Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 04 February 2013
Tags: gresham, oregon, aaron klein, sweet cakes bakery, refuses, denies, bake, wedding cake, lesbian couple, discrimination, same sex, gay, christianity, the bible, religion, dbags 
Aaron Klein, owner of Sweet Cakes Bakery in Gresham, Oregon, is being investigated by the state after denying service to a lesbian couple in need of a wedding cake.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 30 November 2012
Tags: citibank, refuses, take stand, change.org, petition, uganda, against, kill the gays, bill, legislaiton
Citibank, one of the biggest businesses in Uganda, has today refused to take a stand against the African nation's "Kill the Gays" legislation. More info after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 16 November 2012
Tags: united kingdom, london, bus, double decker, driver, homophobic, christian, refuses, stonewall ad, some people are gay, get over it, religion
A homophobic, self-professed "Christian" bus driver in the United Kingdom couldn't get over the fact that some people are gay, it seems. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 03 August 2012
Tags: paul zilber, toms river, new jersey, saint barnabas, behavioral center, psychiatric, hospital, refuses, bans, forbids, partner, couple, gay, same sex, fiance, patient, kiss
Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Center in Toms River, New Jersey might have a lawsuit headed its way if a gay couple it reportedly tried to keep apart illegaly has anything to do with it.
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Tags: target, remains, neutral, minnesota, marriage amendment, same sex, won't support, refuses, wtf, what's your instinct, gay, bullseye, ad, wedding registry
Target may have slipped something on our finger last week with that cute ad, but it looks like it was nothing more than a promise ring.
As we were left dazzled by the same-sex wedding registry advertisement, the bullseye company quietly announced that it will remain neutral in fight against gay couples in Minnesota. Is "remaining neutral" on an issue of equality for a minority group tantamount to not supporting the equal rights of a minority group?
Follow the jump for the details and dive into the comments to dish on Target's latest LGBT-related move.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Tags: the fargo forum, refuses, print, same sex, gay, lesbian, wedding, announcement, new york, allison johnson, reviewing, policies, editor, matt, pinnon, dianna baumann
North Dakota's The Fargo Forum has refused to print the wedding announcement of a same-sex couple heading to New York to tie the knot. But it will return the $25 publication fee, surely making Allison Johnson and her fiance feel much better about the situation.
(Details follow.)
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Tags: mississippi agriculture and forestry museum, discriminates, refuses, business, same sex, lesbian, couple, commitment ceremony, ceara, emily, splc
The Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum is receiving flak today for discriminating against a same-sex couple that planned to rent its Masonic Hall for a commitment ceremony. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 05 June 2012
Tags: breaking news, ninth circuit, prop 8, filing, en banc, review, refuses, denies, marriage equality, same sex, california, supreme court
Updated 2:15 p.m. EST
As announced yesterday, the Ninth Circuit made a filing in the Prop 8 case, and, also as suspected, it dealt with the request by proponents for the Court to hear the case en banc.
Check out the filing details, community reactinos and more after the jump!
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 13 April 2012
Tags: russia, g8, summit, meeting, lgbt, gay, rights, affirmation, statement, refuses, endorse, sign, hillary clinton, foreign, international, st petersburg
Russia continued its rolling back of human rights support at a gathering of G8 foreign ministers hosted by Sec. of State Hillary Clinton. After an affirmation declaring that the G8 countries endorse LGBT rights was presented, only one nation refused to endorse the statement: Russia.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Tags: new mexico, gov. martinez, darden, hair stylist, protest, refuses, cut, santa fe, marriage equality, gay, same sex, lgbt, homophobia
Updated at 2:50 p.m. EST with video of a local news report
It sounds like a stereotypical sassy punch line from one of our stories about Oklahoma bigot Sally Kern, but now it's actually come true: anti-gay New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has pissed off her hair stylist to the point where he's officially abandoning the lawmaker's hair. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 03 February 2012
Tags: j.c. penney, ellen, fired, one million moms, homophobia, gaylebrities, stands behind, glaad, american family association, refuses
The optimistic jobs report released today can still count Ellen as one of the employed thanks to J.C. Penney, which has refused to cave into homophobic calls to fire the out lesbian for being gay.
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