Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 08 January 2013
Tags: fantasia barrino, explains herself, starpulse, interview, instagram rant, gay marriage, equality, same sex, mad world, divas, forgiveness 
Fantasia Barrino has released her clearest and most well thought-out statement yet regarding that odd "mad world because of gay marriage" Instagram rant from last week.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 04 January 2013
Tags: fantasia barrino, divas, american idol, alums, homophobic, gay, marriage equality, same sex, the bible, world's gone mad, defends herself
Fantasia is still spitting mad that the world thinks she might be a homophobe, so she's taken to Instagram once again to try to set the record straight, errr, gay.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 02 January 2013
Tags: fantasia barrino, instagram, anti gay, weed, pot, legal, world gone mad, post, explains, american idol, divas, homophobia, the bible, social networks, internet
Fantasia Barrino thinks the whole world's gone mad, but it might just be Fantasia. Earlier this week the American Idol alum posted a mysterious message to Instagram calling on the world to judge pot smokers and same-sex couples, not Fantasia. Today, she's explaining herself.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Tags: cdc, releases, new report, study, hiv, infections, rate, united states, gay men, straight, women, african american, caucasian, health, aids
It's been a week rife with reminders that it's still no time to be complacent about HIV/AIDS, and a new report from the CDC backs that up. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Tags: amber village, feng shui, asian fusion restaurant, lawsuit, barrett greene, thomas eng, rehearsal dinner, gay party, new york city
Is being gay bad feng shui?
Asian-fusion restaurant, Amber Village, allegedly thinks so according to a lawsuit filed by newlyweds Barrett Greene and Thomas Eng in New York City after their rehearsal dinner was cancelled because apparently gay parties are "especially bad for feng shui."
You know, the flow of energy in a space? Is this some sort of commentary on the snark and shade that the gays are known to throw, because we acknowledge it can change the energy of a room, but not enough to cancel a rehearsal dinner!
More after the jump!
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Tags: malaysia, releases, government, list of warning signs, homosexuality, gay, lesbian, prevent, spread, schoolchildren, muscle, v necks, light colored, wtf, stereotypes, asia, dbags
Because high tech gaydar technology isn't yet available in Malaysia, authorities are resorting to the next most offensive best thing: endorsing a list of the "warning signs of homosexuality" so that communities can vigilantly prevent the "Western trend" from "spreading" to its schoolchildren.
So, which teen styles have the Malaysian government determined to be homosexual and worthy of punishment?
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 13 August 2012
Tags: first, buddhist, marriage, same sex, wedding, temple, taiwan, lesbian, couple, asia, lgbt, gay
Further indication that parts of Asia are rapidly evolving to accept and tolerate the LGBT community, a lesbian couple tied the knot in what is being reported as the first Buddhist same-sex wedding ceremony. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Sunday, 29 July 2012
Tags: vietnam, same-sex marriage, legalization, human rights, asia, justice ministry, communist
Vietnam may become the first Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage.
In a surprise move that’s left longtime LGBT rights activists stunned, Vietnam’s Justice Ministry has proposed that same-sex marriage be included in Vietnam’s overhaul of its marriage law.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 02 July 2012
Tags: singapore, asia, pink dot, 2012, night, video, watch, lgbt, pride
It must be difficult to find love in a hopeless hostile place, but every year, the brave and openly gay members of Singapore's LGBT community (and allies) show up in Hong Lim Park donning nothin' but Suri Cruise's favorite color for the annual Pink Dot event.
For this year's festivities, a record-breaking 1,500 proud Singaporeans joined the celebration to add some sparkle to the event with the Pink Dot's first-ever nighttime illumination.
Watch a touching video revealing a rare glimpse at Singapore's marginalized and oppressed LGBT community at this year's Pink Dot event after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 24 May 2012
Tags: lady gaga, pop, divas, stars, indonesia, asia, jakarta, censor, cancel, born this way ball, tour, troy carter, refuse
Promoters in Indonesia have offered Lady Gaga an olive branch after local police refused to grant them a permit to bring the Born This Way Ball tour to Jakarta. If Mother Monster tones down her shows and makes alterations approved by the heavily religious society, say the reinvigorated promoters, Jakarta's leaders will let her perform. Greeting the news with a shrug of her pointed prosthetic shoulders, Gags and her team have refused to censor the BTW ball. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 29 March 2012
Tags: united arab emirates, abu dhabi, two men, kissing, jail, prison, six months, gay, homophobia, anti-gay, international, middle east, asia
Sure, we may often want to reenact scenes from the Sex and the City franchise, but going to jail for affection in Abu Dhabi is not at the top of our list (it's closer to the middle). Two men, however, have done just that after a witness complained they shared a kiss on the street in the Unite Arab Emirates capital.
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