Since Whipple's death, Sharon Smith successfully challenged California state law to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the owners of the dogs that mauled her lesbian partner to death.
George Michael says he may have deliberately gotten himself arrested in 1998 for lewd conduct so that he could refocus his life after the deaths of his mother and former partner.
According to Department of Defense figures, the Pentagon fired a record 1,250 men and women - or 3-4 service members every day - for being lesbian, gay or bisexual, the highest since 1987.
Following the recent "Cairo 52" case, Egypt is continuing its crackdown on gay activities and has sentenced five suspected gay men to three years in prison.