UPDATE: 11:30 a.m. EST

The Boy Scouts of America have released an official statement on board members' decision to delay their vote on the archaic gay ban until May of this year. Check out what the BSA has to say after the jump. 

With the world's attention focused on New Zealand as The Hobbit (filmed in the country) finally makes its way to the big screen, Gandalf himself has used the current international spotlight to make a plea for marriage equality. After all, the country was the first to give women the vote, Ian McKellan reminds us in the new video, so what are they waiting for?

More of Sir Ian McKellan's push for Middle Earth marriage equality after the jump!

Gwen Stefani is serving up major FACE (and still hasn't aged a day since 1996!) in No Doubt's just released video for "Push & Shove." Check out the music vid for the new album's title track after the jump!

No Doubt is all over the place promoting their latest album, Push and Shove, which is scheduled to drop tomorrow, Sept. 25!!!!!!

Maybe we're a little excited. 

They're certainly doing all they can to whet our appetites, including a teaser for the video for their new single, "Push and Shove," which debuts tomorrow on VEVO and...

This EPIC performance of "Just A Girl" with special guest, P!nk, at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas this past weekend. It's everything! 

Watch after the jump.

With their new album, Push and Shove due on September 25, No Doubt has finally unleashed the album's title track with a world premiere on "On Air with Ryan Seacrest."

Style wise, it's kind of all over the place, but that's kinda No Doubt's thing!

Check out "Push and Shove" after the jump!

It's all happening!

With No Doubt's new album, Push and Shove, due on September 25, the band is further whetting our appetites by releasing the album's cover art!

Gwen tweeted “Can’t believe El mac did this for us!! Incredible amazing artist! Gx."

Check out what he did (and see some behind-the-scenes footage from the creation of the cover art) after the jump!

No Doubt fans can shed some of the doubt and replace it with optimism this morning after the band released a slew of new details regarding the upcoming album!

Want to beat up gay kids in the name of Jeebus (or Rick Santorum)? Then you might soon find a home in Tennessee, where the Family Action Council of Tennessee is aggressively fighting for the "religious and political right" to bully gay youth.

After polling the country on rights for same-sex couples, it has been leaked that government leaders in the United Kingdom will tomorrow announce a commitment to achieving marriage equality.

A tit for a tat? Chile's President Sebastian Pinera pushed for civil union legislation this week while continuing to sound-off against full marriage equality for LGBT Chileans. Details follow. 

Interesting news out of Colorado today, where 19-year old college student Mark Olmstead has proposed a ballot measure to pursue marriage equality in 2012—without support from any LGBT groups in the state! Details follow. 

A man has filed a shocking lawsuit against the LGBT-friendly Rev. Jesse Jackson and his Rainbow PUSH organization, claiming, among other things, that he was fired for being gay.