New York City paid $300,000 to settle a harassment claim against a gay police lieutenant, who allegedly grabbed his crotch in front of two male sergeants.

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

The Illinois house of representatives Friday passed a bill requiring schools to take steps to stop antigay bullying. Donna Milo, a transgender Republican businesswoman from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is in the race for the 20th congressional district seat, running on a platform of conservative values in government. Dallas Cowboys draft pick Dez Bryant says he is comfortable with his mom’s “change in sexual orientation” — but he still doesn’t like that she is a lesbian.