With the addition of Rhode Island, Delaware and Minnesota over the past two weeks,, marriage equality maps of the United States have certainly brightened up, haven't they?

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will sign marriage equality legislation into law at 5 p.m. central. 

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Surprise, surprise: the highest frequency of homophobic tweets in the U.S. mostly occur in small towns, not large cities, according to a heat map produced by researchers at Humboldt State University. 

Is your city in the red?

Late Friday, in what some political talking heads are calling a surprising move, the Obama administration formally urged the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense Of Marriage Act! Details follow after the jump.

We know you've been dying for an intimate evening with past Instinct cover star Mika so have we got the Valentine's Day present for you!

And. We. Die.

RuPaul's Drag Race Season V doesn't even kick off for another freakin' week, but we at least have the best (sorry, Bey, Kelly and President O's historic speech) moment from the entire inauguration day to tide us over: the First Lady schooling every single hunty on the planet with a Level 10 eye roll. The target? Speaker of the House John Boehner. 

A state of the art anti-bullying center will travel the U.S. alongside Lady Gaga's upcoming Born This Way Ball tour, news from the international pop-star reveals. Details follow.

It's been a week rife with reminders that it's still no time to be complacent about HIV/AIDS, and a new report from the CDC backs that up. Details follow. 

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The Court has posted its order list online here.

After a series of build-ups that puts Homeland to shame, the Supreme Court of the United States has finally made movement on the marriage equality cases demanding review. In a conference earlier today, SCOTUS took action on Edie Windsor v. United States (a DOMA case) and made movement on Hollingsworth v. Perry (the "Prop 8 Case"). 

Corporations aren't the only entities that can expect to receive a grade card from the Human Rights Campaign each and every year; now cities risk getting a ruler to their hands if they fall short on equal civil rights for their LGBT populations. 

With the HRC's first ever Municipal Equality Index making its debut, which American cities have earned a top score on its LGBT-friendlines—and which have a lot of work to do?

The Supreme Court, as expected, released more information today about its new session and unfortunately cases involving DOMA or Prop 8 were not included on the list. 

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. 

H&M is taking its deification of David Beckham way past its Olympics projection stunt and giving us a new place to worship on our knees right here on U.S. soil. Starting Thursday, retail locations in S.F., L.A. and NYC will erect an 11-foot underwear clad silver Beckham statue to entice size queens into the stores.  

As we check the books of the local municipalities for laws against public indecency with statues (it's research for the article and nothing else, we swear!), follow the jump for more deets on H&Ms best. idea. ever.