Boys boys boys, summer is almost here! After a brief hibernation, gyms everywhere from the Castro to Chelsea are buzzing with testosterone again preparing for that annual parade of abs and cocktails that is P-Town, Mykonos, Palm Springs or wherever your Gaycation plans may take you this year. Oh the joys of being young and pretty.

Whatever your adventure, one thing is sure to be true: You need to be looking cute and you mustn't dare be caught in the same pair of Aussie Bums as the boys across the pool! How mortifying, right? In this day and age we are lucky enough to have a plethora of different brands gearing themselves our way (see Pistol Pete, Aussie Bum, Andrew Christian, etc.) which, while fantastic, they tend to lend themselves toward...

As purveyors of great (gay) taste, we try and sprinkle our recommendations across each issue about what we think is hot. But sometimes there’s just too much goodness to handle! That’s where our newest feature—“So Obsessed”—comes in handy, showcasing our exclusive picks of the stuff we love each month. What are we with obsessed with this April? From Belvedere’s newest flavor to the sexiest U.K. musical import in years—check out our choices this month.

Our models from our April fashion feature may be trying to "Escape From L.A." but lucky for us, not before we got our hands on some extra, sexy outtakes! Follow the jump to see more of Brandon and Will...

With marriage equality gaining momentum across the country, I've been thinking about getting married. Well, not exactly. I wouldn't say I'm ready to tie the knot just yet (I still need to find Mr. Right), but the thought that I might be able to do so legally one day excites me.  

As a gay man in the fashion industry, I've found myself helping more than a few brides and grooms plan for their big day, esecially as of late. Large or small, all weddings go hand-in-hand with a certain amount of pomp and circumstance. While some of these rules of etiquette may be archaic and arbitrary in this modern age, others are sweet, romantic ways to announce your love for your mate to the world. One such tradition is the exchange of engagement...

In this month’s Spring Style Issue I brought you the skinny on the top trends and styles from the spring/summer 2012 fashion shows. Now, as promised, I’m bringing you four more bonus looks that are InTrend, and I am giving you the full low down on how to make the seemingly ridiculous become actually wearable. Some trends may be more difficult than others—but fashion wouldn’t be fun if it was easy, right? Okay, maybe it would be, but don’t worry boys. Stick around long enough and bathrobes and slippers are sure to come into style. Until then go on and take a deep breath and let’s get moving...

Get your sunglasses out boys, we're in for a bright spring! While researching this month's March fashion feature, I couldn't help but notice a staggering amount of electric color walking down the runways of the spring 2012 collections. There were full head-to-toe looks in every color of the rainbow: highlighter yellows, electric blues, even saturated tangerine oranges found a place on the runways. Let's break down how to wear color this season by way of some outtakes from our March fashion feature: "In Technicolor."

We hear it all the time: “I want to step up my personal style but I just don’t know where to begin...

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Is the world ready for "half drag-queens"? JbDubs is banking on it. 

The "out and proud artist" first kicked, stretched and high-kicked his way into our hearts (and maybe even showed Beyoncé a thing or three about werq-ing high heels) with the viral music video for “I Hate My Job.” Having whet our whistles and released a critically-applauded debut album Free To Love last month, JbDubs (government name: James Whiteside) is poised to become the poster-boy pop-star for an increasingly-inclusive mainstream music world. For Instinct's latest 'Bout To Break interview, the outspoken JbDubs doesn't hold back while discussing his controversial use of the word "tranny" in lyrics, the benefits of wearing "F-me...

We already gave you plenty of swimsuit hotness in the new February issue, and last week we brought the extra goods with outtakes from the cover shoot with photographer Rick Day. But now we've got even more of our cover hottie Pablo Hernandez! Follow the jump for exclusive outtakes from Pablo's wet and wild beach shoot with photographer Rubem Robierb!

Whether you meet it surrounded by a host of winged cherubs casting diamonds and pearls at your feet or cowering behind the clothes hamper with a bottle of cheap vodka in a festering mass of embittered neurosis (be honest), the great thing about Valentine’s Day is that, no matter what state it leaves you in, the perks can be enjoyed regardless. By this, of course, we mean the chocolate. No other confection has such a hammerlock on a holiday, and the following is Instinct’s guide to some of the best of the bunch: