. Even my parents dug him. I think I even was allowed to have one of his albums in high school, even with all the naughty words.

Led by Equality California, a coalition of gay rights groups have petitioned the state Supreme Court to remove the anti-gay marriage initiative from the November ballot. Gay-rights advocates asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to remove a proposed state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage from the November ballot, saying it would destroy fundamental rights that cannot be legally altered …

It’s a gloomy morning.

I was going to make a joke about how we should all feel a little more gay today, but it turns out that yesterday was the longest day of the year, the first time the summer solstice didn’t fall on June 21st since 1975. Therefore, if you are as gay as the day is long, you peaked yesterday.

Don’t forget that Folsom Street East takes places this Sunday on 28th Street in West Chelsea. Even if you’re not down with the scene, it’s hard to resist any reason to stand in the sun and drink beer with 10,000 scantily clad perverts. This year’s performers include punksters Kissy Kamikaze, dance hotties Noa Tylo and Frederick Ford, SuperNova, Trai la …

The European Union is pressuring the United States to end its ban on HIV positive travelers. Under US law, HIV+ people are restricted from entering the United States. The European Commissioner for Justice has raised the issue of issue of people with HIV being banned from entry into the US visa waiver programme with Michael Chertoff, US Secretary of Homeland …