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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Monday, 15 April 2013
Tags: oprah, circumcision, controversy

The One and Only O will face anti-circumcision protesters in Canada when she heads there for a series of public appearances. 

What does Oprah of all people have to do with circumcision? 

 

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Written by Nigel Campbell | Thursday, 14 March 2013
Tags: bruce carroll, senate, tweets, controversy

With the news that GOProud's Bruce Carroll is resigning to potentially run for Sen. Lindsey Graham's Senate seat, Buzzfeed's Chris Geidner noted that the outspoken Carroll would more than likely have to answer fo some of his more controversial Gay Patriot blog posts and Tweets.

Thankfully Joe.My.God, couldn't help but compile a few of Carroll's gems for our enjoyment. 

Take a look after the jump. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Tags: azealia banks, blasts, glaad, faggot, fbomb, language, controversy, perez hilton, bisexuality, hip hop, rap

Azealia Banks continues to draw a discussion (and more attention) to the fallout over her decision to call Perez Hilton a "faggot" on Twitter. In an interview with The Music, Azealia continues to angrily defend her use of the word and goes on to blame GLAAD for much of the problem. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 15 February 2013
Tags: azealia banks, controversy, perez hilton, faggot, definition, twitter, feuds, slurs, fbomb, redefine

Azealia Banks might not have earned all of her LGBT cred back from her f-bomb Twitter fight with Perez Hilton, but her crowd-sourcing to redefine "faggot" is somewhat of an olive branch.

...or is Azealia still trying to defend her use of the word in early January?

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 04 January 2013
Tags: shaquille o'neal, cartoon, urinal, etiquette, homophobia, controversy

Shaquille O'Neal caused a bit of controversy when he posted a cartoon on Facebook that some are claiming is homophobic, while others are saying it's all innocent fun. 

Check it out after the jump and decide for yourself!

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 17 December 2012
Tags: st matthew in the city, auckland, new zealand, international, christmas, billboard, jesus come out, it's time, controversy, religion, christianity, gay

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.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 30 November 2012
Tags: manhunt, sex, cruising, website, app, promotes, truvada, daily, hiv, prevention, pill, controversy, world aids day, condoms, safe sex

Gay hookup site and app Manhunt has left the jaws of many dropped—but not in the usual way its services tend to accomplish such a feat. In what it says is an act of it honoring World AIDS Day tomorrow, Manhunt has started promoting the controversial daily HIV preventative pill Truvada as "a choice when condoms are in the way." 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Tags: dr. oz, show, daytime, jeremy hooper, good as you, glaad, ex gay, conversion therapy, episode, controversy, change, lgbt, same sex, straight, youth, sexuality, activism

Dr. Oz is inviting controversy today as his daytime talk show explores "ex gay" therapy. Activist and blogger Jeremy Hooper, a distinguished member of Instinct's 2012 crop of Leading Men, takes issue with Dr. Oz even discussing the discredited topic on national television to begin with. 

So, what does Jeremy have to say to Dr. Oz?

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 08 November 2012
Tags: sheriff paul babeu, reelected, controversy, deportation, immigrant, republican, gay sheriff

Pinal County, Arizona's controversial Sheriff Paul Babeu was re-elected to office decisively after coming back from a political nightmare earlier this year following being outed as a gay man accused of trying to get his immigrant ex-partner deported. 

More after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Tags: cindy close, marvin mcmurrey, surrogacy, gay couple, in vitro fertilization, custody battle, duped, controversy

Cindy Close, a 48-year-old Houston resident is claiming she had no idea she was entering a surrogacy arrangement when she conceived twins through in vitro fertilization from a donor egg fertilized with sperm from Marvin McMurrey, a Texas gay man with whom she'd had a friendship.

McMurrey and his partner, Phong Nguyen, are now claiming custody of the twins. 

More after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Tags: madonna, divas, president obama, secret, muslim, video, washington d.c., islam, religion, vote, video, mdna tour, controversy

Updated Wednesday, 11 a.m. EST

Madonna has had to explain her latest provocative on stage joke to the sudden rush of tea baggers flocking to her alter after she said "we have a black Muslim in the White House."

So, what does Her Madgesty have to say about the humor that has escaped some Americans?

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