Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 08 February 2013
Tags: ellen, boy scouts of america, decision, postponed, delayed, message, gaylebrities, video 
Leave it to Ellen to put the Boy Scouts of America's decision to hold-off on a decision about changing their anti-gay policy into hilarious-but-touching perspective. Check out Ellen's eloquent message for the Boy Scouts after the jump!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 01 February 2013
Tags: supreme court, marriage equality, doma, prop 8, decision, march 26, demonstrations, protest, support, events, find, call to action
We already know the National Organization for Marriage and Westboro will be there. Will you?
Demonstrations are now being organized to show support for marriage, with events popping up on Facebook and others being set up across the country by Get Equal, Marriage Equality USA and Equality Beyond Gender. Head to the March 4 Marriage Facebook page or Light The Way for more information. See you there!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Tags: president obama, supreme court, lgbt groups, demand, hold off, freeze, deportation, binational, same sex, couples, doma, hearing, decision, 2013
A coalition of more than 50 LGBT groups has sent a letter to President Obama, demanding that his administration hold off on splitting up binational same-sex couples until the Supreme Court releases its decision in Edie Windsor's case against the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 30 November 2012
Tags: supreme court, marriage equality, doma, prop 8, conference, take up, cases, ruling, 2012, november, decision, breaking, scotus, same sex, gay
Moments ago we learned that the Supreme Court took no action today on the handful of marriage equality cases begging for its attention. We could have news on the conference as early as Monday, with most SCOTUS analysts believing Friday, December 7 is the best chance for the Court to take action.
According to SCOTUSblog's Lyle Denniston, the Court did make two interesting announcements after today's conference: "It did agree to rule on whether taking a human gene out of the body is a process that can be patented. It also agreed to rule on legal protection for makers of generic drugs."
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 19 November 2012
Tags: minnesota, crookston diocese, father gary lamoine, lennon cihak, denied, confirmation, support, marriage equality, same sex, pro gay, homophobia, defends, decision, communion, religion, christianity
The story we brought you last week of 17-year old Lennon Cihak being denied confirmation for supporting marriage equality made national headlines and provoked one of the Diocese's priest to defend the decision over the weekend.
So, what did Father Gary LaMoine have to tell his parishioners about the church's homophobic move?
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 02 November 2012
Tags: heart it or hate it, new music, november, 2012, divas, miley cyrus, borgore, collaboration, dub step, decisions, music video, pop
It's official: kids love garbage disposals filled with jewelry dub step! First it was Taylor Swift adopting a dub step sound in her new song "I Knew You Were Trouble" and now Miley Cyrus is bringing the genre to a whole new population of tweens in a collaboration with Borgore. Check out the just released video for "Decisions" after the jump and leave a comment to let us know if you think dub step looks good on Miley!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 06 September 2012
Tags: u.s. supreme court, docket page, change, prop 8, trial, updated, september 24, decision, hollingsworth v. perry, same sex, marriage, equality, gay, california
The Supreme Court has updated its information on Hollingsworth v. Perry, a.k.a. the Prop 8 Case, in a move that should have us all marking our calendars for September 24.
So, what has the Supreme Court changed on its docket page?
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Tags: boy scouts of america, anti-gay policy, committee decision, homophobia, jennifer tyrrell
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have no intention of backing down on their discriminatory anti-gay policies.
The Associated Press breaks the news that “After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays, ruling out any changes despite relentless protest campaigns by some critics.”
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Tags: president obama, spiritual adviser, rev hunter, florida, marriage equality, decision, interview, msnbc, gay, same sex
President Obama remained steadfast during his "evolution" toward saying "I do" to marriage equality. But if anyone embedded in the inner O circle had a slight chance of pressing the pause button on history, it was Rev. Joel Hunter, President Obama's spiritual adviser.
Rev. Hunter joined MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell today to talk about the conversation he had with Obama the day the president came out of the closet for same-sex marriage, and how he politely disagreed with the "stance."
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 03 April 2012
Tags: jenna talackova, glaad, miss universe, donald trump, trans, competitor, woman, reverse, decision, allow, lgbt, gender, compete
Donald Trump's Miss Universe organization has reversed its decision and announced it will allow Jenna Talackova to don a sash and compete for the title.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Tags: india, supreme court, reach, verdict, decision, decriminalize homosexuality, reserved, appeal, gay, international, lgbt
India's Supreme Court has reached a decision on the hotly contested issue of decriminalizing homosexuality in the country but has decided to keep the verdict sealed, possibly for months. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Tags: prop 8, marriage equality, supporters, backers, proponents, defendants, take, case, back, ninth circuit, file, decision, supreme court, same sex, gay, california
Following the major Proposition 8 ruling made earlier this month by the Ninth District Court of Appeals, supporters of the discriminatory ban on marriage equality had two choices: elevate the case to the Supreme Court or present the case to a larger set of Ninth Circuit judges for review. According to reports, it appears that Prop 8 backers have made their decision.
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