Joe.My.God. LGBT News

A coalition of more than 500 imams have signed a joint letter denouncing Britain’s pending same-sex marriage bill.  The Telegraph calls the letter “the first time that Muslim leaders have made a collective intervention on the issue and underlines the strength of feeling among ethnic minority voters.” Here is an excerpt: Marriage is a sacred contract between a man and …

“I want to shoot her right in the vagina and I don’t want her to die right away; I want her to feel the pain and I want to look her in the eyes and I want to say, on behalf of all Americans that you’ve killed, on behalf of the Navy SEALS, the families of Navy SEAL Team Six …

Michele Bachmann came thisclose to losing her House seat in November and she’s already launched her first television ads of the 2014 campaign. Bachmann, a conservative firebrand who waged an unsuccessful 2012 presidential campaign, has bought around $85,000 in TV airtime in the suburban Twin Cities area, National Journal reported, citing Federal Communications Commission records and an ad-buying source. The …

Last week Pat Robertson earned national headlines when he counseled a woman to ignore her husband’s cheating because, “Well, he’s a man.”  His own network, the Christian Broadcasting Network has issued a statement of regret.  Kind of. “As a first step in the process, Dr. Robertson stated that she should stop dwelling on the cheating. Next, he recommended that she …

Pads for jillionaires are going up everywhere. Ultraluxury housing and construction is booming across Manhattan, which is now beginning to rival London in popularity with the world’s wealthy. The number of condominium buildings in the borough with apartments selling for more than $15 million has risen to 49, up from 33 in 2009, according to CityRealty. And an additional 20 …

Kaitlyn Hunt, 18, has been arrested and charged with sexual battery for the consensual relationship she had with a 15 year-old female fellow classmate that began when she was 17. The charges were brought after the younger girl’s parents filed a complaint with the police after Hunt turned 18.  Hunt has also been expelled from her Florida high school. Kelley …

The editor of a British gay online magazine and his partner were gay-bashed by a mob of six men last night as they walked home from dinner through London’s Betts Park.  Gay Star News reports: The couple was intercepted by a group of six men, who started speeding up and following the couple down the path. [Christopher] Bryant told GSN …

TOMORROW: The LGBT Community will hold a march. Monday, May 20th at 5:30 p.m. beginning at the Center, 208 W 13th Street, and proceeding to West 8th Street and 6th Avenue. Following a string of heinous bias attacks against gay men, including the murder of a 32 year old man on Friday night, community members, elected officials, LGBT community leaders …

Save California has launched a radio and web campaign urging parents to keep their kids out of school during Harvey Milk Day observations.  In 2009 then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the bill designating May 22nd as a “special day of recognition” in California.  Save California has called for keeping kids out of school every year since then, but this year’s marks …

“The right to gather peacefully and to freely express one’s opinion is fundamental to our democracy. Every Georgian citizen benefits fully and equally from this right. Acts of violence, discrimination and restriction of the rights of others will not be tolerated, and any perpetrators of such acts will be dealt with according to the law.” – Georgia Prime Minister Bidzina …