Joe.My.God. LGBT News

A laughably measly 2583 people have signed NOM’s boycott petition for Target since the retail giant submitted pro-gay marriage briefs last week in the states of Wisconsin and Indiana. NOM’s 30-month-old boycott petition for Starbucks has yielded 68,745 names – a number that has scarcely budged in the last two years. Their 25-month-old boycott petition for General Mills petered out …

Probably not cubicle-safe.

Discredited, debunked, and denounced researcher Mark Regnerus writes at Public Discourse: Churchgoers who oppose same-sex marriage sense that they are out of step with the rest of the nation about sex and relationships. (The numbers above reinforce that.) And Christians who favor legalizing same-sex marriage often remain embattled with those who oppose it, and yet sense that their own views …

Clip recap: This year’s LifeRide has been an incredible journey so far. We’re so fortunate to have spent it with such amazing celebrity riders and participants who are dedicated to raising money for amfAR and supporting this important cause. Our final stop will be in NEW YORK CITY! Join us for our finale celebration this Tuesday, August 12th starting at …

From the Economist: An 82-page document recently issued by Iran’s parliamentary research department is stark in its findings. Not only are young adults sexually active, with 80% of unmarried females having boyfriends, but secondary-school pupils are, too. Illicit unions are not just between girls and boys; 17% of the 142,000 students who were surveyed said that they were homosexual. In …

The managing editor of the Newfoundland Herald is profusely apologizing after a hate speech complaint was filed against the magazine for publishing a two-page letter from hate group leader Matt Barber. She says that she is an ardent supporter of LGBT rights and is mortified that Barber’s vicious screed made it into her pages. Barber is playing the martyred victim, …

Stick around for a cameo from a major movie star. (Via Towleroad)

Starnes purposely fails to mention that the shooting in Missouri was done by a police officer, who killed an unarmed teenager. One of Starnes’ followers on Twitter responds: “Black hangs with Black…sadly, only metaphorically since I’d love see Holder decorating a tree limb.”