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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Tags: israel, same sex families

We wish we could lend our loins to this super sweet (and sexy) gay Israeli couple in a fruitful manner, but, unfortunately science hasn't gotten there yet. Until then, Yuval and Liran have reached out to the Internet to ask folks around the world for help in finding a surrogate to make their dream come true. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 11 February 2013
Tags: tracey hemper, michelle obama, state of the union, lgbt military families, military partners and families coalition

It looks like the gays may have the best seat in the house at President Obama's State Of The Union address.

Tracey Hepner, co-founder of the Military Partners and Families Coalition, which works as a support group for LGBT military famlies has scored a plum seat with First Lady Michelle Obama!

More after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 07 February 2013
Tags: uniting american families act, reintroduced, u.s. congress, binational, same sex, couples, lesbian, gay, gop, cosponsors, support, hanna, dent, republicans, log cabin

The Uniting American Families Act—legislation that seeks to allow gay and lesbian Americans to sponsor their international partners for U.S. residency—was reintroduced into Congress on Tuesday. For the first time in the bill's history, the reintroduction included support from GOP lawmakers in the form of co-sponsors Reps. Richard Hanna (NY) and Charlie Dent (PA). 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Tags: chuck hagel, secretary of defense, obama, dadt, repeal, equality, marriage, benefits, lgbt, military, families, spouses, sldn, outserve

Despite a shaky start in the nomination process, President Obama's Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel is no longer ambiguous in regard to his position on the post-DADT era and the fight for equal benefits for LGBT military families. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Saturday, 05 January 2013
Tags: john boehner, house speaker, house of representatives, mark pocan, sean patrick maloney, gay house reps, gay families, gay spouses, doma

Republican House Speaker John Boehner, one of the primary proponents of the continued defense of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), swore in two openly gay House Reps on Thursday. 

Check out photos of Boehner with the new House Reps and their beautiful families (you know...the ones he's actively trying to designate as second class citizens) after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 08 November 2012
Tags: minnesota, video, the moment, victory, was announced, anti gay, marriage amendment, defeated, 2012 elections, united for all families, same sex, ban

A great clip has surfaced today that takes us inside a war room the very moment the defeat of Minnesota's anti-gay constitutional amendment was announced. Watch sheer jubilation at its finest, after the jump. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Tags: chris kluwe, the strip club, marriage equality, donation, ebay, auction, dinner, date, nfl, advocate, gay rights, minnesota, dinner for four, minnesotans united for all families

Yes, you read that correctly. Chris Kluwe at The Strip Club! Sign us up! But, while the ebay auction seems legit, that aforementioned "strip club" is serving up something decidely different than egg and legs and scantily clad go-go boys.

Read all about the auction and bid for yourself after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Tags: oprah, favorite things, own, holidays, military families

 

Missing the old O as much as we are? Well, looks like OWN is going to try and capitalize on one of the biggest audience draws from the Oprah Winfrey Show days with an upcoming holiday special.

But the best news may be that now home viewers can get in on the mega giveaways, too! Details below…

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 08 October 2012
Tags: pastor harry jackson, anti-gay, church, pulpit, good as you, frankenstein, gay families

So much LOOOOOOVE coming from the pulpit today. 

Jeremy over at Good As You brought us this warm and fuzzy nugget from Pastor Harry Jackson who calls gay families "discombobulated Frankenstein structures."

Listen as he preaches to his flock after the jump.

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Wednesday, 03 October 2012
Tags: chick fil a, dan cathy, new interview, october 2012, we support, biblical families, anti gay, winshape organization, hate, bigots, christianity, civil rights agenda, alderman moreno, contract, broken, lies

If there was any residual hope or growls still rumbling in your stomach after last month's claim that Chick-Fil-A would stop proselytizing chicken sandwiches with anti-gay donations, those should all fly the coop after a new interview with the chain's president Dan Cathy. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 03 October 2012
Tags: glaad, amplifier awards, jc penney, outstanding lgbt image in mainstream advertising, pr, cooper, todd, first pals, gay dads, video acceptance, claire, mason, families, same sex parents

GLAAD handed out its annual Amplifier Awards honoring the best in LGBT advertising and PR Tuesday night. Though its year in advertising boasts a string of reasons it deserved the top honor last night, JC Penney's "First Pals" catalogue image featuring dads Cooper Smith Koch and Todd Koch and their kids Claire and Mason stood out. 

The family sent in a video acceptance speech as they received the Outstanding LGBT Image in Mainstream Advertising award from GLAAD. Check it out after the jump!

 
Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 28 September 2012
Tags: department of homeland security, dhs, janet napolitano, obama administration, president, issues, new directive, field offices, change, guidelines, bi national, same sex couples, families, treated, families, immigration equality, deported

A new directive from the Obama Administration and the Department of Homeland Security will issue new guidelines to immigration field offices across the country, changing the way bi-national same-sex couples are treated by the federal government. 

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