Christmas did not end well for Kenni Shaw. The 30-year old was outside an East Baltimore liquor store when a group of five men attacked him for seemingly no reason—except for his perceived sexual orientation. Details follow.

Ryan Murphy, the creator of Glee, The New Normal, American Horror Story and every other show we've ever loved (R.I.P. Popular and Nip/Tuck) had a wonderful reason to celebrate this holiday season!

Murphy welcomed a newborn son into the world with his husband, photographer David Miller! 

More after the jump!

We're still recovering from our Christmas...spirits...and we're happy to see that Jay Leno helped one gay couple embrace the Xmas spirit as well, albeit it differently. 

What better way to 'tis the season than hurling snowballs at your local Chick-fil-A?

Watch after the jump.

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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Pope Benedict has once again exploited a holiday meant to celebrate peace and the coming together of humanity to demonize a minority group. Check out the Pope's latest vitriolic battle in his war against the LGBT community after the jump.

Darren Criss has epilated his torso into another dimension to give us visions of sugar plums and a new Magic Mike character named Candy Cane in our first look at Glee's "Men of McKinley" pin-up calendar. 

Ryan Murphy tweeted the above image Monday afternoon alongside "Merry Christmas. Men of McKinley calendar coming soon."

How many licks does it take to get to the center of ... for Darren Criss to put on a little meat? The boy is swimming in that Santa hat and those pants.

Hark the Kiwi angels sing! Glory to the newborn queen?

New Zealand's St. Matthew in Auckland church thinks that it's the perfect time for Jesus to come out (and we're not talking of his birthday birth canal), so it's erected another controversial billboard above the country's largest city.  Details follow.

It usually takes us a case or three of Belvedere to hallucinate something even close to this divine scenario at the office holiday party. Thankfully, we can avoid the pink slip this year because British Olympian Tom Daley is doing all the work for our inebriated imaginations.

Another shot of a shirtless Tom begging you to sit on his lap as Santa after the jump. 

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! 

Updated Wednesday, December 12 3 p.m. EST

Celebrity chefs like Bobby Flay have joined on to 13-year old McKenna Pope's petition asking Hasbro to stop gender stereotyping in marketing for the Easy Bake Oven. Is it enough to get Hasbro's attention?

Mrs. Betty Bowers reports from the front lines of the War on Christmas for Fox News in the hilarious new holiday video from the Internet legend. 

Mario Lopez shows off his noel nalgas while putting the finishing touches on his Christmas tree in a photo tweeted by his wife, Courtney. Who knew Mario could top so well??

(Via Courtney Lopez's Twitter)