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.

St. Petersburg's ban on Pride was given its most symbolic moment today as Russian gay activists celebrating May Day were arrested for waving rainbow flags in public. 

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.

Love is louder. Despite facing an unprecedented anti-gay propaganda law in St. Petersburg, LGBT activists send a message of perseverance to their international supporters. Watch, after the jump.

Enforcement of anti-gay propaganda laws continued in Russia this weekend.

Gay rights demonstrators observed the Day of Silence, which draws attention to “the silencing of discrimination and crimes against sexual minorities.” Two demonstrators were arrested in St. Petersburg.

More after the jump.

The first arrest under St. Petersburg's heinous and instantly-infamous law banning promoting or speaking about the gay in public has been made. The horrific criminals charged with indoctrinating homophobia around possible minors (a crime on par with promoting pedophilia)? Two activists holding sings that read, "Gay is normal." Details follow. 

To kick off its "Week Against Homophobia," Russian LGBT organization Coming Out has filed a challenge of St. Petersburg's notorious "anti Pride" law in a city court. 

The Russian Parliament is apparently so thrilled with the international criticism lofted St. Petersburg's way that it is looking to replicate the heinous "gay propaganda" law nation-wide. 

Officials in St. Petersburg will be waiting in the wings of Madonna's MDNA tour stop in the Russian city, ready to punish the international pop star should she even start to utter the letters G-A-Y. Details follow. 

On Monday we reported that Madonna was being asked to cancel her MDNA tour stop scheduled for this summer in St. Petersburg, Russia in boycott of the city's heinous (and now official) anti-gay/anti-Pride law. Her Madgesty has spoken about the request and tackled it in true Madonna form. So, what does Madonna have to say about plans to stop in St. Petersburg?

Madonna has been asked to not take her MDNA tour to St. Petersburg, Russia, as planned on August 9. Details follow.

A Russian judge has given a middle finger to international gay athletes by ruling that the modern tradition of a Pride House in Olympic cities will not find a home at the 2014 games in Sochi. Why? Because the judge has determined that an inclusive spot welcoming international athletes would harm children and end Russia as we know it. Details follow.