One mom, Karen, has come up with a unique and poignant way to combat the effects of the bullying faced by her suicidal pre-teen, Noah, and we had to share. 

Check out her story after the jump!

For gay men coming out at younger ages and feeling an earlier "pressure" to get or remain fit, the superficiality of it all may have deeper health benefits than once assumed and may not amount to a futile endeavor. According to a recent comprehensive Swedish study tracking one million young men, those who are physically strong between the ages of 16 and 19 will likely live longer than their weaker peers—even if they become overwheight later in life.

Werk, bitch!

Liu Xianping, a 72-year-old Chinese grandpa, is serving up SO MUCH fierce realness in an effort to promote his granddaughter's online teenage clothing store, Yuekou. 

What began as an attempt to help his granddaughter mix and match clothing for a photoshoot evolved into a digital campaign that should leave every female model worried about getting her wig snatched. 

More after the jump!

We're all for helping a great cause, so we're sharing a video from friend of Instinct and filmmaker Elliot London that brings to light the plight of LGBT teens from across our country.

Check it out after the jump.

A straight teenager is recovering this week after he was assaulted for standing up to homophobes at Brighton Pride in the U.K. over the weekend. Details follow. 

We've got whiplash! Rep. Kerry Gauthier has now decided that he will, in fact, drop out of the race for re-election following the teen sex scandal.

More after the jump.

Portland, Texas police have released a sketch of a man suspected in the horrific shooting of a teenage lesbian couple. Details follow. 

We might be able to skip that morning shot of Bailey's espresso in our coffee thanks to the premiere of Miss Katy Perry's imaginative and eye-opening "Wide Awake."

The dream-like, Alice In Wonderland-inspired video marks a gorgeous close to Katy's Teenage Dream years—a book-end moment that adds an extra dose of poignancy to the new vid. Grab a shot of espresso, check out the video after the jump and let us know if you heart or hate the ode to an end of an era in the comments!

We can count time from over the past two years using Katy Perry's Teenage Dream singles as reference points, so it's hard to believe that with the music video for "Wide Awake," that chapter of the pop star's career will end. Check out the teaser video for what Katy calls the "final chapter," after the jump.

Looks like Katy Perry fans might have a recurring Dream answered! It was one of the most successful albums of all time, so it makes sense that Miss Perry plans to re-release 2010's Teenage Dream in March, packed with reworked tracks that didn't make the cut the first time around. 

Darren Criss doesn't think his chiseled chin, his cute trademark spinning choreography, his swoon-inducing voice, his fashionable style or his heterosexual allegiance to the LGBT community had anything to do with helping him become a pin-up boy. Instead, as he continues taking over for Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway's How To Succeed, Darren peers into the rearview mirror of his career and credits Katy Perry for making him a star. Details follow. 

Once again upstaging a 2012 GOP presidential candidate, a pro-LGBT youth has this time around prodded Rick Perry on why he's willing to let his insatiable homophobia hurt American troops. Details, video and Rick's response, after the jump.