Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 04 January 2013
Tags: pentagon, internet filters, lgbt sites, americablog, don't ask don't tell, dadt, site bans, update, george little, press secretary 
Updated Saturday 3:20 p.m. PST
The Pentagon has released a statement following the uproar caused by their apparent ban on LGBT-related websites.
See what Pentagon Press Secretary George Little has to say after the jump!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 30 November 2012
Tags: federal judge, robert c. jones, nevada, rules, against, marriage, equality, same sex, bans, constitutional, discrimination, gay, lesbian, mormon, bush
The George W. Bush-appointed Federal Judge Robert C. Jones has ruled that discrimination against same-sex couples is Constitutional in Nevada. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 26 November 2012
Tags: associated press, stylebook, 2013, update, bans, prohibits, homophobia, social, gay, anti gay, bigotry, language, publishing, industry, writing, journalism, reporting
The Associated Press Stylebook—the longstanding Bible of journalism—has made major changes for its 2013 edition. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 10 August 2012
Tags: sochi, russia, pride house, bans, winter olympic games, 2014, anti gay, homophobia, international olympic committee, ioc, intervenes, activists, demand, lgbt, athletes
Openly gay athletes hoping to take part in the 2014 Winter Games are getting mixed messages of support from their Russian hosts and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). After officials in Sochi, Russia defied the Olympic Charter to further the country's descent into anti-gay madness by banning Pride House, activists have started to demand intervention from the IOC. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 03 August 2012
Tags: paul zilber, toms river, new jersey, saint barnabas, behavioral center, psychiatric, hospital, refuses, bans, forbids, partner, couple, gay, same sex, fiance, patient, kiss
Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Center in Toms River, New Jersey might have a lawsuit headed its way if a gay couple it reportedly tried to keep apart illegaly has anything to do with it.
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Tags: mike fuller, waha bar and grill, restaurant, bans, boycotts, dumps, pepsi, miller, coca cola, budweiser, christianity, religion, bigots, anti gay, homophobia, idaho
Updated Friday, 11:45 a.m. EST
Mike Fuller, owner of the Idaho bar and grill that has boycotted Pepsi, Miller and Coors over its support of LGBT rights, has given Instinct a little more insight into his motives. Check out how Fuller decides which gay products get his axe and which remain on the menu after the jump!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 06 July 2012
Tags: alliance defense fund, erie, illinois, same sex, parents, book, bans, school district, legal memo, zack ford
The Alliance Defense Fund has fanned the dying month-old flames of the story out of Erie, Illinois concerning its school district banning books that mention same-sex parents. In a new legal filing, the Alliance Defense Fund supports the school district and lashes out at GLSEN for "indoctrinating youth." More on the eyeroll-inducing hypocrisy after the jump!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 22 June 2012
Tags: moline, illinois, davenport, iowa, quad cities, university club, reception hall, discriminates, bans, lesbian couple, kristen stewart, taylor shumaker, anti gay, the bible, christianity, midwest
An engaged lesbian couple is on the hunt for a new wedding reception venue after being told they couldn't rent out Moline, Illinois' historic University Club because THE BIBLE!! Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 05 June 2012
Tags: davis county school district, utah, bans, lgbt, same sex, parents, kids, books, youth, gay, bullying
Utah's Davis County School District has launched a witch hunt to find and eradicate any children's book that mentions same-sex parents, gay youth or anything even remotely resembling tolerance of the LGBT community. Details follow.
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Tags: erie, illinois, public school, bans, same sex, parents, books, children, mayor marcia smith, refuse, welcomes, gay, couples, midwest
Marcia Smith, the mayor of the small Illinois village which saw its public elementary schools banning all books that mention same-sex parents, refused to say whether or not LGBT families are accepted in her municipality.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 04 June 2012
Tags: the cost of gay marriage bans, taxes, irs, health, hospitals, wedding, industry, infograph, same sex, gay, equality, u.s., billions of dollars, picture of the day
A new infograph compiling numbers from the Williams Institute, the IRS, the Census and more shows that it's not only same-sex couples who are hurt by bans on marriage equality; as long as federal marriage rights are denied to gay couples, the U.S. economy misses out on $17 billion annually.
Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 01 June 2012
Tags: pennsylvania, erie, school district, bans, todd parr, the family book, same sex, parents, children, gay, lesbian, couples
Updated 2:00 p.m. EST
JoeMyGod, our source for this story, originally reported that this ban stemmed from Erie, Pennsylvania but has updated his post with the correct state: Illinois.
Kids within the Erie School District of Illinois no longer have access to Todd Parr's The Family Book after it was banned for a brief mention of same-sex parents.
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