Glee confirmed that it is working on a tribute episode to pop goddess Britney Spears.

Melissa Etheridge filed paperwork Friday to dissolve her domestic partnership with Tammy Lynn Michaels. Michaels responded by writing a poem about it.

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The Dallas transit agency approved protections for transgender workers Tuesday, but the precise wording of the proposal still needs to be determined.

Gay model appears on cover of Playgirl. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is urging people to reach out to Fox News in response to host Bill O’Reilly’s statement on his Wednesday evening show, on which he made a remark about a gay-themed McDonald’s commercial in France. Utah senator Orrin Hatch, at a public event Tuesday, said gays and lesbians have replaced religion with politics.

One of the two men currently imprisoned in Malawi for engaging in a same-sex marriage has vowed to become a martyr rather than give into homophobia. Mary Glasspool was ordained by the Episcopal Church Saturday, making her the first openly lesbian bishop in church history. Mariela Castro joined hundreds of gay activists in a Havana march on Saturday as part of the celebration leading up to May 17, International Day Against Homophobia on May 17. Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij talks to Towleroad about coming out last year in Out Magazine.

The paper says a front page photo of Elena Kagan playing softball was in no way innuendo about the Supreme Court nominee’s sexual orientation. Gay activists used a Lady Gaga-inspired flash mob to protest a San Francisco hotel on Monday. Glee creator Ryan Murphy has called for a boycott of Newsweek until an apology is made to Sean Hayes and other openly gay actors for an article questioning their ability to convincingly portray straight characters. Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin has dismissed calls from Defense secretary Robert M. Gates to delay a legislative repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” until a military review of the policy is completed.