After endorsing a presidential ticket (and dozens of other candidates) that promised a constitutional amendment banning marriage equality, "LGBT" group GOProud has suddenly undergone major heart surgery to finally support the civil rights issue.

My, what could've happened to spark such an about face?

Oh yea, that whole election landslide thing. 

Our politicians provide plenty of comedy on their own, but election season is about to get intentionally funny.

The hysterical Wanda Sykes will host two specials for Logo focusing on where the Presidential candidates stand on LGBT issues. Details after the jump!

If you can distract yourself from Thomas Roberts's piercing baby blues to listen to the words coming out his mouth, you'll hear a rather comprehensive (for MSNBC daytime) report on the record amount of LGBT politicians running for office (and winning!) in 2012. Video, after the jump!

Updated with video at 11:20 a.m. CST

MSNBC booked Maggie Gallagher in the correct studio today, allowing for a full on head-to-head heavyweight match between NOM's most outspoken chair and Fred Karger, the openly gay former GOP presidential candidate whose lawsuit helped move the homophobic organization's internal Maine memos into the public arena.

The inevitable tide of love and tolerance we've been told to expect to wash over the country is evident in a new poll from NBC/Wall Street Journal. Details follow.

It wasn't exactly love at first sight when Glee star Jane Lynch ran into GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney at the NASCAR Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida on Sunday. So, how does Sue "C" it?

Whether it was our nightly prayers to Oprah or the simple reality that Rick Santorum needs to tone down his religious-fanatic rhetoric if he wants to actually compete in a general election, the GOP candidate had a fleeting Aha Moment™ over the weekend.  

Newt Gingrich was heckled by gay activists of the Minnesota-based Gliterrati during a campaign stop in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, the crowd quickly turned on the LGBT high school student activists, drowning them out in a chorus of boos before their messages were acknowledged by the faltering GOP candidate. Details and video follows. 

The first Democrat has officially entered the race to fill the recently vacated seat of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords—and he’s playing for our team! More details on Rep. Matt Heinz and his announcement after the jump.

We might not be able to catch a ball from more than three-yards, but our hand/eye jazz-hand/threaded-eye coordination is skilled enough to capture the pop-culture zeitgeist of the past year. We may have endured more blackouts than homes affected by Hurricane Irene in 2011, but our love for pop-culture allows its brightest gems to shine through our sober senses. Once again, Instinct has assigned two of its sassiest editors—Jeff Katz, Senior Editor, and Jonathan Higbee, Associate Web Editor—the task of assessing the year in pop-culture, and 2011's bountiful list might include the most eclectic selections to date.

To continue the series, Jeff and Jonathan tackle the year's top friends and foes of the gay community. So, who...

Mitt Romney gloved up and gave an energetic reach-around to anti-gay groups today by finally connecting the dots between his "progressive" history/values and his vehement support of opposite-sex only marriage. So, what kind of convoluted three-tier marriage plan does Mitt support so that his contradictory campaign pledges now make sense? 

Poor Rick Perry. He comes out with a heartfelt campaign video blaming the coming fall of the country on gay American soldiers and now no one—not even a crowd of "supporters" at an Ames, Iowa rally—will let him be! Queue the violins and follow the jump to watch people in the Ames crowd shout "Why do you hate gay people" at the GOP candidate.