We might be covering St. Petersburg Pride sooner than we had imagined thanks to a historic ruling out of the Kostroma regional court in Russia. After hearing an appeal brought forth by organizers of Moscow Pride and heroic activist Nikolai Alekseev, the court ruled that gay pride events do not constitute as "propaganda," which is banned in St. Petersburg.

Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has voted to uphold legislation that bans gay couples from adopting children. 

Details after the jump.

We're seeing some forward movement in Germany with regards to gay couples being allowed to adopt children.

Details after the jump!

A lesbian couple and an agnostic couple have lost their case according to a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The two couples filed suit claiming that the Boy Scouts of America ban gay, atheist, and agnostic scouts and scout leaders based on religious beliefs and are ineligible to lease government regulated land at a nominal rate. 

More on the Ninth Circuit's decision after the jump. 

Marriage equality may be on the horizon in Mexico! 

This afternoon the Supreme Court of Mexico unanimously ruled in favor of three same-sex couples seeking to marry in Oaxaca, Mexico. 

More after the jump. 

We brought you this story back in August when Christopher Bridgeman and Martin Borger discovered, to their horror, that Continental Airlines had removed a giant dildo from their bag, greased it up with lube (maybe??), and taped it to the top of their bag for all of the world to see. 

So what happened to the lawsuit that they filed against the airline?

Find out after the jump!

The U.S. Supreme Court announced this morning its list of cases for argument and there was no mention of a review for Hollingsworth v. Perry (formerly Perry v. Brown), more commonly referred to as the Prop. 8 case. 

More after the jump.

Moments ago we learned that the Supreme Court took no action today on the handful of marriage equality cases begging for its attention. We could have news on the conference as early as Monday, with most SCOTUS analysts believing Friday, December 7 is the best chance for the Court to take action. 

According to SCOTUSblog's Lyle Denniston, the Court did make two interesting announcements after today's conference:  "It did agree to rule on whether taking a human gene out of the body is a process that can be patented.  It also agreed to rule on legal protection for makers of generic drugs."

The next time we get slut shamed, we're totally going to blame it on our "medicine."

A French appeals court has upheld a ruling ordering GlaxoSmithKline to pay €197,000 ($255,824) to a supposedly heterosexual, married man with children who claims that a drug given to him to treat Parkinson's Disease turned him into a 'gay sex addict'.

More after the jump.

Singapore's High Court will soon hear a case on the constitutionality of the country's criminalization of gay sex. Details follow. 

With all the noise and tantrums emitted from the right wing today following the Supreme Court's major ruling in support of President Obama's Affordable Care Act, it's important to not let the hiss drown out what the decision means for the LGBT community.

Some of the top gay organizations react to the big news, after the jump. 

The American Foundation for Equal Rights has broken the news that the Ninth Circuit is set to make a filing in the Prop 8 case tomorrow. 

On Tuesday, we will likely find out if the Prop 8 case goes back to the Ninth for a full en banc review by 11 judges or if the request is denied. Should it be denied, Prop 8 supporters will likely file another request that sends the matter of to the Supreme Court.

(Click on the above image to enlarge AFER's handy guide to understanding the Prop 8 case's path.)

As always, stay tuned to InstinctMagazine.com for updates!