Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 17 May 2012
Tags: rap, t.i., marriage equality, gay, same sex, homophobia, tracy morgan, mtv, interview, video
In November, T.I. found his way into gay blogosphere headlines for defending Tracy Morgan against those critical of the comedian's anti-gay stand-up routine. "If you’re gay you should have the right to be gay in peace, and if you’re against it you should have the right to be against it in peace," T.I. told Vibe.
Today, cradled by the wave of acceptance generated by President Obama's big splash, T.I. is singing a slightly different tune.
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Tags: floyd mayweather, manny pacquiao, boxing, athletes, straights, marriage equality, supports, twitter, gay, same sex, president obama, fight, 2012
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao hit the LGBT community below the belt this week, but Floyd Mayweather—largely regarded as Pacquiao's only pound-for-pound rival—has rushed to defend marriage equality.
What does Pretty Boy Floyd have to say about same-sex marriage ahead of a possible 2012 fight with Pacquiao?
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Tags: athletes, boxers, manny pacquiao, extra, mario lopez, interview, apologizes, clarifies, same sex, gay, marriage equality, homophobia, dbags
Though it came out yesterday that the Examiner profile painting rising boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao as a Bible-quoting homophobe was more of a team effort than direct quotes, the athlete has been compelled enough to apologize to the gay community for the story.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Tags: president obama, spiritual adviser, rev hunter, florida, marriage equality, decision, interview, msnbc, gay, same sex
President Obama remained steadfast during his "evolution" toward saying "I do" to marriage equality. But if anyone embedded in the inner O circle had a slight chance of pressing the pause button on history, it was Rev. Joel Hunter, President Obama's spiritual adviser.
Rev. Hunter joined MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell today to talk about the conversation he had with Obama the day the president came out of the closet for same-sex marriage, and how he politely disagreed with the "stance."
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Tags: freedom to serve, freedom to marry, sldn, aubrey sarvis, dadt, doma, relationship, marriage, gay, same sex, lesbian, video
In the same pulse-racing vein as "It Could Happen To You" comes a tear jerking message from Freedom to Marry's new partnership with the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. Follow the jump if you want your heart strings played like a symphony with the first video from the "Freedom to Serve, Freedom to Marry" campaign.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Tags: national organization for marriage, nom, brian brown, president obama, support, marriage equality, same sex, gay, lose, 2012, election, mitt romney, hate groups, dbags
The National Organization for Marriage's head homophobe Brian Brown has spent the past week peering into many polished sets of crystal balls. He's finally come up for air to share yet another prophecy with the world: President Obama will lose his reelection bid strictly based on his support of same-sex marriage. The quote we can throw in to the growing, steaming pile of "things Brian Brown got wrong" follows.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 07 May 2012
Tags: video of the day, tom bridegroom, death, anniversary, partner, boyfriend, marriage equality, same sex, gay, indiana, family, legal, will
Updated Tuesday, May 15, 4 p.m. EST
Shane Bitney Crone, creator of the viral video we shared last week that successfully depleted the tear supply of an entire planet, spoke with CNN's Suzanne Malveaux today about "It Could Happen To You."
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Tags: bristol palin, stop bullying me, reactions, president obama, same sex, marriage equality, kill yourself, death, blog, comments, anti-gay, gop, republicans
Bristol Palin has now tasted what some of the countless LGBT she denigrated last week suffer through their whole lives after criticizing Obama's support of legal recognition for gay-couple-helmed families. Though it's always a head scratcher when a bully throw a tantrum after being criticized for their bullying ways, a few of the comments posted to Bristol's blog entry do take it way too far.
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Tags: president obama, marriage equality, polls, surveys, abc news, african americans, blacks, hispanics, latino, white, voters, gay, same sex, favorable, unfavorable
Talking heads have carped incessantly the past week about President Obama's support for same-sex marriage costing him votes in communities of color. A new ABC News poll conducted after the landmark news had time to settle in suggests quite the opposite, however.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Tags: jay z, comes out, supports, endorses, gay, same sex, marriage equality, video, cnn, interview, president obama
Beyoncé's homo harem is likely buzzing with excitement today after Jay Z publicly declared his support for marriage equality during an interview with CNN's Poppy Harlow.
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