Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, who signed marriage equality into state law yesterday, appeared on MSNBC’s The Last Word and shared his views on the historic day. Check out what he and host Lawrence O’Donnell had to say, after the jump.

Did doctors act recklessly when they performed sex-assignment surgery on an intersex child in the foster care system?

The child's adoptive parents are arguing yes and are suing the doctors and state social workers for their actions. 

More after the jump.

Delaware Governor Jack Markell has officially signed marriage equality into law!

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Right on the heels of Rhode Island, sources (including The Associated Press) are reporting that the Delaware state Senate just voted to become the 11th state to allow same-sex marriage!

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Marriage equality is one step closer to reality in Delaware after the Senate Executive Committee advanced the measure. In a vote of 4 - 2, the Committee has passed the measure to the full Senate where it is expected to face a tougher vote. 

As always, stay tuned to Instinct for the latest breaking news from around the world!

In an effort to protect religious freedom (seriously), Republicans in Washington state have filed a bill that would give businesses the right to deny services on the basis of religious belief. 

Hmm...slippery slope...

Details after the jump.

It's not just Virginia! Montana has had its own laws criminalizing gay sex on their books.

These laws were struck down by the Montana Supreme Court in 1997, but they weren't actually removed; they were simply unenforced. 

Today's ruling officially removes the language criminalizing same-sex sexual acts.

Details after the jump.

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's fight to keep anti-sodomy laws on the books in Virginia has been thwarted. 

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Delaware will be the next state to consider marriage equality in 2013 as a bill that will extend civil rights to same-sex couples gets ready to be pre-filed in the state House on Thursday.

It looks like Arizona will try to block the city of Bisbee from recognizing civil unions for same sex couples.  

Details after the jump.

But the people have a right to know!!

Virginia Attorney General (and gubernatorial candidate) Ken Cuccinelli petitioned a federal court in an attempt to get a reversal on the ruling that Virginia's "Crimes Against Nature" law is unconstitutional.

The "Crimes Against Nature" law bans oral and anal sex between consenting adults. 

Cuccinelli has been outspoken in his belief that gay sex is "unnatural" and that laws should be in place to prohibit it, though he's been pretty silent on whether or not he objects to a little oral action between men and women.

More after the jump.

Kenneth In The 212 can't locate any police reports stemming from the allleged incident, so take the story with tons of salt rimming your lunchtime margarita, but two women have filed a lawsuit against West Hollywood's internationally known gay bar The Abbey in allegations related to rape.

Details follow.