My boyfriend's hometown, the great city of Lincoln, Nebraska, has given the initial thumbs up to a comprehensive LGBT non-discrimination ordinance. Details follow. 

On Wednesday, Missouri Rep. Zachary Wyatt became the only gay Republican state level lawmaker currently serving (according to The Victory Fund) when he came out of the closet to fight the state's despicable "Don't Say Gay" bill. While the intense limelight has understandably made Rep. Wyatt's already busy schedule even more frenetic, he took a little time to chat quickly with Instinct about coming out to fight anti-gay bigotry in Missouri. 

Missouri's despicable "Don't Say Gay" bill has brought the closet door swinging open for Rep. Zachary Wyatt, who announced that he is gay at a press conference designed to oppose the homophobic legislation. 

With petitions, protest and criticism converging in a storm of bad press, the Nebraska Cornhuskers' notoriously anti-gay assistant coach Ron Brown has offered to become a martyr. 

In their campaign to have adults stop talking about the LGBT community, the coalition of Missouri lawmakers pushing for a "Don't Say Gay" bill are the only ones engaging in unbecoming language that has no place within earshot of children.

The local hometown paper of 14-year old Kenneth Weishuhn, who died last week from suicide, devoted its entire Sunday front page to a tear jerking anti-bullying editorial. 

Missouri is taking a page from Tennessee's homophobic-interpreted Bible and attempting to ban all things LGBT from schools with its own disgusting "Don't Say Gay" legislation.

Christian hate group Focus on the Family's attempt to get a bill that will legalize anti-gay discrimination before Colorado voters has been announced as a success, much to the dismay of LGBT activists nationwide. Details follow. 

JoeMyGod shines the light on a law passed in the shadows last month in Indiana that has managed to avoid headlines. Until now.

Senate Bill SB52 was signed by Gov. Mitchell Daniels in mid-March to allow for the HIV testing of individuals without their consent. LGBT groups are finally helping it pierce the 24-hour news cycle to give it the attention it deserves. Details follow. 

In partnership with the office of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, the city's Department of Public Health has unveiled a comprehensive LGBT action plan to address the community's varying needs. Details follow. 

Giving Black Party a run for its money in the sheer amount of gays slipping rings on each other over the weekend was a mass wedding held in Cleveland by Equality Ohio. Details follow. 

No longer will Omaha's LGBT have to live in fear of losing their jobs because of who they are! By a 4 - 3 vote, the Omaha City Council approved the anti-discrimination legislation we've been reporting on. Details follow.