Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Canadian anti-circumcision activists say they will protest outside several  appearances by Oprah Winfrey because she has endorsed a skincare line that uses human cells harvested from foreskins. Via the Jewish Press: “How would Oprah respond if a skin cream for men hit the market that was made using cells from the genitalia of little girls? I think she would be …

Democratic Pennsylvania state Rep. Mark Smith has been kicked out of his Christian rock band, where he was lead guitarist, for endorsing same-sex marriage. “It sort of blew my mind,” Smith said. “It was like a smack to the side of the head.” He said the band’s record producer and a couple of his band mates gave him the ultimatum …

The gay-baiting hand-picked successor to Hugo Chavez has won the Venezuelan presidency by the narrowest of margins. Winner Nicolas Maduro campaigned on a promise to carry on Mr Chavez’s self-styled socialist revolution, and defeated a two-time challenger who claimed the late president’s regime has put Venezuela on the road to ruin. Officials say Mr Maduro defeated Henrique Capriles by just …

New Zealand’s Parliament is expected to make its final vote to legalize same-sex marriage this week. Labour MP Louisa Wall’s marriage equality member’s bill is due to have its third reading in Parliament on Wednesday night. The bill passed its committee stages with 77 votes to 43 last month and little change was anticipated for the final vote. Big crowds, …

Dan Savage and Fox News contributor Kirsten Powers got into it today over Dan’s book review this weekend in the New York Times. Hit the first link for their back-and-forth. And of course, Chris Barron felt the need to jump in with his usual style.

Rick Santorum was hospitalized today. “While traveling in South Carolina on Saturday, Rick Santorum became ill and was admitted to the hospital for a gastro-intestinal illness and dehydration,” said Virginia Davis, spokesperson for Patriot Voices, Santorum’s political action committee, in a statement. “He is feeling better today but remains in the hospital and is unable to travel to Iowa on …

As I reported earlier this week, the two men have rejected a plea bargain and have demanded a trial to clear their names. Note that Barber does not use the words “accused” or “allegedly” in his tweet.

“My father was a Catholic deacon, my mother was a lay minister and I thought about becoming a priest. I was in church every Sunday for the first 15 years of my life. Now I spend my Sundays on my bike, on my snowboard or on my husband. I haven’t spent my post-Catholic decades in a sulk, wishing the church …

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With a quote from one of NOM’s homocons.