Updated Friday at 6:30 p.m. PST:

Sadly the news we have been reporting on all day has taken a turn for the worse, as the AP is reprting the 33-year-old diagnosed with meningitis has been declared brain dead by doctors and is on life support. This corrects earlier reports by local L.A. media said the patient, Brett Shaad, had died Friday afternoon. 

NBCLA reports that the victim had attended White Party in Palm Springs just a few weeks ago, with West Hollywood city councilman John Duran adding, "If this resident was in fact in attendance at the White Party, it raises the issue, so we want to get the word out to any gay men that were at the White Party, that if they have any of these symptoms, go see their physician...

Updated Wednesday, 3:15 p.m.  PST

Clive Davis isn't letting Kelly Clarkson have the last word after she slayed him in yesterday's open letter to her fans. 

See what Clive has to say about Kelly's accusation that his memoir misrepresents the facts, after the jump!

Well it looks like Maryland's Boy Scout Pack 442 has been bullied into submission. 

The inclusive scouting pack, that publicly noted their support of scouts and  leaders regardless of their sexual orientation, folded to pressure from Boy Scouts of America higher ups.

Details after the jump.

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Archdiocese of Springfield in Illinois has started talking about a priest under his employ who was granted a leave of absence for an odd 911 call in late 2012. Earlier this month we brought you the story of Father Tom Donovan, who had to have police help him out of a mouth gag and handcuffs. Today, Bishop Paprocki, who is currently at war with marriage equality efforts in Illinois, released a statement about the incident. 

We reported back in October on Angela McCaskill, the Chief Diversity Officer of Gallaudet University, who was placed on administrative leave after she signed a petition in support of a voter referendum on marriage equality in Maryland. (Many viewed this as a move in opposition of same-sex marriage.)

The issue garnered a lot of attention primarily because it had supporters on both sides of the issue coming together for McCaskill's reinstatement.

Well, three months later, Dr. McCaskill is back at her post.

More after the jump.

President Obama signed the latest funding bill for the Department of Defense on Wednesday night, but included a statement alongside his signature announcing his objection to part of the legislation. Details follow. 

Updated Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. PST

Princeton student, Duncan Hosie stopped by NBC News' The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss his Q&A session with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who once again reiterated his anti-gay stance. 

Check out what Hosie had to say after the jump!

Updated 4:10 p.m. EST

Both LGBT and anti-gay groups were quick to sound off on the big news that the Supreme Court has granted review to the Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8. Check out reactions from AFER, Freedom to Marry, Equality California, NOM and more after the jump!

The NFL has completed its investigation of Ricky "Tank" Carder's use of "faggot" on Twitter and has decided not to take any action against the Cleveland Browns player. 

With the help of her attorney and family, the brutally beaten Mallory Owens has released a detailed official statement detailing the Thanksgiving attack at the hands of her girlfriend's brother that landed her in the hospital. Read it after the jump. 

Dr. Oz knew his decision to give the resoundingly discredited "ex gay" therapy voodoo credibility would be a controversial one. So, ahead of Wednesday's airing, Dr. Oz posted a blog defending his decision to capitalize on the topic in an episode that left a bad taste in much of the LGBT community's collective mouth.

So, what did Dr. Oz have to say for himself? 

The Cleveland Browns didn't waste much time before releasing a statement this morning to both condemn their player Tank Carder's use of "faggot" on Twitter and distance the franchise from the ugly slur.