The school district in Mississippi that canceled the high school prom when Constance McMillen wanted to bring her girlfriend as her date was ordered to pay $81, 000 in legal fees to the student.

The Hudson High School prom made history this past Saturday when openly gay best friends were named prom king and queen. Seniors Charlie Ferrusi and Timmy Howard won their respective crown and tiara by a landslide Saturday and said the support they received from their peers and school administration has been fun and humbling.

Johnny Weir: Evan Lysacek is a “Slore”
Johnny Weir had two words for rival Evan Lysacek when he appeared on The Wendy Williams Show Wednesday. “Slut” and “whore,” combined to make
“slore.”

Pelosi’s Promise for DADT Vote “Encouraging”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s intention to take a vote on [...]

The second attempt to recall Sam Adams, Portland, Ore.’s gay mayor, has come up short — supporters of the recall needed 32,183 signatures but were unable to achieve that number before the deadline. A Texas court has yet to make a decision as to whether a gay couple who married in Massachusetts can get a divorce in Dallas County.

Australian Olympic swimmer Daniel Kowalski, who won four Olympic medals before retiring, came out of the closet in Sunday’s Sydney Morning Herald. The finale of Ugly Betty, one of the most LGBT-inclusive series on network television, may have aired this past Wednesday, but we may not have seen the end of Betty Suarez and the behind-the-scenes intrigue at the shiny Mode offices. Bryan Safi’s “That’s Gay” video breaks down the whole prom debacle in fewer than three minutes.

True Blood’s Anna Paquin Comes Out as Bisexual

Army Secretary says he will ignore DADT

Republican candidate for Cali Senate being protested for supporting marriage equality

Transgender job discrimination is high

Video honors Lesbians in Politics: Bell, Baldwin, Quinn