Company pays 20K settlement in gay harassment lawsuit and other Thursday midday news briefs

N.J.-based Sony DADC to pay $20K settlement to ex-employee in gay harassment lawsuit - Excellent news

Video: Wherein a tongue-tied Bob Vander Plaats gets smacked down. Hard - I love it when someone pushing distortions gets schooled.

Bless Those Who Persecute You: The Just Response to Gay Bullying - A piece on the Huffington Post by a very good friend of mine, Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge

Peter LaBarbera Unclear on Meaning of Word ‘Blackmail’ - I'm not going to say a word about Petey. It's just too easy.

1:30 PM ET: Join us for a live chat with ally Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-PA) - Don't miss this!