TimeOut New York's annual feature crowning the hottest chorus boys on Broadway always leaves us singing from the top of the hills, and this year's production is no different. Follow the jump for a taste of which throbbing thespians made this year's ripped cut!

Twenty10, an Australian LGBT youth group, hoped to lend a helping hand and listening ear to attendees of the Rediscover the River Festival in Parramatta, New South Wales. But after festival organizers noticed the gay-positive signage Twenty10's plan to support LGBT-youth were squashed. 

More than 1,000 drama queens in chiffon robes have engaged in naughty group action to point jewel-encrusted fingers at modern civil rights. In one of the largest letters of its kind, 1,054 British priests as well as 13 bishops and abbots claim they will lose their right to practice religion if gays and lesbians are allowed to marry the human they love. 

We may still be a bit fuzzy in the head from the final night of 2012, but we have no trouble remembering those who made last year one for the LGBT record books. Who will be on the right side of history and who will be in the wrong when texts recall the year that was 2012? Instinct's editorial team (Editor in Chief Mike Wood, Senior Editor Jeff Katz, Associate Web Editor Jonathan Higbee and Web Superstar Nigel Campbell) countdown the folks (and companies) that set the bar high for 2013. 

We were feverish over more viral videos than ever in 2012. Whether it was Psy's record-breaking Gangname Style or Instinct Leading Man Shane Bitney Crone's tear-jerking "It Could Happen To You," YouTube's replay button saw more action than we did this year. 

But which viral videos were the most sickening in 2012? Instinct's editorial team (Editor in Chief Mike Wood, Senior Editor Jeff Katz, Associate Web Editor Jonathan Higbee and Web Superstar Nigel Campbell) count down the best of the year below! 

Our eyes were wide open (though not in the fun Stanley Kubrick/Tom Cruise kind of way) throughout 2012 thanks to a year that was absolutely teeming with queer cinema. Whether it was on screens at film festivals, in indie theaters or in IMAX across the country, movies playing in every niche this year seemed to serve up some LGBT realness. Once again, Instinct's here to help distill an overwhelming amount of pop culture into a handy guide to the 2012 zeitgeist. 

The Oscars may have bitches starving themselves to get their hands around a trophy and the Golden Globes might command love letter campaigns addressed to members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, but there isn't a movie prize quite as coveted as landing on our annual Top 10...

So, the Last Day of the World turned out to be just another excuse to drink with friends (not that we ever need an excuse.)

Should the Mayan Prophecy have held true, however, alien schoolchildren studying humanity’s final year would’ve learned the correct pronunciation of Ke$ha, how to have a proper kiki and other lessons thanks to a time capsule packed with the greatest pop-culture benchmarks of 2012 that we left in the office fridge next to a year-old carton of Coconut Water.

If the world had actually ended a few days ago, which pop songs would we have heartily co-signed as the absolute greatest in the history of histories ever in all of time combined for eternity in 2012? The Instinct editorial team (Editor In Chief Mike...

It's that time of year again when we drink too much and fight with our families take a little time off for the holiday! But don't worry, we'll be back on Wednesday, Dec. 26, with your favorite gay blog coverage—plus the start of Instinct's Top 10 of 2012!!

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, Instincters! We love ya!!

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You can practically picture hubby Nick Cannon in a private room down the hallway having some "alone time" with "Hero" blaring as Mariah Carey shares her 10 diamond-dipped festive Christmas tips. 

Gather your team of personal assistants, chef and au pair around and follow the jump for some sage wisdom for the holiday season that anyone on any budget can enjoy! 

In support of marriage equality's chances in France, American Apparel has decided to give away 10,000 of its popular Legalize Gay t-shirts in stores as well as on the streets of Paris. Details follow. 

In case you somehow missed the memo, we’re celebrating a pretty big milestone here at Instinct this November—our 15th anniversary!! Yes, 15 years of gorgeous—and gay!!—cover guys, countless blind dates and some outrageous Soapbox speakers! Since it began in May 2004, the Soapbox feature quickly became a favorite for readers, and we continue to strive and bring you interesting and expressive celebs and public figures today to keep our back page fresh, fierce and often pretty funny. So to celebrate Instinct’s big 1-5, we’re republishing some of the Soapboxes you’ve told us you love best, all throughout November!

Today’s Soapbox takes us back to 2010, when the one and only RuPaul werked her magic on our box.

In what the L.A. Times is calling a "rare political donation," Brad Pitt has given $100,000 to the four battleground states that will see marriage equality on the ballot next week.