Another VMA award-winning act, The Foo Fighters, released a rather weird video to promote their 2011 concert tour dates. "Hot Buns" features the band members as long-haired and bearded truckers. The foursome dances together nude, in a public shower, to a 1982 Queen song called "Body Language." Watch it, so you can decide if soap-on-a-rope visuals qualify as gay humor. ... [Read]

"I hate gays, gangbangers and fucking jerkersUnless it's gay gangbangers that's fucking jerkersWhoa yo, yo.. no homo, I'm not gay, faggot." Just a short sample of the explicit and repulsive lyrics found on the album Goblin by a rapper named Tyler the Creator. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation took issue with MTV for nominating the young and increasingly ... [Read]

"Gaypon gives you the opportunity to receive awesome discounts on everything from dining, nightlife and entertainment to the latest gadgets, fashion and fitness." Robert Graham, CEO of a new web service launched this week called Gaypon. According to a press release, the company promises to give "a portion of proceeds being donated" to local and national LGBT nonprofits. (PRN ... [Read]

Outserve, a new magazine launched earlier this year to serve the interests of lesbian and gay male servicemembers, says in a press release that it "has received approval to be distributed on Air Force and Army bases, and will be releasing the magazine in limited Air Force and Army base exchanges." The magzine's executive director, J. Mills, expressed "gratitude to the ... [Read]

Michael R. Triplett, a member of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association and the NLGJA vice president of print and new media, covers the ground today on questions about the sexual orientation of Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook: The announcement that Tim Cook would take over as CEO of Apple has reignited the story of whether Cook is gay. ... [Read]

"'Now it's ruined' and he 'can't watch the squirrels anymore' -- I mean, he was just ranting and raving on and on.... "Hit me in the chest, pushed me down on the stairs and pinned me there with his body weight, and he had both hands wrapped around my throat and he was strangling me.... He stayed right there ... [Read]

Christine O'Donnell called Piers Morgan rude and walked off of his talk show looking confused and distraught. O'Donnell is a darling of the Tea Party who failed in her bid to become a U.S. Senator from Delaware last year. She did, however, become enormously famous for espousing rather bizarre, far right ideology. Her organization SALT is driven in part by oppressive ... [Read]

Adam Carolla, a comedian known primarily for his past sidekick work on Loveline and The Man Show, took on LGBT issues last week on his  popular podcast, The Adam Carolla Show. The 90-minute, complaint-driven program concluded with a section where his co-host, Alison Rosen, began discussions about odd topics in the news. She mentioned an online petition created last week ... [Read]

Saturday night, August 13, five people were killed after a sudden storm blew down a massive stage at the Indianapolis State Fair. Fans of the country band Sugarland had been waiting for the storm to pass despite a warning about the change in weather. Graphic video of the incident shows a large crowd of people running away as heavy wind ... [Read]

"Bert and Ernie are best friends. Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Muppets do), they remain puppets and do not have a sexual orientation." -- From a statement by the producers of the long-running Public Television show Sesame Street, responding to an online petition at change.org pushing ... [Read]

Jim Davis, the Chairman of the popular shoe company New Balance, reportedly donated $500,000 to the campaign of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney via a Super-PAC. The anti-gay group National Organization for Marriage released a pledge last week, said to be signed by Romney, which declares a dedication to: 1) the passing of a Constitutional Amendment to outlaw same-sex marriages; ... [Read]

"You have a child because you want a family and you want to have the opportunity of raising a child together. You don't have a child to make a political statement." Penny Wong, Finance Minister of Ausatrlia, who announced that she and her partner, Sophie Allouache, are expecting a baby. (Herald Sun) Canberra Times reported that they were grateful to ... [Read]

"Mr. Yang was in the process of coming out, and it was very difficult for him to deal with this type of ridicule based on his sexual orientation." Attorney Elisa Stewart, who is representing Edmund Yang and Craig Person in a lawsuit against California's Great America amusement park, where the couple were allegedly humiliated by the park's staff in ... [Read]

Last week, Alix Spiegel, a reporter for NPR, aired a 9-minute piece about beliefs that "therapists" can change gay men and lesbians into heterosexuals. Spiegel's Morning Edition report offended some listeners because it failed to convey that an overwhelming number of health professionals, from both medical and psychological associations, have denounced the practice of "ex-gay therapy" due to its ineffectiveness and ... [Read]

Mitt Romney, the current leading candidate among the 2012 Republican Presidential hopefuls, has signed a pledge created by the National Organization for Marriage (NOMBlog PDF). It contains several outrageous commitments to use anti-gay marriage tactics in the courts, to make the US Constitution outlaw same-sex marriages, and in general to eradicate marriage rights for gay male and lesbian couples throughout the United ... [Read]

On August 1, NPR's Morning Edition aired a story that sought to portray "two sides" of a debate surrounding gay-to-straight "conversion therapy." NPR says it was inspired by widespread reports that Marcus and Michelle Bachman's Christian therapy business uses the discredited practice on gay patients. The report included claims made by Rich Wyler, an "ex-gay" man who says the "therapy" positively ... [Read]

"I am truly sorry for the hurt or embarrassment regarding the gay and lesbian t-shirt incident at Dollywood's Splash Country recently. Everyone knows of my personal support of the gay and lesbian community. Dollywood is a family park and all families are welcome.... I am looking further into the incident and hope and believe it was more policy than ... [Read]

A week ago, the NAACP held a groundbreaking discussion about LGBT issues in Los Angeles for its 102nd Convention. The panel was hosted by CNN's Don Lemon, and featured Wanda Sykes, Julian Bond and others along with NAACP President and CEO, Benjamin Todd Jealous. Below is a collection of several short videos of the event from NoMoreDownLow.TV and other sources, ... [Read]