Groups that have been traditionally against marriage equality are coming around to smell the wedding roses according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. Catholics and males mark big shifts in attitudes toward same-sex marriage in the poll, which MSNBC's The Cycle discussed on a recent show. Details and video follow. 

Aside from the appallingly flawed Regnerus study, most same-sex parenting research has found that children raised by gay and lesbian couples compared equally to children raised by heterosexual couples. But a new study out of UCLA's Williams Institute is about to raise the gay game. 

Depending on your idea of "fun," a new survey and the resulting infograph from Target 10 shows what many a hangover have told us for years: gay men and lesbians might have more "fun" than our straight counterparts. 

So, how do our drinking and alcohol choices, eating and dining choices, and nightlife activities stack up to our hetero friends? Check out a nifty infograph after the jump! 

Republican Louisiana Rep. Jeff Landry has decided that the most pressing issue he has to deal with is getting rid of the LGBT studies minor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Rather than acknowledging that he simply wants to ignore our existence, he argues, "I want our young people prepared for workforce and the LGBT minor does not assist them toward that goal."

Yes, because every other available major and minor have completely practical applications that will lead to work directly in that field. Oh, and there's no intrinsic value in learning.

More after the jump.

Its infectiously in vogue these days to leave baby boys parts fully intact as the movement against circumcision spreads across the U.S. But a new study out of Johns Hopkins University reveals the high price tag the country will face when these boys are old enough to check off the "uncut" box on whatever futuristic location-based cruising app they'll come to use. 

Move over guyliner and tweezers—thanks to a new study out of Cornell University, researchers believe it's possible to accurately identify a person's sexual orientation based on their eyes alone. 

So, what, exactly, do scientists believe gives our queer eye away?

Marylanders for Marriage Equality has released a new poll today showing that a hefty majority of voters plan to support same-sex marriage when it comes up for a vote on the state's November ballot. Details follow. 

On the heels of last week's bleak report from the Black AIDS Institute arrives some much-needed enthusiastic news.

In a study conducted by San Francisco University and presented over the weekend at the 19th Annual AIDS Conference in D.C., researchers unveiled statistics showing that black gay couples use condoms more than white gay couples. 

A new report from the Black AIDS Institute puts more new numbers behind the disparity in new HIV infections between black gay men and other groups. Details follow. 

Hmmm. We might have to ask our biological clocks to tick for another ten years.

Another day, another study proving that straights and gays both exhibit the same parenting lifestyles. 

Details follow. 

A new study out from the Williams Institute debunks that resoundingly flawed study about same-sex parenting released last week that garnered too much mainstream attention. Details follow.

As harbingers of trends that are often adopted by the mainstream, gays might really be onto something with the community-accepted but society-taboo practice of open relationships. At least according to a small scienc-y study by the University of Michigan. Details follow.