From Oprah to Celine, many a high profile figure has been the recipient of an honorary degree from an institution of higher learning.

Now NOM's Brian Brown joins their ranks. The only difference?

These individuals received their honors from actual accredited institutions, whereas Brian Brown's "honorary doctorate" that he received this weekend from American Urban University? Well...that school doesn't exist. 

More after the jump.

Were you guys aware that there are no gay students at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia? 

Not one. Currently or previously. 

How do we know? Because the evangelical college's Chancellor and Founder, Dr. Michael Farris says so! 

Check out his explanation after the jump.

Sad and scary news out of Turkey

A gay teenager was killed in what's suspected to have been an "honor killing" by his father and uncle. 

More after the jump.

Disgraced designer John Galliano is still feeling the heat following his anti-Semitic remarks that cost him his job as the artistic director of Dior in 2011.

According to the BBC, Galliano has been stripped of the Legion d'Honneur. The French government awarded him the medal in 2009 for his contributions to haute couture.

More after the jump!

In solidarity with their LGBT officers and the wider gay community in Los Angeles, the LAPD has updated its homepage in honor of the final few days of Pride month. 

Pretty, isn't it? 

Thanks, LAPD!

(H/t: Joe)

Carl Siciliano, founder and president of the Ali Forney Center, is about to receive a much-deserved honor from the White House. Details follow. 

In a message sent out today, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden celebrates Pride Month and honors the agency's LGBT employees.

Read NASA and Bolden's celebration of Pride after the jump!

Wonder how Miss X-Factor Judge Britney Spears would rate her lil' sis Jamie Lynn's performance of "I Look Up To You," a song the younger sibling wrote in her honor. It's not half bad, and if we were to use Brit (a.k.a. the gas station patron saint of Starbucks and McDonald's) as a stylistic-reference point, then it's easy to say that Jamie looks simply amazing for a Spears of that generation!

What do you think of Jamie Lynn's attempt to break into country music with a Spears first: live vocals?

Follow the jump to check it out!

Thanks to a bevy of anti-bullying initiatives and LGBT-friendly advances, Facebook will become the first social network to receive a GLAAD Media Award. Details follow. 

WorldPride, slated to take over London in July, has announced that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is this year's recipient of its top honor: the World LGBT Award. 

The CIMA Awards (jokingly referred to as the Catholic Oscars or the Catholic Emmy Awards) handed out a surprising trophy this week. 

Cyndi Lauper is certainly earning her special honor from the Department of Health and Human Services (which she'll be presented with on May 9); while in D.C., Lauper plans to lobby President Obama and members of Congress on behalf of homeless LGBT youth.