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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 31 January 2013
Tags: chris kluwe, vikings, football, nfl, pro sports, responds, san francisco, 49ers, chris culliver, gay players, open, closet, lgbt, kids role models

Leave it to Chris Kuwe to expertly put another pro-footballer in place when it comes to unacceptable homophobia. This time around its San Fran 49er Chris Culliver who's on the unfortunate receiving end of Kluwe's LGBT-allegiance. Check out what the Chris who'son the right side of history has to say to the Chris who's on the wrong side of history after the break.

 
Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Tags: tennessee, don't say gay, returns, worse than ever, school kids, lgbt youth

Tennessee's infamous "Don't Say Gay" bill is back and worse than ever. Now, a new version of the bill that's ready to make its way through the state legislature will have schools outing possibly gay kids to their parents. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Tags: immigration reform, lgbt, binational, same sex, couples, president obama, plan, include, senate, doesn't, mccain

Updated Tuesday, 3:40 p.m. PST

As scheduled, President Obama delivered his immigration reform speech today in Las Vegas and he did include changes that would protect same-sex families from being separated. 

Watch his speech (and read a reaction from the Human Rights Campaign) after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Tags: vicco, kentucky, smallest town, america, pass, fairness ordinance, lgbt, ban, anti gay, discrimination, 2013, south

The 335-or-so residents of Kentucky's tiniest town should pat themselves on their backs after making homo history by becoming the smallest municipality in the country to pass a fairness ordinance. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Tags: bryan fischer, hate groups, american family association, boy scouts of america, end ban, gay, openly, lesbian, lgbt, troops, members, leaders, discrimination

Hate group leader Bryan Fischer has a dire warning for the Boy Scouts of America: allow gays and lesbians to become troops and den leaders will be an "open invitation for pedophiles." 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 25 January 2013
Tags: kenneth faried, nba, stars, denver nuggets, two moms, lesbian, supports, civil unions, colorado, gay, lgbt, same sex

Denver Nugget Kenneth Faried, nicknamed "Manimal" (which we love!) has made a video with his moms showing his support for civil unions in Colorado. Check out the incredible message from one of NBA's brightest after the jump. 

 

 
Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 25 January 2013
Tags: creating change, 2013, conference, lgbt, rights, president obama, records, video message

President Obama couldn't attend Creating Change 2013, the country's largest gathering of LGBT rights advocates, himself, but that didn't stop him from sending a message of support via a recorded message. Check out what the president has to say to the attendees of #CC13 after the break.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 25 January 2013
Tags: cdc, releases, new report, first, data, same sex, lgbt, relationships, rate, violence, intimate, partner, sexual, statistics, studies

The Centers for Disease Control has illuminated the LGBT community today by releasing the first set of national prevalence data on reported violence within same-sex relationships. With our first real grasp at the rate of intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual violence (SV) LGBT members face in their relationships compare to the heterosexual community?

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 24 January 2013
Tags: parramatta, australia, new south wales, twenty10, lgbt, youth organization, gay, asked, take down, signs, rediscover the river, festival, mayor, apologizes

Twenty10, an Australian LGBT youth group, hoped to lend a helping hand and listening ear to attendees of the Rediscover the River Festival in Parramatta, New South Wales. But after festival organizers noticed the gay-positive signage Twenty10's plan to support LGBT-youth were squashed. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 24 January 2013
Tags: academy awards, lgbt, winners, roles, characters, infograph, oscars, gay, lesbian, statistics, infograph, farsite forecast

The Academy Awards are itself are a gay man's dream of pomp & circumstance, dresses with trains and costume jewelry. But as far as the awards and nominations in the history of the Oscars go, the nods to LGBT roles or gay-specific films might seem few and far between. Thankfully, a helpful infograph from Farsite Forecast using Nate Silver's renowned equations puts it all into pansy perspective. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Tags: lgbt day of action, hurricane sandy, christine quinn, lgbt groups, new york city, relief efforts

Heads up, New York Instincters! 
 
Looking to help out? Perhaps a little pennance for your sins at Therapy last weekend?? Well this Saturday, Jan. 26 is your opportunity. 
 
The New York City Council, the LGBT Community Center, the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, Gay Men of African Descent and other New York LGBT groups are coming together for "LGBT Day of Action" to mobilize teams of volunteers to help out communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. 
 
More after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Tags: gleh, gleh los angeles corporation, amcal, lgbt elders, elder housing, hollywood, argyle apartments, triangle square, eric harrison, affordable housing

Great news for our LGBT seniors!

Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing Los Angeles Corporation is expanding affordable LGBT senior housing in Hollywood. 

More after the jump!

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