Great news for our trans friends: the American Psychiatric Association no longer considers you "disordered" or "mentally ill," according to a long-awaited change that'll take place in the fifth edition of its DSM manual.

Donald A. Perry, Vice President of Chick-fil-A Corporate Public Relations, has died from a heart attack in the midst of Chick-fil-A's looming PR nightmare. 

More info and other major updates on the fast food chain/hate group, after the jump. 

In solidarity with their LGBT officers and the wider gay community in Los Angeles, the LAPD has updated its homepage in honor of the final few days of Pride month. 

Pretty, isn't it? 

Thanks, LAPD!

(H/t: Joe)

The hastily arranged interview with ABC News and a last-minute cancellation of the daily White House briefing conspire with Joe Biden and Arne Duncan's recent endorsement to make Time Magazine's Sr. Political Analyst Mark Halperin issue a great expectation: President Obama will come out in support of same-sex marriage this afternoon, according to Halperin. 

Updated Wednesday, 2 p.m. EST

As the Australian hacker accused of logging into Grindr profiles evades criminal charges, a company spokesman says that the accusations lofted last week against the popular GPS social app are "unfounded." Details follow.  

In the foot cleat steps of the NFL and MLB, the NBA has announced that it will officially protect gay players from discrimination based on their sexual orientation. Details follow.

Peddlers of "I Love NY" merchandise take note: you've lost a loyal customer in Troy, Michigan Mayor Janice Daniels, who is the subject of homo headlines today for recently-uncovered uncouth Facebook status updates from earlier this summer. Details follow.

It was a historic day in the U.S. Senate as the Judiciary Committee heard arguments for and against the repeal of the "Defense of Marriage Act." Follow the jump for a transcript of Instinct's updates culled from the proceedings this morning.

Since its launch a few weeks back, Google's social network experiment, Google+, has been heralded for all the features it prides itself on that Facebook and Twitter lack. But recently, it's been the inability for Google+ users to make their gender settings private (a feature its competitors provide) that have caught a few headlines. This week Google announced an update to its gender problem. Details follow. 

As expected, the GOP in the New York Senate are conferencing the language of the marriage equality legislation's religious exemption amendments. In the just-released video after the jump, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos remains unclear about the possibility and timing of a vote on the matter. 

According to the Twitter reports of KLNY's Ken Lovett (who is on the ground in Albany), New York state Senators have announced they will not vote on marriage equality today, the final day in the extended legislation calendar. But Buffalo News has reason to believe a vote is inevitable. Stay tuned to Instinct today for all the pertinent updates on marriage equality in New York!

New York Senate GOP Majority Leader Dean Skelos has announced that there will be no vote on marriage equality today.