Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Gay Star News reports that Albania’s legislature has approved a broad hate crimes bill that extends coverage to crimes committed on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill also outlaws the publication of homophobic and racist materials, including on the internet. Albania’s parliament amended Section 50/j of its criminal code to strictly punish a crime ’when the …

“Collins had a girlfriend of eight years. In fact, they were engaged to be married before he dumped her. This would make him ‘bisexual,’ then, wouldn’t it? So – and bear with me here – if being “gay” makes him a hero, does being ‘bi’ make him a superhero? That. Is. Awesome! I don’t know: ‘Captain Switch-Hitter’? (Sorry for the …

The Anti-Christ won the exacta with 3:2 odds. Or something.

President Obama’s endorsement came three days later. Folks are still arguing about whether or not Biden’s endorsement was part of a carefully calculated plan to ready the public and media for the president. Either way, one year ago today Joe Biden certainly gave a movement a push that is still being felt.

An estimated 15,000 attended in Paris. The second clip, via JMG reader Str8Grandmother, is from Lyon.

GLAAD reports: A group of gay and allied Catholics gathered to worship together at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City with dirty hands in response to comments made by Cardinal Timothy Dolan. However, even as they were gathering, they were told by the police that they would be barred from entering the Cathedral unless they washed their hands.  Joseph …

France’s anti-gay Manif Pour Tous is staging yet another massive protest in Paris today.  Watch live here.

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Christian Science Monitor notes: “Sarah Palin chewing tobacco? Speaking at the NRA annual meeting, Sarah Palin pulled out a tin of chewing tobacco to tweak NYC Mayor Bloomberg for his proposed ban on displaying tobacco products.” At the 6:00 mark.

Openly gay Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Nigel Evans was arrested yesterday and charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault after complaints were filed by two men. Evans has been released on bail. “Yesterday, I was interviewed by the police concerning two complaints, one of which dates back four years, made by two …