We brought you this story back in August when Christopher Bridgeman and Martin Borger discovered, to their horror, that Continental Airlines had removed a giant dildo from their bag, greased it up with lube (maybe??), and taped it to the top of their bag for all of the world to see. 

So what happened to the lawsuit that they filed against the airline?

Find out after the jump!

The Human Rights Campaign has released its annual Corporate Equality Index to rank the LGBT-friendliness of the business landscape as we prepare to head into 2013. The latest report reveals plenty to cheer about (including a record number of companies that boast top scores) and where the corporate world could use some improvement. Get all the highlights after the jump!

This is our nightmare EVERYTIME we check a bag at the airport. You think you're doing the responsible thing and checking your "freakum dress" or that larger than 3 ounce bottle of lube, and you just hope for the best.

Sadly, sometimes you don't get the best, but you probably haven't gotten the worst. That was reserved for Christopher Bridgeman and Martin Borger, a gay couple that got quite the surprise when they went to retrieve their checked baggage in Norfolk, Virginia.

Details after the jump.

Not that we track past Instinct cover hottie Nick Adams's every move or anything, but word along the gayvine is that the cast of Broadway's Priscilla: Queen of the Desert will treat JFK travelers to a surprise free show on Thursday!

A gay steward for a leading Russian airline was allegedly subjected to a bizarre anti-gay punishment after he attempted to create an LGBT support network. Details follow.  

Rodney Hill, a manager for United Airlines, is under investigation after reportedly calling a gay couple "faggots" during an exchange with the passengers on Saturday. Details follow.

Late Monday Southwest Airlines released an official statement saying that L-Word star Leisha Hailey had engaged in "excessive" and "inappropriate" behavior before being kicked off a flight. Today, via her publicist, Leisha Haley and colleague Camila Grey (Hailey was with Grey during the debacle, not ex-girlfriend Nina Garduno) have released a statement painting a different picture. Read it, after the jump.

On Monday, we brought you the story of L-Word actress and Uh Huh Her member Leisha Hailey claiming to be kicked off a Southwest Airline flight for kissing her girlfriend onboard. Well, the story seems to have quickly taken off (no pun intended) as the modern-day litmus for international pop-culture prominence has already been achieved with Taiwan's NMA studios has animated the story. The video, after the jump.

The Twitterverse is abuzz today thanks to a series of updates from Leisha Haily (actress: The L Word; musician: Uh Huh Her), who reported being kicked-off a Southwest Airlines flight for same-sex affection. Details, and a response from Southwest, follow.

Updated Thursday, June 30 11 a.m. (EST)

Southwest Airlines Pilot James Fritzen Taylor, who was suspended and forced into diversity training after a lengthy rant about "grannies and gay" flight attendants, has issued a written apology for what he agrees were "truly insensitive" comments. Read Taylor's statement, after the jump. 

The LGBT employees at American Airlines have come together to film a creative "It Gets Better" message. Watch, after the jump.