Another terrifying attack from over the weekend in the Midwest has come to our attention. As with police involved in the Lincoln nightmare, despite obvious evidence, Oklahoma City law enforcement officials are not yet calling the firebombing of a gay man's car that had been spray painted with "fag" a hate crime. Details follow.

Updated Tuesday, 3:15 p.m. PST

Fumbling through deflection in a way that would make her mother proud, Bristol Palin has responded to the recent uproar over her son Tripp's use of an anti-gay slur and her subsequent giggle fit.

Bristol "sets the record straight" after the jump.

The gay community in Nebraska's capital—already involved in a contentious battle over Lincoln's recently approved anti-discrimination clause—have even more on their plate after a horrific anti-gay hate crime occurred on Sunday morning.

The Contemporary Chinese Dictionary—one of China's leading official dictionaries—has hit DELETE on its inclusion of the word "tongzhi" because of its increasing colloquial use as an affectionate slang term for "gay" in the 2012 edition. 

Street art and graffiti, which has in recent years become officially embraced and taken seriously by the mainstream art world, is known for its ability to get people talking. But a new series popping up in L.A., easily one of the world capitals for the art form, is sparking controversy for all the wrong reasons. 

We covered the story of Brandon White's videotaped beating in Atlanta by a group of assailants as they yelled anti-gay slurs back in February.

Three men, Dorian Moragne, Dareal Williams, and Christopher Cain (a fourth, Javaris Bradford, is still at large) have been sentenced to five years in prison, plus probation.

More after the jump.

Updated Tuesday, 3:53 p.m. PST

The NBA has concluded their investigation following Amar'e Stoudemire's use of a gay slur towards a fan over Twitter last week. They've also levied a punishment.

Read their official statement after the jump.

Updated 4:20 p.m. EST

Pot, meet kettle. The F-Bomb dropped by Dan Savage that so outraged GOProud is apparently fair use for the conservative "gay" organization. Details follow.

It is not slander to falsely call someone "gay," an appellate court in New York state ruled today. Details follow. 

You know, if the Tea Party keeps providing a platform for bigots like this, we might start to think that they’re a party of homophobes.

The Massachusetts Tea Party Coalition hosted a tax day event at the Boston Commons on Sunday, featuring honored speaker Scott Lively.

Lively is infamously anti-gay and has actually been directly linked to the “Kill The Gays” movement in Uganda.

Things got interesting as pro-LGBT protesters demonstrated at the event. This didn’t sit well with known anti-LGBT hate group, Mass Resistance.

More after the jump.

Two Colorado State University freshmen were attacked on Friday by a group of CSU football players hurling homophobic slurs.

Details after the jump.

A homophobic Drill Sergeant is paying the consequences after brutally harassing presumed LGBT soldiers during basic training.

Details after the jump.