Written by Nigel Campbell | Thursday, 25 April 2013
Tags: manila luzon, university of san diego, drag show, protests, prayer vigil 
This should be fun--we've yet to meet a drag queen that doesn't love an audience!
Some students at the apparently uber-Catholic University of San Diego (USD) are planning a protest and and a prayer vigil denouncing a university-sponsored drag show that superstar queen Manila Luzon will be emceeing!
Around 5,000 students have signed a petition opposing the show.
Why all the fuss? And what does Manila have to say about it? Find out after the jump!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 19 November 2012
Tags: iceland, reykjavik, mayor jon gnarr, france, marriage equality, protests, twitter, homophobia, anti gay, calls, assholes, same sex, protests
Gay friendly Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr is known for his oustpoken support of the community, but a tweet he published over the weekend might take the rainbow wedding cake.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 13 August 2012
Tags: reykjavik, iceland, mayor, jon gnarr, pussy riot, pride, parade, 2012, drag, dresses, video, supports, protests, russia, jail, imprisonment
Thanks to Russia's draconian policies and arrest of feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot, we've said the five-letter P-word more this summer than ever before in our lives! Dad will be proud.
Madonna's protest of the band brought international attention to their imprisonment, but Jon Gnarr, the gaydored mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland, has kept the story in headlines thanks to a Drag Race-worthy appearance at his city's Pride parade over the weekend.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 02 August 2012
Tags: westboro baptist church, congress, veteran's bill, limits, funeral, protests, military, hate groups, signs, blow, laws, distance, time limit
If there was ever a time to sell your stock in tri-colored cardboard signs, now is the time!
Congress has passed a comprehensive veterans bill that includes a provision aimed at the Westboro Baptist Church to cripple protests at military funerals. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 26 July 2012
Tags: michigan, lgbt, community centers, gay, hunger strike, protests, 2012 elections, ferndale, affirmations
We may say that we don't wrap our tonsils around anything made up of less than 12 percent alcohol during the summer Speedo season. But the truth is, after last call, we're removing our heels and making a mad dash to get in the front of the line at L.A. Buns or Empanada Mama for a full-fledged carbo-loading session. So we can't even begin to fathom how difficult the hunger strike planned by Michigan's LGBT activists will be!
To put pressure on state lawmakers ahead of the November election and draw public attention to Michigan's hostility toward the LGBT community, gay activists from across the state will begin a 100 day hunger strike next week. Details on the gay Gandhis in the land of Mitt Romney follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 21 June 2012
Tags: national organization for marriage, nom, minnesota for marriage, announces, launches, general mills, boycott, protests, marriage amendment, same sex, lgbt, dbags, hate groups, dump
Analysts are likely expecting General Mills stock prices to rise over the coming weeks after a shady National Organization for Marriage associated-group announced a protest of the gay-friendly company. And we all know how great "Dump Starbucks" was for the coffee corp! (Details follow).
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 31 May 2012
Tags: cnn, pastor charles worley, followers, protests, counter protest, idiots, bigots, backward, homophobia, north carolina, electrified fence, video, interview, bible, christianity
CNN: Let me ask you, where does it talk about AIDS in Romans 1:27?
Worley supporter: It doesn't. We just put it on there.
These tactics, regularly used by anti-gay activists, are given the spotlight in a quick segment from CNN covering the recent protests and counter protests outside Pastor Charles "Electrified Fence" Worley's brainwashing center in North Carolina.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Sunday, 22 April 2012
Tags: lady gaga, pro-lgbt, born this way ball, global tour, conservative christians, south korea, seoul, alliance for sound culture in sexuality, protests, anti-lgbt
Conservative Christian demonstrators in South Korea are protesting Lady Gaga and her "Born This Way Ball Global Tour," citing her support of LGBT rights and alleged advocacy of pornography as a big no no.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 23 January 2012
Tags: we do campaign, south carolina, video, protests, same sex, marriage equality, gay, lesbian, certificates
Six same-sex couples attempted to obtain marriage licenses in South Carolina to draw attention to the state's discriminatory practices in the WE DO campaign. Their protests, which took place late last week, has been documented in a beautiful video just released by WE DO. Follow the jump to watch.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 16 January 2012
Tags: australian open, tennis, margaret court, anti-gay, homophobes, protests, rainbow, scrunchy, hair band, laure robson, uk, heroes, allies, sports, athletes, marriage equality
We're not usually fans of the statement a scrunchy makes, but the statement British tennis star Laura Robson's hairband made at the Australian Open is certainly applause-worthy. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 05 January 2012
Tags: secretary of state, hillary clinton, united nations, geneva, human rights, gay rights, lgbt, international, united states, aid, funds, decrease, cut, sierra leone, africa, philippines, activism, protests, anti-gay
The wake from Sec. of State Hillary Clinton's unprecedented gay rights speech late last year continues to ripple across the world. See how differently groups in Sierra Leone and the Philippines have responded to the historic United Nations address, after the break.
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