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This clip may not have a long life on YouTube.

After a Facebook-based uproar from uptight anti-titty parents, Sesame Street has decided that they will not be airing a segment in which pop star Katy Perry sings to Elmo while wearing a low-cut costume. Sesame Street has a long history of working with celebrities across all genres, including athletes, actors, musicians and artists. Sesame Street has always been written on …

If you want to download a graphic novelization of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance Of Being Earnest to your iPad, you get the above blacked out images of men kissing. And that’s only after you tell Apple that you are over the age of 17. Gizmodo has the story, as well as some screenshots of non-censored straight graphic novels. (Tipped by …

Media giant Clear Channel has rejected two of the four billboards purchased to promote St. Petersburg, Florida’s gay pride event. Only the billboards in which the models appear physically affectionate (the top two above) were rejected. In an email to Clear Channel Outdoor, St. Pete Pride Executive Director Chris Rudisill wrote, “the images that were not selected do not contain …

The nation of Georgia has seen several demonstrations and assaults over the publication of a book by a 20 year-old author which mocks the Orthodox Church and depicts several gay sexual encounters. Via the Moscow Times: The catalyst for the dispute was a provocative new book satirizing the church, the most respected institution in Georgia. Its title is an irreverent …

Spawned by a Seattle cartoonist who later denounced the campaign, today is “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day.” In response, Pakistan has instituted a block on YouTube, Facebook and other social media sites. Prompted by a court order, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority today told providers to suspend access. The order runs until 31 May. The Facebook group for “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” …

Seattle-based cartoonist Molly Norris says she has nothing to do with “Everybody Draw Mohammad Day” and wishes people would leave her alone. Slight problem: Norris kickstarted the phenomenon when she emailed her original cartoon to media figures like Dan Savage, who then published it. On Friday, Norris told a radio talk show host in Seattle that she came up with …

Dan Savage is promoting May 20th as the “First Annual Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” in reaction to the death threats made against the creators of South Park. It was nice knowing you, Mr. Savage.

After an American Islamic extremist group issued a YouTube death threat to the creators of South Park, last night Comedy Central censored a portion of a rerun of the controversial episode. This week Muhammad was set to appear again, but was replaced by Santa Claus in a bear suit and the word “CENSORED” was plastered over parts of the episode. …

And the censors win. Last night Tarleton State University of Texas issued this brief press release: The four student-directed plays, including “Corpus Christi,” scheduled to be performed at Tarleton State University on Saturday, March 27, 2010, have been canceled this evening by the professor. The professor cited safety and security concerns for the students as well as the need to …

Merely moving the single performance of Terrance McNally’s Corpus Cristi to the ungodly (heh) hour of 8:00am wasn’t good enough for the censorious students of Tarleton State in Texas. Via Christian Newswire: Thousands of Catholic students and concerned parents are calling for the cancellation of a blasphemous play at Tarleton State University in Texas. The offensive production Corpus Christi portrays …

Bollywood may see its first gay love scene, if the film gets past censors. An upcoming Bollywood film will feature what is thought to be the industry’s first gay love scene. I Am Omar, one of four short stories which make up the film I Am, focuses on male sex workers and homophobic police officers. In one scene, actors Rahul …

After Elton points out that Adam Lambert’s point about a double standard for gay males does exist after CBS’ Early Show this morning blurred out his American Music Awards kiss with a male band member, but did not do the same when rerunning Madonna’s open-mouthed kiss with Britney Spears. Call CBS to complain: 212-975-4321. (Tipped by JMG reader Lisa)

Over the complaints of more than 100 parents, Ames, Iowa is backing a librarian’s decision that a sex advice magazine written by and for teenagers remain on the shelves. The above image is a screen shot from magazine’s website. A teen sex magazine will stay on the shelves at the Ames Public Library despite a petition signed by more than …

If you’re one those mentally ill “Gays For Palin,” you shouldn’t broadcast your queerness at one of her appearances. At a Barnes & Nobles in a mall in Grand Rapids, Michigan: Bob Weinert, 56, a fencing salesman from Lansing, said he’d heard Rush Limbaugh say recently that Palin is “the most conservative candidate out there.” She represents, he said, “limited …

Last week I mentioned that copies of Pride ’09 magazine, featuring my cover story interview with Rachel Maddow, were seized by customs officials in Belarus, who don’t want any damn homo magazines marring their picturesque countryside. Rachel and her team covered the story briefly and I just got the clip from her fab assistant, Alana. It’s a cute bit and …

A small shipment of Pride ’09, which features my cover story interview with Rachel Maddow, was seized by Belarus authorities who don’t want gay magazines in their country. Customs officials in Belarus have seized 25 copies of the magazine Pride, which is published by the international Pride group InterPride, whose membership includes Project GayBelarus. Siarhei Androsenka, he head of Project …

Lithuania’s parliament has passed a bill censoring information about homosexuality in media accessible by children, including television, movies, and the internet. Vowing to defend family values in the predominantly Catholic nation, lawmakers overturned a presidential veto on the legislation, which bans publicly disseminating material deemed harmful to the mental health and “intellectual or moral development” of minors. The measure lists …