Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Andy Cohen won’t be returning as the host of Miss Universe next year. The Watch What Happens Live star told his friend and pageant cohost of the past two years, E! News’ Giuliana Rancic, that he turned it down because “their discriminatory policies make it unsafe for the gays who live there and gays coming to work or visit.” “The …

From the Center For Constitutional Rights: Today, in a first-of-its kind case brought by a Ugandan LGBTI advocacy organization against a prominent U.S. anti-gay extremist, a federal judge ruled that persecution on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is a crime against humanity and that the fundamental human rights of LGBTI people are protected under international law. The …

Breaking news out of California: The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to revive Proposition 8, ending the last remaining legal challenge to same-sex marriage in the state. Meeting in closed session, the state high court rejected arguments by ProtectMarriage, Proposition 8’s sponsors, that only an appellate court could overturn a statewide law. In its challenge before the state’s highest court, …

Over at the Friendly Atheist, they’re having some fun with the cover of a new e-book about about beating the Jesus into your kids (so to speak), which features a photo of the cast of that godless pro-gay show, Modern Family. Readers at Friendly Atheist found the author on Twitter to happily clue him in and he’s just responded at …

A condo association in Florida has instituted a new rule which stipulates that their units may only be  sold to single people or to legally married “husband and wife” couples. Which is perfectly legal in Florida. Via the Miami New Times: Julia Nowak, an openly gay realtor, discovered the new restrictions when the condo association of the Casa Di Amici …

One Million Moms threw a big hissy fit about the last ad for Kraft’s Zesty salad dressing and all that publicity has turned what was to have been a one-off campaign into a five-part series.  Says the ad agency: “[One Million Moms] generated so much interest in advertisements that had already run their course, breathing a second life into Zesty. …

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“You might look at my Caucasian features and wonder why I am claiming to be an African American. I may not be a natural descendent of African American lineage, but I feel black and have thus decided to identify as African American. Since I identify as African American, I am African American, and you must accept me as such. Because …