Written by Nigel Campbell | Monday, 20 May 2013
Tags: boy scouts, connecticut yankee council, michael abrahamson, anti-gay policy 
We're seeing more rumbling within the ranks of the Boy Scouts.
This weekend a northeast chapter of the Scouts, the Connecticut Yankee Council, renounced the Boy Scouts' current discriminatory policy as well as any potential policy that discriminates against gay adults that may act as leaders.
See what the Council had to say after the jump.
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Written by Nigel Campbell | Monday, 20 May 2013
Tags: archie comics, kevin keller, first kiss, one million moms
The team behind the Archie Comics are showing no sign of steering away from controversy! The comic series introduced its first gay character, Kevin Keller back in 2010 (via Veronica, naturally) and now its introducing another first:
Kevin's first lip-lock! Yep, Kevin Keller's getting some comic-panel lovin' and the One Million Moms are gonna freak!
More after the jump!
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Written by Nigel Campbell | Monday, 20 May 2013
Tags: chely wright, twins, lauren blitzer wright, babies
Country star Chely Wright and her wife Lauren Blitzer Wright became parents over the weekend!
Chely gave birth on Saturday to two boys.
More after the jump!
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Written by Nigel Campbell | Monday, 20 May 2013
Tags: elliot morales, mark carson, charges, anti-gay hate crime, murder
Elliot Morales, the accused suspect in the shooting death of 32-year-old gay male Mark Carson (pictured), has been charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime.
Morales allegedly "laughed in hideous glee" as he confessed.
Let's hope they throw the book at him. More after the jump.
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Written by Nigel Campbell | Monday, 20 May 2013
Tags: damien garcia, jesse tyler ferguson, st. pius high school, graduation, transgender
The New Mexico high school Jesse Tyler Ferguson attended gained national attention last week when it was brought to light that school officials were forcing a transgender male student, Damien Garcia, to wear a female graduation gown during the school's commencement ceremony.
The Modern Family star became aware of the story and has reached out to St. Pius High School directly on Damien's behalf.
See what he has to say after the jump.
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Written by Nigel Campbell | Monday, 20 May 2013
Tags: obama, morehouse college, commencement address
President Obama didn't hold back during his commencement address at the all-male, historically black Morehouse College.
He encouraged the graduating Morehouse men to "Keep setting an example for what it means to be a man. Be the best husband to your wife, or your boyfriend, or your partner. Be the best father you can be to your children. Because nothing is more important."
Preach!
Watch after the jump. (Video should start at 21:56.)
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Written by Nigel Campbell | Monday, 20 May 2013
Tags: chuck schumer, new york senator, immigration reform, binational gay couples
With the U.S. Senate's immigration reform bill looming, Democratic New York Senator called a meeting with New York's leading elected gay officials and activists to discuss the inclusion of a pro-gay provision in the bill.
The provision, which would protect binational same-sex couples from being separated by allowing foreign members to apply for green cards, has been presented as a make-or-break issue for the entire bill.
Republicans have threatened to squash the bill if the provision is included.
So what came out of Schumer's meeting with the prominent gays? Find out after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 20 May 2013
Tags: rhea litre, drag, dubai, let's have a kaikai
West Hollywood queen Rhea Litre and her stable of Andrew Christian video hoes all made their way to Dubai over the weekend to perform at the opening of a new party night. But turns out Rhea Litre would have to have her “KaiKai” untucked…
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 20 May 2013
Tags: uk, marriage equality, civil partnerships, torys, labour
A vote on marriage equality in Parliament is now threatened after reports that the Labour party could derail the entire legislation if it joins forces with Torys to vote in favor of granting civil partnerships to heterosexual couples. More on the potential hurdles below.
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Written by Nigel Campbell | Saturday, 18 May 2013
Tags: france, marriage equality, francois hollande
French President Francois Hollande officially signed marriage equality into law today in France. The bill also legalized adoption by same-sex couples.
France is the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriage.
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