Crazy person Sean Harris, senior pastor of the Berean Baptist Church in North Carolina, delivered a terrifying sermon on Sunday to his congregation suggesting that parents "crack" their fey sons' limp wrists, rein in daughters who appear butch, "punch" them if they act gay, and a slew of other child-abuse recommendations that are sure to horrify anyone with commonsense and a heart. Harris was speaking in support for North Carolina's Amendment One, the state's looming ban on gay marriage and civil union. Care of Good As You, who first reported the story, the transcript of the infamous sermon reads as follows: more ›

Several child actors from popular '80s and '90s sitcoms and film such as Charles in Charge, Step by Step, Mr. Belvedere and others, have joined forces under the name of CCOKC (Child Celebrities Opposing Kirk Cameron), which is pronounced "cock," naturally. The group has committed themselves to raising awareness about a "serious threat to our civil rights — Kirk Cameron's stupid opinions," and the result is sheer delight. more ›

Officers arrived to the scene of an apparent hate crime to find a 26-year-old victim "visibly shaken" after being beaten and kicked on a Muni bus. The incident, which happened in Potrero Hill near De Haro Street and Southern Heights Avenue, happened while the victim was in her seat and another woman "suddenly punched and kicked her several times." more ›

On Monday night, the Marriott Hotel in Walnut Creek hosted the 2012 East Bay Women's Conference featuring feminist and political icon Gloria Steinem. During the conference, which culminated in her standing ovation-causing "The Progression of Feminism and Social Equity" speech, Oakland Tribune's Angela Hill caught up with Steinem for a one-on-one interview. When asked to give her thoughts on the recent political battle over contraception, Rush Limbaugh's slut-gate, and the conservative "war on women." Behold: more ›

Teenagers canb be horrid creatures. You know this already. In addition to being B.O.-laced, hormone-filled beasts, many of them lack clarity and independent thought. Exhibit D-: this 14-year-old girl from California leaping on the hatemongering bandwagon with this depressing video calling for Americans to boycott Girl Scout Cookies. Why does she want you to shun Girl Scout Cookies? Because seven-year-old Bobby Montoya, who identifies as a girl, wanted to join his local Girl Scouts chapter. Even though Montoya didn't join the troupe, "the decision to allow him to do so instantly infuriated some conservative troupes, who called the move 'extremely confusing' and an 'almost dangerous situation.' " Thus, the boycott. more ›

Noted chicken sandwich makers and anti-gay corporation Chick Fil-A wants to open a spot up in the North Bay. According to Grub Street, "A rep at gay-averse chain Chick Fil-A says that they are continuing to expand their 'footprint on the West Coast,' and they have their eyes on a former Burger King at 1452 Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa now." more ›

Speaking of sanity-estranged, plummeting GOP candidate Rick Perry released an anti-gay television ad today, one that lambastes our country's military while claiming that our children cannot celebrate Christmas in school (which is a lie, a balls out fib) or pray in the classroom (which is true, thank god). Perry spews: more ›

Guy Fieri (née Guy Ferry) hosts Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on the Food Network. It is (in)famous as one of the most unpleasant shows in Food Network history. (The Two and a Half Men of FN, if you will.) So it should come as no great shock that, according to David Page, a former producer of DDD, Ferry isn't too keen on the gays and the Jews. Allegedly. more ›

L-Word actress and musician Leisha Hailey took to Twitter yesterday after Southwest Airlines booted her and her girlfriend from a flight for kissing. According to Hailey, "Flt. attendant said that it was a 'family' airline and kissing was not ok." She followed up with, "We were escorted off the plane for getting upset about the issue. @SouthwestAir endorses homophobic employees. No one made her accountable," going so far as to ask for a boycott, saying, "I know plenty of wonderful same sex families I would like to introduce them to. Boycott @SouthwestAir if you are gay. They don't like us." more ›

An anti-gay group in California have deceived citizens into thinking they are signing a petition to help stop child molestation and give stronger sentences for molesters. This, sadly, is not the case. "In fact, they are signing a petition to repeal SB 48, the state's just-approved LGBT education bill," reports Joe My God. SB 48 would allow classrooms to teach the contribution and history of gays (as well as disabled people) in the state of California. The misguided anti-gay effort is part of Stopsb48.com. (Please feel free to comment on their Facebook page, if the mood should strike.) Below: video from an Oceanside petitioning stand. more ›

According to the Associated Press, a San Jose Panda Express is in a world of trouble after allegedly discriminating against Latino employees. "Federal officials are suing a San Jose Panda Express, accusing the restaurant of making Latino workers clean toilets and perform other menial work while Asian employees stood around and watched." The suit also claims that the manager "disciplined Latino employees more harshly and more frequently than their Asian counterparts." more ›

While hate crimes against blacks, gays, and Jewish folks dropped in 2010, the California Attorney General's reports a jarring 47 increase in hate crimes committed against Latinos last year. SF Weekly reports that "hate crimes against Latinos increased from 81 in 2009 to 119 in 2010, a 46.9-percent jump." While the glaring rise in crimes committed against California Latinos cannot be explained -- "We just compile the reports, we don't really opine," said a spokesperson for the attorney general's office -- feel free to give us your thoughts in the comments. [SFW] more ›

