Last Sunday's "Threads of Change" clothing drive, sponsored by the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center and benefiting homeless LGBT youth, was a huge success!

Details after the jump!

Los Angeles Instincters, before you lock in those Sunday brunch plans consider scheduling a stop at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's "Threads Of Change" clothing drive. 

LAGLC is looking for gently used clothing to benefit our homeless LGBT youth. Bring a bag and you'll get a free mimosa! (No word yet on whether six bags will get you six mimomas, but don't let that stop you!) 

And there's more!

Details after the jump!

A homophobic, self-professed "Christian" bus driver in the United Kingdom couldn't get over the fact that some people are gay, it seems. Details follow.

Angeleno Instincters! 

Time to gather those non-perishable food items (keep your protein powder please, thanks) and personal hygiene items that you can spare and donate them to those low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS. 

Beginning today, November 12, AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) is organizing a huge food drive to benefit those with HIV/AIDS who are clients of APLA's Vance North Necessities of Life Program (NOLP) food pantries each week.

More after the jump.

We've reported on the handful of Washington parishes that have rejected calls from Catholic leaders in the state to promote and collect petitions in a campaign against the newly minted marriage equality law. Rev. Tim Clark, a priest at Seattle's Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, has added his parish to the roster of renegades—a move that parishioners met with a salvo of applause and a standing ovation. Details follow. 

Though Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain has launched a Catholic petition drive in an effort to repeal Washington's newly minted marriage equality law, not all parishes are obliging. In fact, a growing coalition of Washington parishes are refusing to support the anti-gay measure. Details follow. 

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 this year's bountiful list of favorites might include the most eclectic selections yet. To continue the series, Jeff and Jonathan tackle 2011's top films. So, which offerings from the ...

A Chicago couple is seeking resolution from the CTA after being kicked off a bus by a homophobic bus driver for sharing a kiss. Details follow.

Usually it's best practice to encourage people to sign petitions and gather signatures based on proper education on a topic and beliefs, not because they want money. But, then again, the conservatives always knew how to make it about the money. Details after the jump.

A Focus On The Family affiliate is asking it's followers to stand up for "true diversity in public libraries." Pfff! That's all we got. Details after the jump.

The ACLU is suing the state of Alaska on behalf of a transgender woman, alleging that the state denied her a driver's license listing her gender as female unless she provided proof that she had undergone a sex change operation. Details after the jump.

Updated Tuesday, 4:15 p.m. EST

Through a human resource manager for Hudson Transit Lines/Shortline, the president of the company has responded to Instinct's request for a statement regarding Ari Gold's allegations that a bus driver asked him and another man to move to the back of the vehicle after he noticed them holding hands. Statement follows.