5 LGBT things you need to know today, Dec. 14

1. “You’re a motherfucking faggot. … You’re a fucking faggot, Billy.” A second NBA referee has come out as gay, this one following his being the target of an anti-gay tirade by Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo. Rondo has since been suspended.

2. WaPo rounds up the best commercials featuring gay couples this year.

3. Check out one of the country’s first choirs reserved for transgender singers.

4. NewNowNext says that ABC’s “Quantico” just gave us one of the worst gay storylines in TV history.

5. VIDEO OF THE DAY: Check out this TED Talk to see what this couple had to say about searching the world for LGBT people who were doing something extraordinary in the world.