Tags: gov. chris christie, ex gay therapy, elections 
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie found himself in quite a pickle this week when he didn't exactly come out against "ex-gay" therapy, which is currently facing court time in his state. After facing backlash and a PR nightmare from his Democratic gubernatorial challenger, Christie's office released a statement of clarification late Thursday night.
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Tags: chelsea clinton, marriage equality, 2012 elections, PSA videos
The Chelsea Clinton contraband that NBC refused to air because she's an official peacock correspondent has been taken off the black market and onto the Internet. Follow the break for more on the taboo brilliance that is Chelsea Clinton's pro-same-sex marriage PSA after the break!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 19 November 2012
Tags: millions of dollars, revenue, maine, maryland, washington, wedding, destinations, 2012 elections, gay, same sex, equality, expects, williams institute, honeymoons
It's written in the Bible (or in the HRC training manual, can't remember which) that "those who support love shall be rewarded" or something. It's a great saying (even if we did just make it up after a lunchtime margarita or three, and it will come to life for the states of Maine, Maryland and Washington when marriage equality goes into effect in the coming months.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 16 November 2012
Tags: tina kotek, oregon, historic, 2012 elections, first, openly, gay, lesbian, house speaker, democrats
Future textbooks documenting the "Historic LGBT Elections of 2012" will have yet another bullet point to address as Rep. Tina Kotek is on the road to becoming Oregon's first openly gay House Speaker.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 15 November 2012
Tags: barnesville, minnesota, the assumption church, family, cihak, lennon, banned, denied, communion, catholic church, spent, $2 million, fighting, equality, 2012 elections, ballot, hrc, report
Humanity wins when civil rights wins, but The Assumption Church in Barnesville, Minnesota is acting like a big, sore loser after bigotry lost at the ballot box last week. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Tags: brendon ayanbadejo, baltimore ravens, football, nfl, oakland raiders, sunday, november, congratulate, marriage equality, maryland, 2012 elections, same sex, gay, locker room
The Raiders may have lost to Brendon Ayanbadejo's Baltimore Ravens, but they were nothing but great sportsman on field and in the locker room.
Brendon tells TMZ that on Sunday, three Raiders congratulated him on marriage equality's win in Maryland in a move that squash's the already-stale NFL locker room stereotype.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Tags: the vatican, catholic church, father lombardi, react, u.s. elections, marriage equality, wins, four states, fight, privilege, opposite sex, marriage, dbags, bigotry, christianity
The Vatican, bruised from the historic outpouring of love that brought victory to the big four marriage equality battles earlier this month, won't go down without a fight. Vatican Spokesman Father Federico Lombardi has made it clear that Catholic Church heirarchy are pissed off at the majorities of Americans who voted for love. To save humanity from the slippery slope that marriage equality has caused all around the world (ahem), the Big Man wearing the lace dress and chiffon robe will amp up the fight for the "privileged recognition" of opposite-sex marriage.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 12 November 2012
Tags: kyrsten sinema, phoenix, arizona, first biseuxal, congress, member, wins, parker, lgbt, history, 2012 elections, representative
The votes were too close to call nearly a week ago on Election Night, but after improving odds, Rep. Krysten Sinema has emerged the winner of an Arizona seat to become the first openly bisexual member of the U.S. Congress!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 09 November 2012
Tags: jimmy lasalvia, goproud, homocons, lgbt, politics, 2012 elections, wall street journal, video, now supports, marriage equality, candidates, republicans, gay, same sex
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.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 09 November 2012
Tags: san francisco, dbags, bigots, homophobes, archbishop, salvatore, cordileone, rails, against, marriage equality, 2012 elections, passage, dui
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone isn't as delighted as President Obama is after marriage equality reigned in the 2012 elections. In a hateful statement released this week, Cordileone warns of great repercussions for society after four states voted against bigotry on Tuesday.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 09 November 2012
Tags: christian civic league, threatens, put, marriage equality, back, on, maine, ballot, dbags, homophobes, christianity, 2012 elections, same sex, gay
Not even allowing the citizens of Maine who find themselves on the right side of history a weekend to celebrate, the Christian Civic League has already started making plans to bring marriage equality back before voters in yet another referendum.
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