As the list of companies continues to climb, Cupertino-based Apple decided to yank its precious iTunes music service from noted hate group "Christian Values Network" (CVN). It all started after Western Washington University student Ben Crowthe's started a petition on Change.org going after the Stephen Baldwin- and Michael Lohan-backed group for exploiting Christianity for dastardly anti-gay and anti-woman schemes. more ›

Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Milk and a board member of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, will bring California's same-sex marriage brouhaha to the Great White Way. His new Prop 8 drama will hit the Broadway stage later this year with the title 8. New York Times reports: "Roughly a dozen people from the trial are portrayed as characters, including Theodore B. Olson and David Boies, the lawyers for the two gay couples who sued California over the ban; Charles J. Cooper, the lead defense counsel; Kristin M. Perry and Sandra B. Stier, a lesbian couple who were among the plaintiffs; and the judge, Vaughn R. Walker of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California." more ›

A recent article from San Francisco tech website Ubergizmo asks if a new game, Mass Effect 3, will hurt traditional moral values. Why? Because the latest installment of the RPG shooter will allow players to opt for same-sex love interests. Via Twitter, Mass Effect 3 executive producer Casey Hudson sent out the following message: “Happy to confirm #ME3 supports wider options for love interests incl. same-sex for m&f chars, reactive to how you interact w/them in-game." more ›

When noted knee-jerk conservative queer pundit Andrew Sullivan slammed the annual Hunky Jesus contest in Dolores Park as "tired," "lame," and bigoted, heaps of SFist commenters chimed in with their thoughts. That was fun. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, who put on the annual Jesus flesh festival, issued a statement in response to Sullivan. Which is also fun. The Rev. Sr. Merry Peter speaketh: more ›

Politically conservative gay columnist Andrew Sullivan recently decried San Francisco's Hunky Jesus Contest, an annual costume competition held every Easter Sunday in Dolores Park. The event, put on by Catholic satire/fundraising group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, showcases a bevy of beauties parodying Jesus Christ in varying forms of dress and sensuality. Sullivan writes: more ›

A new day, a new ruling in California's discriminatory anti-gay law. "A federal appeals court Wednesday turned down a bid by two same-sex couples to allow gay marriages to resume in California while their legal case is pending," reports BCN (via KTVU). "A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a brief order turning down the couples' request that the panel lift a stay of a lower court ruling that allowed same-sex marriages." So, there you have it: no same-sex marriage. For now. more ›

San Francisco-based writer Armistead Maupin, creator of the iconic Tales of the City series, was in Australia last week for a book tour when he visited Alice Springs with his husband Chris Turner. (They were there to promote Mary Ann In Autumn, by the way.) When he and his spouse decided to take a break and hit Bojangles, billed as an "'80s saloon and dining room," things took a turn for the horrifying. more ›

Today, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom asked for people to stop using the "r-word" (in vulgar parlors: "retard," "retarded") in conversation and written text. Although we suspect any campaign to end argot has the reverse effect, you can visit www.r-word.org for more details. And, yeah, you shouldn't use such terms. It's mean. more ›

We're not going to claim to know how Australia works, it being the land of theives and tax evaders and all, but their Attorney General is supporting a law that, "exempts private schools from any obligation to enroll or deal fairly with students who are homosexual." Meaning they can just kick those kids right out of their fancy Anglican schools without so much as a "disruption, harassment [or] even the flaunting of sexuality. Being homosexual is enough." more ›

The Senate today "voted to advance legislation that would overturn the military ban on openly gay troops known as 'don't ask, don't tell.' " That is to say, the ban on openly gays serving in the military will, most likely, be lifted. Later on Saturday afternoon, the Senate will make the final vote. more ›

As if going to the DMV wasn't harrowing enough, Amber Yust, a 23-year-old software engineer, had a particularly vile experience when she went to change register her sex denotation at the San Francisco Department of Motor Vehicles: One or the government employees called her an "abomination." more ›

In shocking news that could all but render the Castro District vacant on Saturday nights, alleged ex-gays claim they're winning the war against the biological imperative known as same-sex desire. "A nutty email from a rightwing kook was sent yesterday to a number of gays, and a straight Congressman, making it seem as if Team Ex-Gay was beating Team Homo in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl," notes noted activist Michael Petrelis, who goes on to say, "I'm sharing the note because it made me laugh and you might also get a few chuckles out of it." Hell-bound Sharon Kass' funny, sad, horrific and amusingly inane diatribe shouldn't be missed. Check it out. more ›

In a painful-to-watch game filled with errors and crap-laced luck, the Giants lost last night, 4-2. San Francisco needed just one game -- one game -- to wrap up the National League Championship Series. That, sadly, didn't happened on S.F. soil. more ›

U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips of Riverside ordered the U.S. military to "immediately halt all discharges of openly gay personnel under 'don't ask, don't tell,' a policy she declared unconstitutional last month." Phillips, according to reports, said that "expert testimony and studies from other nations with different policies found no evidence that allowing gays to serve reduced military effectiveness." Which: duh. [Chron] more ›

Deja vu. National Organization of Marriage (NOM), an anti-gay group with strong ties to the Mormon church and icky thoughts about men having anal sex, unleashed another ignorant (or intentionally misleading) ad about--you guessed it--gay marriage. This one involves the state of Iowa. The video is fearful and perverse, nothing unusual for NOM. more ›