Is Presidents' Day really the time to start talking about killing Lincoln again? Poor Abe. But it's a slooooww holiday Monday (for many) and a back-to-the-grind-as-usual day for us, so we ponder the important stuff.

And since we do, we thought we'd look at the debate over the penny because it looks like the penny may actually be on its way out of circulation once and for all because President Obama thinks it's a good idea.

Well, the wait is finally over for gay gamers who were excited that Star Wars: The Old Republic was going to include same-sex romances in its most recent expansion pack. The move, which was announced in 2012 and incited ridiculous fears from bigots of "RuPaul Darth Vader" dolls, was rolled out last week. But how the big, progressive move was implemented hasn't exactly left a good taste in the mouths of the gay galaxy. 

A coalition of LGBT leaders has sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner demanding that he immediately stop using millions of taxpayer funds to keep the Defense of Marriage Act alive in courts. 

According to a just-released press statement, the Boy Scouts of America has lost funding from the Merck Foundation over its anti-gay policies. Merck joins the UPS and Intel in pulling funding from the BSA for discriminating against LGBT troops and leaders. Check out what Merck has to say about the move after the jump. 

GOProud head Jimmy LaSalvia explained away yesterday's RNC PR disaster by saying that gays are shallow and care more about dating rich men than their own civil rights. Or something.  

Bow Wow promised $2,500 to anyone who would beat up a Detroit man who allegedly hacked his Twitter account to post an image supposedly of the rapper in bed with another man. Check out the image that has caused Bow Wow to foam at the mouth after the jump!

Suffolk, England's Playford Football Club hopes that a silly (but sexy) video showing them play a game of soccer in their underwear will help the team raise $1,178 for uniforms, balls and other sports thingies. 

Unfortunately, in the scripting stage of this stunt, Playford FC failed to realize that seeing a half-naked game of soccer does little to incentivize the gays to help the players find clothing.

Watch the NSFW-ish video after the jump. 

If you're craving finger-lickin' chicken but have a conscience and want the money you spend on a meal supporting pro-equality causes rather than Bible-based bigotry, NYC's Schnipper's has a deal for you!

With laws varying state to state regarding the rights of LGBT Americans, particularly with regards to their finances in the case of marriage and domestic partnerships, financial firms are actively working to create LGBT-friendly initiatives that make financial planning more manageable.

More after the jump.

As homophobic activists announce they have gathered enough signatures to put the marriage rights of a minority group up for a vote by the majority in Washington, the gay and gay-friendly blogosphere has launched a moneybomb to raise money for those fighting for love in the state. 

The Santeria shrine we've erected in an abandoned pier off the Hudson and our daily offerings to Goddess Oprah seem to have paid off handsomely (pun intended): Anton Hysén, regular crush of the Instinct blog since coming out of the closet in 2011, has revealed his soccer-forged goods. Better yet, the revelation was purposefully caught on camera! Better better yet, the revelation is being auctioned off to raise money for St. Petersburg, Russia's Coming Out organization!

When you come-to after fainting, follow the jump and prepare to faint again for getting a good look at the NSFW picture.

Voting for Amendment One is now less than a week away in North Carolina, and a new survey from Public Policy Polling shows that opponents of the anti-gay measure still have their work cut out for them.