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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Thursday, 28 July 2011
Tags: rick perry, texas, 2012 gop candidates, republicans, bigots, dbags, anti-gay, homophobia, marriage equality, new york, same sex, clarify, colorado, fine by me, tony perkins, family research council, interview, position, view, same sex

Sheeple worried about Rick Perry's ambiguous statements in support of a state's right to pass marriage equality last week can unclench their booties; the Texas Governor and possible 2012 GOP presidential candidate wants to remind you that he is still a raging anti-equality homophobe. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 28 July 2011
Tags: ann coulter, joy behar, interview, don't ask don't tell, dadt, new york, marriage equality, marcus bachmann, michele, dbags, bigots, goproud, conservatives

Ann Coulter should learn to practice what she preaches. Appearing on Tuesday night's Joy Behar Show, Ann said she just wants gays to shut up already. Watch her rant (and a surprising moment of clarity) after the jump.

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Tags: marriage equality, polls, studies, republican, democrats, majority, americans, numbers, support, seniors, data, freedom to marry, gay, same sex

How many more bipartisan polls will it take for hate groups like the National Organization against for Marriage to get it through their thick (literally) heads that a majority of folks nowadays actually support equality for all Americans? The latest poll in the salvo of support comes by word of a new bipartisan survey revealing that over the past 15 years, the American attitude has shifted to supporting same-sex marriage. 

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Tags: rick santorum, new york, marriage equality, same sex, gay, overturn, reverse, promise, pledge, 2012 gop candidates, republicans, bigots, dbags, anti-gay, iowa, dan savage

During an Iowa stop on his 2012 GOP presidential candidate campaign tour, Rick Santorum promised lending his sullied name to overturn marriage equality in New York. Details follow.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Tags: new york, attorney general, eric schnedierman, doma, defense of marriage act, marriage equality, same-sex, gay, lesbian, lgbt, lawsuit, filed, discrimination

On the six-inch high Fendi heels of marriage equality (which only high-kicked its way into law on Sunday), New York state is making another bold move in the fight for love by entering the federal lawsuit against the "Defense of Marriage Act." Details follow. 

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Tags: maggie gallagher, bloody mess, new york, marriage equality, gay, same sex, national organization for marriage, nom, christianity, bigots, dbags, homophobia, anti-gay, video, interview, 2012 elections, republicans

National Organization for Marriage lead bigot Maggie Gallagher has predicted/threatened/invoked blood shed following the start of equality in New York. Details and video follow.

 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Tags: new york, marriage equality, hair, st james theater, video, broadway, weddings, tie the knot, theater community, lgbt, same sex, video, gay

One of the most anticipated shows of Hair's revival took place on Sunday night when, as we told you earlier this month, same-sex couples tied the knot after a performance of the show. Finally, we have what amounts to the couples' wedding video, which you can watch, after the jump. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 25 July 2011
Tags: twins, marriage equality, allies, same-sex marriage, flower girls, pink is the new blog, wedding, new york city, ny

Quite possibly the cutest thing that we've seen and heard in forever! Catch the photo of the twin girls who wanted to take part in yesterday's exciting wave of weddings and read the heartfelt letter from their dad explaining why they wanted to partake in the weddings of complete strangers.

 

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Monday, 25 July 2011
Tags: elisabeth hasselbeck, the view, new york, marriage equality, protestors, anti-gay, homophobia, same sex, monday, video, tasteless, blasts

Elisabeth Hasselbeck has been trying her damndest to get on my good side (my left side, for the record) ever since she switched her position on marriage equality. But on Monday's episode of The View, Elisabeth made her best attempt yet to emerge as the LGBT community's most unlikely conservative hero when she completely blasted anyone against same-sex marriage (specifically, the homophobic demonstrators who protested in New York on the first day of marriage equality). 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 25 July 2011
Tags: new york, city, marriage equality, gallery, newlyweds, couples, partners, gay, lesbian, pictures, images, history, day one, city hall, frank louis, frantz hall, instinct, contributors, this is what we're fighting for, same sex

(That's Insitnct regular photographer Frank Louis on the right with his HUSBAND, Q-Talk's Frantz G. Hall. Congratulations, guys!)

The tears still have not dried from the procession of happy couples parading with marriage certificates all across the Empire State on July 24, the first day of marriage equality. Follow the jump for a breathtaking gallery of photographs taken of gay and lesbian couples moments after receiving their official marriage certificates. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 25 July 2011
Tags: niagara falls, rainbow, same-sex, gay, lesbian, marriage equality, video, 46, couples, tie the knot, first day

 

Nearly 50 same-sex couples took the plunge (hardy, har) by choosing to become some of the first gay and lesbian couples to get married in New York state at Niagara Falls on Sunday. A local video report of the 46 blissful pairs, after the jump!

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Sunday, 24 July 2011
Tags: new york city, hall, clerks, office, celebration, rally, marriage equality, same sex, weddings, lgbt, gay, lesbian, first day, july 24, outside, video, pictures, images, history, one, start

I always cry at weddings.

But Sunday afternoon—embedded within hundreds (and at times, thousands) of supportive strangers who certainly put the party in wedding party—was the first time I cried a hundred consecutive times at a hundred consecutive weddings.

The tears, of course, were born from joy, erupting over me and dozens of others nearby in a jubilant cycle; with each newly married gay or lesbian couple that exited the doors of the New York City Clerk's office, legal marriage certificates held victoriously above their heads, their wedding party of strangers and supporters cheered, threw rainbow confetti, cried, hugged, photographed, held signs with clever printed slogans like "A (More) Civil Union," swayed with immutable smiles ...

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