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!

Americans age 15 to 64 should be receive regular HIV tests as they do for cholesterol, according to new guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. 

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!

A new directive from the Obama Administration and the Department of Homeland Security will issue new guidelines to immigration field offices across the country, changing the way bi-national same-sex couples are treated by the federal government. 

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.

House Democrats are applying necessary pressure to the Obama administration to ensure that binational same-sex couples are protected from deportation.

As it stands now, a foreign same-sex partner of a US citizen has virtually no protection regarding whether they're forced to leave the country based on immigration laws.

House Reps, including Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats, want President Obama and his Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano to change that—in writing.

More after the jump.

We think this ad for General Motors' Chevrolet Volt is really clever and fun—and we have to admit, we love being the targeted demographic for a car company!

And why wouldn't we be?

According to a recent marketing survey, "Gay and lesbian consumers prefer fuel-efficient cars, account for 5% of new car purchases and have average household income in the six figures -- more than that of heterosexual households."

No wonder auto companies are now actively courting us! We put out!

More after the jump.

Big news that oughta give the weekly gay newspapers that are so invaluable to many gay communities across the country some staying power: a national LGBT newspaper alliance has formed, banding together some of the country's top regional publications. 

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!

Customs lines for folks entering the United States was just another source of discrimination against same-sex couples. But the inequity might soon be a thing of the past as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announces a proposal to change its policy on the way it processes families through customs. Details follow.

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.  

We gays just can't leave well enough alone, now can we? Not even the birthday of baby Jesus is safe when New Yawkers Mike Diamond and Greg Scarnici get a hold of it. They offer up their version of a holigay jingle with pottymouths aplenty in their video "Season's Readings." Check it out after the jump.